MEMORANDUM
| To: | All Faculty |
| From: | Telaekah Brooks, JD
Dean of Faculty and Academics |
| Date: | August 28, 2008 |
| RE: | Faculty Training for Fall 2008 |
I would like to thank all faculty that attended the August 23
rd training session. There were many thoughtful questions and meaningful discussions on what assessment means at Southeastern and how it can be used to improve teaching and learning. I was impressed the number of faculty that attended and the fact that all departments were adequately represented. A survey asking your opinion of the training will be sent to you next week.
The proposed schedule for faculty training in the Fall 2008 term is located below. This is a rigorous training schedule designed to position the university and faculty to better conduct assessment at Southeastern. It is understandable that you will not be able to attend all sessions, but you are expected to attend at least 75% of the training offered. Additional sessions will be added to this schedule based upon need and further information will be provided to those attending offsite events at a later point.
September 2008
| 9.09.08 | Rubrics 101 for Professors at Southeastern from 5pm to 7pm. Location TBD |
| 9.15.08 | Understanding and Using Assessment Results (MSCHE) in Philadelphia, PA. For IR Director and Deans |
| 9.15.08 | Getting Started with Assessment in General Education (MSCHE) in Philadelphia, PA. For LS Department Chair and Deans |
| 9.22.08 | National Accreditation Forum (CHE) in Washington, DC. For all FT professors, Chairs and Deans. |
| 9.30.08 | Mandatory Workshop in Course Level Outcomes for all Faculty at Southeastern from 6pm to 9pm. This session is Part 2 in the Student Learning Outcomes Series. |
October 2008
| 10.17.08 | Mandatory Workshop on Program Assessment in the General Education Core for faculty at Southeastern from 10am to 1pm. This is Part 3 in the Student Learning Outcomes Series. |
November 2008
| 11.07.08 and 11.08.08 | Podcast of AACU’s LEAP Initiative: College Learning for the New Global Economy (AACU) at Southeastern on campus and via web. |
| 11.19.08 to 11.21.08 | Office of women in Higher Education National Leadership Forum (ACE). For female department heads. |
| 11.21.08 | Mandatory Training in Understanding and Using Assessment Results for faculty at Southeastern. This is Part 4 in the Student Learning Outcomes Series. |
December 2008
| 12.01.08 to 1.02.09 | EDU 105: Using eCompanion (eCollege). For all professors. |
| 12.01.08 to 1.02.09 | EDU 101A Developing Online Courses (eCollege).This course is required for all online professors teaching in Winter 2009. |
| 12.01.08 to 1.02.09 | EDU 101B Teaching Online Courses (eCollege). This course is required for all online professors teaching in Winter 2009. |
| 12.07.08 to 12.09.08 | Annual Conference (MSCHE) in Baltimore, MD. For all Standard Team leaders, Deans, Chairs and FT faculty. |
Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at
tbrooks@seu.edu. Thanks!
