Goal

• The Adjunct Faculty Orientation and Professional Development program provides faculty with valuable information, tools, and resources to lay a foundation for a successful and positive experience as a member of the UC teaching community. 

Outcomes

• Learn about institutional priorities, including the Academic Master Plan, and how it will affect new faculty.
  

• Learn about professional development opportunities through Faculty Development One Stop and the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning (CET&L).

• Identify tools and strategies for starting classes, including helpful tips for syllabi development and promoting active learning through the use of IF-ATs, JiTT and Peer Instruction.

• Identify tools and strategies for using technology, including a brief introduction to Blackboard as a course management tool, and key Apps that will save you time in your professional and personal life.

• Learn about UC students and resources that support them.

• Develop professional relationships and a sense of professional community at UC.

Agenda

• 2012/13 Adjunct Faculty Orientation and Professional Development (.pdf)
  

Presentations/Sessions

Syllabus Development

• Strategies for Syllabus Development and Teaching Fall Semester (.ppt)
• IF-ATs (.pdf) tools for active learning (scratch-off cards).

Professional Development

• Faculty Development OneStop is UC's centralized professional development portal. Log in and register for professional development and training opportunities.
  

Blackboard

• Top TEN Things You Need to Know About Blackboard (.docx)
  
  
• Pedagogical Strategies for Using Blackboard to Save Time and Improve Student Learning (.ppt)

Loan Forgiveness

• Learn How Working for a Public Institution Can Lead to Student Loan Forgiveness (.pptx)