center for Faculty Development

The Center for Faculty Development (CFD) is designed to renew faculty learning and to help institutionalize long term initiatives in and outside of the classroom.  The CFD will provide organization, leadership, and support for faculty in areas research has shown to be promising for improving student learning and success.  Community college faculty will develop expertise; utilize resources and technical expertise to develop and fine tune curriculum, and teaching methodologies, including alternative student learning strategies.

Here are some useful links for faculty:

• 4faculty.org - An online professional development network of resources and learning modules designed specifically for the needs of community college faculty.
• RCC's Faculty List Server - This list is for use by all RCC Faculty.
• Cornell University Teaching Evaluation Handbook - Recommended as a resource by the DAC.
• Mini-Digest of Education Statistics 2006 - This publication is a pocket-sized compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from kindergarten through graduate school. The statistical highlights are excerpts from the Digest of Education of Statistics, 2006.
• List of Conferences
• NEA Higher Ed Conference March 2008
• Association for the Study of Higher Education
• NADE Annual 2008 Conference
• http://www.ncde.appstate.edu/researchconf3.htm - Conference in Puerto Rico, September.
• http://www.evergreen.edu/washcenter/home.asp
• http://www.crla.net
• http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/ijsotl/conference/index.htm
• http://www.collegetransition.org/
• http://www.cael.org/cael_conference.htm
• http://www.nrconline.org/conference.html
• http://www.ntatutor.org/
• http://www.umkc.edu/cad/si/
• http://www.ncde.appstate.edu/kellogg.htm - Kellog Institute (Faculty Development).
• http://www.wested.org/

FORMS:

• Faculty Special Project Outline - PDF*
• Call for Proposal Guidelines - PDF*

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