Category: Job Aids & Printables

Checklist: Preparing Adjunct Faculty to Teach Online

Department chairs and program directors are busy people, and orienting adjunct faculty may not be top of mind. But adjuncts who are teaching online for the first time need support and information to hit the ground running. Here is a quick checklist of items to cover with first-time online instructors. by Teresa Focarile, Boise State University(who also wrote: “Adjunct Faculty: A Department Chair’s Guide to Orienting New Instructors“) Many institutions are expanding their online course offerings, and using adjunct faculty to do so. While these faculty members are often teaching from a master course and therefore are not responsible for developing the class, there is still important information about teaching online that needs to be shared with these new instructors in order for them to be effective online teachers, and to ensure they understand the expectations for teaching in your program (Larcara, 2011). Checklist Some items on this checklist might already be in place. For example, most institutions have a team that can get adjunct faculty up to speed on the functionality of the Learning Management System (LMS). In addition, many institutions have developed trainings (sometimes mandatory) for faculty who teach online. But if your institution does not have those kinds […]

Checklist: Ways Campus Housing Directors Can Improve Campus Sustainability

by John Yaun

Given the nature of their work, campus housing directors are in a unique position to work with students, staff, and faculty and establish themselves as leaders in campus sustainability efforts. What could you do at your campus? Here is a checklist of ways in which campus housing directors can work to improve sustainability in construction, education, student leadership, purchasing, and recycling. How many of these are you currently doing? How many could you be doing? I recommend sharing the checklist below with your colleagues to start some critical conversations. (View larger version.) If you’re thinking of creating a campus housing sustainability initiative, make sure to Want to talk further? You can reach me at John.Yaun@csusb.edu. See Upcoming Events for Student Affairs Professionals

Worksheet: Rate Your Behavioral Intervention Team’s Effectiveness

When Did You Last Update Your Behavioral Intervention Process? by Louise A. Douce, Ph.D. (The Ohio State University), Gregory T. Eells, Ph.D. (Cornell University), Ruben Robles (University of Redlands), and Lisa LaPoint (Academic Impressions) After the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007, most higher-ed institutions established behavioral intervention teams (BIT) to better manage potential issues of student and campus safety. But have you updated your BIT?A lot has changed in recent years, including: Confidentiality limits and ways to work within them Formal processes and procedures for intervention and dismissal National and local standards for violence prevention If you haven’t kept your team’s processes and procedures up to date, your BIT may not be effective in keeping your students safe. To help you pinpoint areas where your BIT may need improvement, we offer the worksheet below and the following interview with experts Louise Douce, Special Assistant for Student Life at The Ohio State University; Greg Eells, Associate Director for Gannett Health Services and Director of Counseling & Psychological Services at Cornell University; and Ruben Robles, Associate Dean of Student Life at University of Redlands. Douce, Eells, and Robles suggest that there are three areas in which most BITs fall short: [wcm_restrict] Problem […]