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Building Capacity Through Facilitated Conversations, Sarah Edwards
Building Capacity Through Facilitated Conversations, Sarah Edwards
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
While there is a national call for more training and support for department chairs who are positioned to have direct impact on faculty quality, only 3-4% report having received any type of formal training. Collectively sharing resources and facilitating conversations is a fiscally responsible way to support the development of all chairs and directors on a campus. This presentation will provide one institution’s journey and model for providing necessary training and support to chairs and directors.
Building Community And Teaching Excellence Among Adjunct Faculty, Kirk Weller, Kristi Haik
Building Community And Teaching Excellence Among Adjunct Faculty, Kirk Weller, Kristi Haik
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
We describe a professional development program to enable mathematics adjuncts to meet HLC guidelines for credentialing. We explain how this program has supported community building and teaching excellence among the adjunct group and consider possibilities for scalability and expansion.