The Montgomery College Professional Development Resource for Faculty

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• The Montgomery College Professional Development
  Resource for Faculty

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Changing LivesWe are in the business of changing
lives.Students are the center of our
universe.We encourage continuous learningFor
our students, our faculty, our staff, and our
communityCollege Mission Statement
Montgomery College has a Commitment to
Professional Development
Professional Development
Professional Development and Training is highly
encouraged at Montgomery College. Montgomery
College fosters a culture of improvement for all
members of its community through continuous
learning. - Summary of Benefits OHR
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Types of Professional Development
Professional Development

• Leadership
• Communication
• Computer Technology
• Distance Learning Technology
• Instructional Development

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Types of Instructional Development
Professional Development

• Working with diverse student populations
• Developing active learning environments
• Identifying appropriate assessment tools
• Incorporating technology into the classroom
• Expanding the classroom through technology

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Learner Needs
Instructional Development

• Multiple learning styles
• Metacognition
• Feedback
• Interaction
• Relevance

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Knowledge Base
Instructional Development

• Subject Expertise
• Concepts, principles
• Subject pedagogy
• Structure, scaffolding
• Applied, connected

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Assessment Techniques
Instructional Development

• Multiple types
• Understanding
• Concepts, principles
• Problem solving
• Transfer

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Community Requirements
Instructional Development

• Social context
• Cultural context
• Real world connection
• Relevance
• Interaction

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Instructor Skills
Instructional Development

• Learner
• Knowledge
• Assessment
• Community

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How About You?
Instructional Development

• What type of Professional Development interests
  you?
• (write it down well come back to it later)

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The CTL can Help
CTL Offerings

• To encourage use of sound pedagogical techniques
  in instruction by working with faculty
  individually and in groups
• We are
• Faculty Associates
• Instructional Designers
• Instructional Assistants
• Volunteers
• Office Staff

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CTL Programs and Services
CTL Offerings

• Professional Development Program for New Faculty
  
• Fellowships
• Workshops
• One-on-One Assistance
• Publications

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Professional Development Program for New Faculty
(PDP-NF)
PDP-NF

• Identifies and Shares best-practices and
  innovations in teaching
• Designed for new faculty (first three years)
• Cohort group for a semester
• Ten series offered this fall
• Offered at each campus on rotating basis

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PDP-NF Summary of Offerings
PDP-NF

• Planning Effective Instruction
• Teaching in a Multicultural Classroom
• Classroom Assessment Techniques
• Instructional Variety
• Reflecting on Teaching

• Using Technology Effectively in Instruction
• Action Research
• Understanding the Student-Faculty Relationship
• The Adult Learner
• Motivating Students Staying On Course

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What Interests You?
PDP-NF

• Did we spark an interest?
• What would you like to do this semester to
  advance your professional development?
• Which PDP-NF will you sign-up for?
• Fill out the registration now!

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Fellowships
Fellowships

• Semester long programs
• Bring together a cohort of 10 15 faculty
• Discuss a topic of mutual interest
• Applying principles discussed to course work
• Includes outside reading/study
• May include
• presenting results to college community
• developing instructional materials

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Full Time Fellowships
Fellowships

• Writing in the Disciplines (Fall semester)
• General Education Competencies (Spring semester)

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Adjunct Fellowships
Fellowships

• Fundamentals of Good Teaching (Spring semester)

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Workshops
Workshops

• Pedagogical
• Technological
• Special Events

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Some Pedagogy Workshops
Workshops

• Teaching in a Multicultural classroom
• Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn
• Metacognition
• Understanding Learning Styles
• Developing and Using Rubrics

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Some Technology Workshops
Workshops

• Using the SIWS
• Creating/Using an Electronic Grade Book
• Podcasting
• Commenting on Student Papers in Word
• Creating Online Tutorials with Camtasia

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Some Special Events
Workshops

• Professional Week Thursday, August 23
• three workshops per campus
• 115 p.m., 300 p.m., 445 p.m.
• Super Saturday Saturday, October 27
• Guest speaker on Civility on the Classroom
• Panel discussion on MC code of conduct
• Nine themed workshops in the afternoon

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One-on-One Assistance
One-on-One Assistance

• Pedagogy
• Germantown Carol Annink (HS 202 x76934)
• Rockville Joseph Nwoye (HU 008 x71774)
• TP/SS Marlinda Boxley (RC 110A x71677)
• Technology
• Rockville Kim Emery (HU 008 x75399)

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Some Types of Assistance
One-on-One Assistance

• Practice with a SIWS
• Scan photos and documents
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations
• Microsoft Office (2003 and 2007 versions)
• Create Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files
• Prep and post documents to a Web site
• Additional software/hardware available

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Computer Lab Resources
One-on-One Assistance

• CTL
• Rockville HU 008 (June Clarke x75157)
• Information Technology Service Centers
• Germantown HS 201 (Mary Philbin x77860)
• Rockville MT 011 (Diane Latham x77201)
• TP/SS RC 111 (Rebecca Li x71392)

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Publications
Publications

• Internal Newsletters
• Professional Development Newsletter
• Focus on Faculty
• External Newsletter
• The Teaching Professor
• Library
• Each CTL office has a small library of current
  publications about pedagogy and technology

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Questions / Comments?
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