1. OBSERVATIONS ON C2L
JAM #2:
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
FOR INTEGRATIVE
EPORTFOLIOS
CONNECT TO LEARNING
APRIL 18, 2011
2. Forum Discussion – 4/7-4/9
Leslie Lieman (Lehman) – themes from the
reading
Adoption vs. transformation
Local (class, program, department) vs.
institutional
Bottom up vs. top down
Short-term vs. long-term
Improve faculty teaching vs. improve
student understanding/learning
3. Additional Themes
Trust – willingness to take risks within a
community that is supportive AND critical
Redesign vs. just “adding on” – a more
holistic view of the “system”
Ownership – From being support-driven to
faculty-driven (Nancy W., Stony Brook)
Faculty’s role as a “change agent” on
multiple levels
6. Opportunities for Synthesis and
Collaboration
Lillian Rafeldt (Three Rivers CC): multiple
sessions for faculty development
Lehman (6 sessions ), Manhattanville (4), Pace
(3), Johnson & Wales (2 w/online component),
TRCC (1 plus mentoring), Tunxis (4)
Additional support structures outside of
workshops:
Individual consulting (IUPUI), mentorship
(Hunter), Ambassadors (Queensborough),
ePortfoilio Student Team (Virginia Tech), student
mentors (Rutgers)
7. Questions to continue to
explore…
How can we, in our faculty development practices,
prioritize and foreground the focus on student learning?“
What practices did you see where that is the focus?
What else could we be doing in this regard?“
What kinds of reflective prompts and activities are most
effective for faculty? (e.g., SFSU’s Guiding Questions,
U Delaware’s structured interview protocol)
What is the evidence of success and how do we
measure and collect this evidence?
Your thoughts, questions? What’s next?
