A comprehensive training program designed to strengthen the pedagogical skills of associate faculty by encouraging dialogue, study, quality, innovation, and creativity.

• Workshop Handouts

• References will be included in the online training modules and website

Attendance at all scheduled events and/or activities is expected. Attendance is necessary for successful completion of all training requirements. If a participant is unable to complete the training, the project director and your teaching partner should be notified immediately. You may be encouraged to discontinue the training program if you miss more than 2 scheduled events or activities.

Each partnering college expects participating faculty to be committed to this training and to engage in it in a manner that is beyond reproach. Participants are expected to have a positive attitude about teaching and learning, and to maintain integrity in their academic pursuit. The participating colleges value the contributions of their associate faculty to the teaching and learning process, and it is believed that associate faculty deserve the same type of support and respect as the full- time faculty.

Each associate professor will

• Plan quality learning experiences

• Be familiar with the mission of community colleges and working effectively with culturally diverse students

• Apply proven and innovative methods in the delivery of quality instruction

• Learn ways to use technology in the classroom

• Make effective decisions about assessment, methods of instruction, and evaluation

• Identify ways to incorporate critical thinking skills in the teaching/learning process

• Understand the integration of academic and workforce education

• Planning Instruction

• Teaching Adult Students

• Teaching with Technology

• Effective Teaching Strategies and Techniques

• Evaluating Student Performance

• Diversity in the Classroom

• The Role of the Community College

Some of these critical instructional training areas will be delivered online through a web-based system called WebCT. Each participant will be enrolled in the system and will receive training on how to access the website during the workshop. Four different training modules will be presented online over a four week period. All participants are expected to login several times each week and complete the required assignments. This online training provides an excellent opportunity for you to continue dialoguing with your colleagues about new teaching methodologies, and ways to improve your own teaching techniques. 

An online evaluation of the instruction offered through WebCT will be available for each participant to complete at the end of the online instructional period. The on- line evaluation is anonymous. This information is very important; in that, it will be used for program improvement.

The purpose of classroom observation is to support your efforts to improve your own teaching. You and your teaching partner will meet for a peer pre-conference observation. During this meeting you will schedule your observation and discuss those areas of improvement you would like for your teaching partner to observe, and for which you would like for him or her to give suggestions and/or recommendations. You will also take this opportunity to schedule a time to visit the classroom of your teaching partner. The observation is a good activity to give you a snapshot of your teaching style and how it affects your students. The following items are included in this manual for you to use and complete for classroom observation:

• Teaching Partners' Pre-Conference Observation Form

• Classroom Observation