Pew FTLC - Affiliate Faculty Professional Development: Staying Current in One's Field Faculty Learning Community
Description
What are best practices for contingent faculty who want to stay current in their respective fields and continue to develop as teachers? This Faculty Learning Community, facilitated by two members of the CLAS Affiliate Faculty Advisory Committee, gives Affiliate Faculty an opportunity to explore best practices around developing their teaching practice and staying current in their field. Using "The Peak Performing Professor: A Practical Guide to Productivity and Happiness" by Susan Robison as a source, the FLC focuses on "techniques, strategies, and practical tools for managing the complexities of academic life while maximizing professional potential." In addition, this learning community utilizes Robison's strategies to help faculty "anchor their work, roles, and use of time" in a way that will help them "integrate their personal and professional lives into a seamless whole."
Silver Level Criteria
To earn a silver badge, participate fully in this semester-long Faculty Learning Community and submit a Faculty Learning Community Participation Grant Final Report via the online grant system within 30 days of the final meeting.
Gold Level Criteria
To earn a gold badge, complete the silver badge and then provide evidence of continued implementation or dissemination related to the FLC, either through a development of a new course, invited campus presentation, conference presentation or publication. No deadline.
To earn a gold badge as an FLC facilitator, participate in a facilitator orientation session and submit a reflection about the experience of serving in this leadership capacity. For those unable to attend a face-to-face session, submit an additional written reflection on the assigned orientation readings.
Coordinator
Issued in 2017