1 aacc annual convention 2014 center for community college student engagement supported by metlife...
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AACC Annual
Convention 2014
Center for Community College Student Engagement
Supported by MetLife Foundation
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Presenters:
Arleen ArnspargerProject Manager, Initiative on Student
Success/Strengthening the Role of Part-Time Faculty
Jennifer Lara
Faculty/Anne Arundel Community College (MD)
Member of 21st Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges
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Part-time faculty teach approximately 58% of U.S. community college classes…
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Why I Teach…
Video
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Strengthening the role of part-time faculty to
support student
success.
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Project Overview
Keys to Student Success: Strengthening the Role of Part-time Faculty in Community Colleges
Funded by MetLife Foundation College Visits
– Focus groups with part- and full-time faculty– Discussion with key leaders– Interviews with presidents
Center Data Analyses College Vignettes Web Resources Special Report
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Empowering Community Colleges to Build the Nation’s Future
An Implementation Guide
A companion to Reclaiming the American Dream – Community Colleges and the Nation’s Future - the report of the 21st Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges
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Why are so many instructors named “Staff?”
- Student
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“Those adjuncts!”
Video
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Part-time faculty: Who are they?
CCFSSE Item RolePart-time, n=30,248
Full-time, n= 35,142
What is your faculty rank?
Other 9% 2%
Lecturer 5% 1%
Instructor 73% 40%
Assistant Professor
3% 15%
Associate Professor
4% 16%
Professor 7% 26%
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Part-time faculty: Who are they?
How many of years of teaching experience do you have in any college/university, not including graduate assistant position?
Four or fewer years 37% 13%
Five to nine years 26% 22%
10 to 29 years 33% 55%
30 years or more 6% 10%
CCFSSE Item StatusPart-time, n=30,594
Full-time, n=35,142
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More likely…A position of instructor 73%Fewer years of teaching experience 66% < 10 yearsPart-time employment 3/4 of dev ed courses
Less likely…Tenure-track positionMaster’s degree or higher
Profile of a Developmental Education Faculty Member
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Discussion Questions
How are you preparing your part-time faculty to teach these important courses?
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Strengthening the Role…
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Strengthening the Role…
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Strengthening the Role…
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Strengthening the Role…
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Discussion Questions
What do you already know (or need to know) about the experience of part-time faculty at your college?
Consistent hiring processes?
Part-time faculty orientation? Mandatory?
Availability of office space and access to instructional materials?
Professional development opportunities & expectations?
Opportunities to meet with colleagues?
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PT faculty participation in high-impact practices
Part-time faculty are less likely than full-time faculty to report
– Teaching in an organized learning community
– Being involved in college orientation– Participating in a student success
course– Being involved with a fast-track or
accelerated learning courseData from CCFSSE Promising Practices Module
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Faculty participation in high-impact practices
How often do you refer students to academic advising/planning services?
Rarely/Never– Part-time – 25% and Full-time - 14%
Is academic advising part of your teaching role?
Rarely/Never– Part-time – 7% and Full-time - 55%
Data from CCFSSE
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Discussion Questions
-How, if at all, are part-time faculty at your college encouraged to participate in and use high-impact educational practices and other effective teaching strategies?
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Empowering Community Colleges to Build the Nation’s Future
An Implementation Guide
A companion to Reclaiming the American Dream – Community Colleges and the Nation’s Future - the report of the 21st Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges
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Faculty Engagement – What Can We Do?
Establish a broad demand for change.
Engage faculty – full- and part-time – in open and frank discussions about why improving student success matters.
Identify and draw on each faculty member’s strengths and expertise.
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Faculty Engagement – What Can We Do?
Redesign pedagogy and course content.
Diversify the faculty.
Encourage faculty to take ownership in the design of professional development programs.
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Faculty Engagement – What Can We Do?
Ensure that full-time and part-time faculty work together to strengthen learning outcomes and student success.
Assume responsibility for involving part-time faculty in developing and implementing a student success agenda.
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Strengthening the Role of Part-Time Faculty
- Express high expectations and provide high support.
- Conduct campus conversations about policy and practice related to part-time faculty.
-Create an integrated pathway for part-time faculty.
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Strengthening the Role of Part-Time Faculty
- Design pathways to full-time employment.
- Recognize part-time faculty in monetary ways, when possible, and in non-monetary ways as well.
- Keep the focus on student success and effective educational practice.
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Contingent Commitments - College Examples
ACCESS to Training and Support – Richland College (TX)
-Director of Adjunct Faculty – North Central Michigan College (MI)
-Academic Coordinators for 100% Part-time Faculty –Community College of Vermont
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Contingent Commitments - College Examples
-Involving part-time faculty in course design – Bristol Community College (MA)
-A mentor for every part-time hire – Lake-Sumter State College (FL)
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Standard Job Description – Essential functions– Qualifications – Knowledge skills and abilities
Essential Competencies of a Valencia Educator
Valencia Job Description & Faculty Expectations
Contingent Commitments - College Examples
Data from 2012 CCFSSE Cohort and Promising Practices Module
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A Focus on Student Success…
Video
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Part-time faculty and student engagementGetting started – hiring, expectations and orientationProfessional development and supportEvaluation and incentivesIntegration into student success initiativesInstitutional culture
Contingent Commitments - Engaging Faculty to Engage Students
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Contingent Commitments Web Tools
www.cccse.org
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Contingent Commitments Web Tools
http://www.ccsse.org/center/initiatives/ptf/special/
Tools and Resources:Campus Discussion GuideConducting Focus GroupsNotes from the LiteratureMethodologyAdditional Resources – Delphi Project, Achieving the Dream and othersFaculty Video Clips
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Advice to colleges
Video
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More Advice to Colleges
•Access to group health insurance•Name tags – Faculty vs. Adjunct faculty•Recognition for teaching excellence•Participation in major college events – graduation•Adjunct faculty representation – a voice•Invitation to participate in or take the lead in curriculum development•Invitation to teach other faculty – sharing best practices •Stipends for research
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Students!
What Matters Most?
Stay in Touch…
Arleen Arnsparger [email protected]
Jennifer Lara
Anne Arundel Community College
Center for Community College Student Engagement
3316 Grandview Street
Austin, Texas 78705
Phone: 512-471-6687
www.ccsse.org