Clayton Hall, Room 119 Institute faculty and participants introduce each other, and participants receive an overview of the institute goals, design, and sessions. We will explore who we are and what it means to have a temporary community within the institute, as well as in our roles as faculty developers and how we might begin to develop various aspects of community back home. The session examines the wide range of alternative instructional development goals and activities a faculty developer can implement within the culture of her or his institution.
Faculty circulate among groups to answer questions, provide ideas and suggestions.
The session focuses on how to establish a program, define its mission, identify its components, fund and maintain it. This session is designed to get participants started on setting their own professional development goals for the institute. The session also serves as a model for workshop design, implementation and reflection. Our work with faculty can be informed and enhanced by knowledge of the scholarly writing and research on teaching and faculty development. Participants explore how new developers can access this helpful literature most efficiently and effectively.