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DLMD Strategic Plan

University Goal #2- High Quality Faculty and Staff

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Provide Students access to a highly qualified, motivated, and diverse faculty and staff.

Objective

Action Plan / Pathways

Timeline & Responsibility

Assessment Methods

Coordinate faculty development activities to support:

best pedagogical practices,

writing across the curriculum,

scholarship,

grant acquisition,

service,

use of technology,

collaborative academic community.

 

Develop a vision and strategy for faculty development to submit to Provost.

Organize new faculty training sessions not only to provide basic orientation but to begin building a culture of faculty training and continuous improvement.

Organize regular systematic training for adjunct faculty with annual full day orientation and midyear mini-orientation for new adjuncts.

Expand the faculty summer institute and the regular ongoing program of faculty development events to full range of subjects.

Develop extensive online support resources for faculty including website, wiki, rich media resources

Explore how to create vision and program around writing across the curriculum

DLMD faculty – joint consultation

1st draft, fall 2008

Implementation begins W 2009

COTL faculty.  Annually in Fall for full new faculty orientation. 

COTL faculty – Annually in Fall inviting all adjuncts who have not participated previously. 

Coordination by DLMD faculty in cooperation with GSU faculty committee.  Create list of specific program objectives by August 2009

COTL Faculty with support of the rest of DLMD faculty and staff.

Continuous process

DLMD Faculty,  with Vice Provost and Dean CAS  Spring 2009

Input from Provost and President. Approval of vision/strategy.  Subject to ongoing assessment.

Evaluate participation by number of new faculty attending.

Review evaluation component included in each orientation. Conduct post event evaluation by DLMD faculty and presenters.

Evaluate number of adjunct faculty participating.

Review evaluation component included in each orientation. Conduct post event evaluation by DLMD faculty and presenters.

Ongoing evaluation of needs and effectiveness of programs against stated objectives.

Annual report and review.

Evaluation by DLMD faculty, GSU committee, Provost

Emergence of vision and embodiment on faculty development programs - ongoing

Stimulate and systematically cultivate the ongoing development of DLMD faculty in the acquisition of the wide-ranging skill sets needed to fully realize the potential contribution of the Division.

Evaluate needs, encourage internal faculty development, conduct internal development activities, participate in professional conferences and activities.

DLMD Faculty

Ongoing process

Faculty assessment, jointly and individually.

Annual internal assessment.

Provide leadership, planning, training and assistance to foster increased and more effective use of technology university-wide.

 

Consult on how to leverage Division resources to provide training in a variety of areas. 

Offer assistance developing training to ITS and other agencies.

Each Department to consider their contribution, Graphics, COTL, Media Production: develop set of goals – June 2009

July – Sept 2009 – Develop timeline commitments for coming year

An elaborated list of needed training projects with analysis of feasibility,   development of priorities, timelines and budgets.

Evaluate progress against goals and timelines.