Session Name: Faculty Excellence Institute

Modality: Face to Face Moody Learning Center 7th Floor Rm 712

The sessions will be facilitated by the Teaching and Learning Center:

Dr. Joan Jaimes, Academic Program Director

Cynthia Escatel, Academic Program Specialist

Dr. Karla Duran, SAC Faculty Fellow and TOSI

AUDIENCE: NEWLY HIRED SPRING 2025 FULL-TIME FACULTY 

Description : 

The SAC Excellence Institute for New Faculty will offer information, networking, and professional development through a series of sessions organized through the Teaching and Learning Center. We will offer several sessions over the course of the first eight weeks of the semester. All sessions are hosted by the Teaching and Learning Center, Instructional Innovation Center, and faculty/staff leaders with expertise in the topic areas.  All new, full-time faculty will be registered for these sessions in AlamoTalent.

AS A REMINDER:

 We look forward to working with all NEW FACULTY this semester. Please note that due to limited classroom seating, in-person attendance at the IIC Lab is reserved for NEW FULL-TIME FACULTY. 

All others, especially new Department Chairs and new full-time, part-time, or temporary Adjunct Professors are invited to join via Zoom. Sessions will be recorded and will be available at a later date.

The Zoom Session for this can be accessed by clicking here.

SCHEDULE DAY 4 February 4, 2025

9:00 AM  -  10:00 AM Wellness Benefits & Mental First Aid

10:00 AM -  11:00 AM Work Life Balance for Faculty

11:00 AM -  12:00 PM How Faculty Senate Represents You

1:30 PM  -  2:30 PM Chunking Lessons

2:30 PM  -  3:30 PM Course Evaluations

7 Essential Faculty Competencies

Promoting an Environment of Academic Growth & Success Faculty seek to enhance discipline-specific learning to promote lifelong academic and professional growth of students.

Dignity, Respect & Belonging Faculty design and implement learning opportunities that acknowledge, draw upon, and are enriched by the uniqueness of each student and the many learner communities that they represent. Faculty promote dignity, respect, and belonging, where all students feel valued in all learning environments.

Learning Outcomes-Centered Practices Faculty design curricula and teaching practices that facilitate student learning and growth towards the achievement of course learning outcomes and objectives.

Professionalism & Scholarship Faculty are committed to the primary role of teaching. Faculty stay current in their teaching disciplines and continuously improve their knowledge and skills to apply to the broader learning environment. Faculty continuously examine the effectiveness of their teaching and student learning.

Student Learning Assessments Faculty facilitate student success through effective formative and summative learning assessment practices to inform instructional and curricular improvements.

Student-Centered Teaching & Learning Strategies Faculty implement various teaching and learning strategies that accommodate the diverse learning styles of students and promote acquisition, understanding and application of knowledge, skills and values.

Technology & Systems Operations Faculty use technology effectively to support student success.