Paul S. Sabila, Ph.D.

Chem

istry & Physics Program

, D

STM D

ept., Gallaudet U

niversityTuesday Jan 10, 2017

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Gallaudet U

niversity: "Theory to Practice in Teaching"

Introduction•

Areas of evaluation and R

atings•

Tips•

Faculty governance•

Faculty guidelines•

Faculty documents

Promotion (and Tenure) Sites -Portfolio

•H

ow to prepare an E

lectronic Portfolio

•O

verview or Form

at•

Organization

Sample Electronic Portfolio

•S

amples from

selected GU

faculty•

Harris -P

romotion

•H

anderson–

Electronic P

ortfolio•

Sabila –

Tenure –G

oogle docsA

cknowledgem

ents

OVER

VIEW

•Faculty action includes M

erit Increase, Promotion

and Tenure.•

Key areas evaluated are:

1.Teaching –

U, S, C

, O2.

Scholarship/R

esearch –U

, S, C, O

3.S

ervice –U

, S, C, O

4.A

SL –Target A

SLPI 3.05.

Professional C

onduct –U

, SR

atings: •

Unsatisfactory (U

) = 0•

Satisfactory (S

) = 1•

Com

mendable (C

) = 2•

Outstanding (O

) = 3

Areas: Prom

otion Evaluation

•M

y advice to new faculty:

1.M

eet regularly with D

ept. Chair and

faculty mentor

2.S

et realisticexpectations

3.Track

you progress4.

Actively participate

in Teaching, S

cholarship and Service

5.A

skfor peer and inform

al evaluations

Tips

•C

learly and convincingly, document all activities that

count for service following Faculty H

andbook and your P

rogram Faculty A

ction Criteria

•A

ttendpresentations by the Tenure and P

romotion(T&

P)

comm

ittee•

Attend U

niversity senate and otherim

portant meetings

•R

eadvarious m

aterials; books, blogs, websites, online

discussion etc. on Tenure and Prom

otion•

Know

the expectationfor faculty applying for prom

otion in your D

ept. or Program

.•

Ask

more senior faculty and D

ept. Chair or P

rogram

director for clarification on things not clear on the criteria.

Laying the Ground W

ork

•Your Teaching P

hilosophy or Statement

•N

ew course developm

ent•

Courses taught

•G

SR

courses•

New

teaching approaches and any significant changes –

should be well-

documented

•S

tudent evaluations•

Peer evaluations

•O

ffering Honors, Independent S

tudy and A

dvanced Capstone courses

•Teaching w

orkshops

Teaching

What counts for R

esearch varies from one

program/dept. to another -Include the follow

ing:1.

Research P

hilosophy or Statement

2.P

eer-reviewed publications, B

ooks authored, P

atents 3.

Supporting inform

ation on your research at G

allaudet4.

Presentations, M

eetings and Workshops attended

5.Internships and S

tudent Involvement/M

entoring6.

Grant m

anagement

7.G

rant applications/writing

Research

Faculty are involved with various SER

VICE

activities:1.

To the student body2.

To the Academ

ic Departm

ent•

Departm

ental comm

ittees3.

To the University

•U

niversity or college comm

ittees4.

To the Com

munity

5.To the P

rofessional Organization

6.C

onsulting services

Service

•B

e strategic-D

etermine w

hat •

will help G

U students w

hile aiding your prom

otion, tenure or merit

application•

Prom

ote Gallaudet strategic goals

and vision•

What is view

edas im

portant to your departm

ent?•

What is view

edas im

portant at GU

?

What should you do…

Faculty G

overnance

http://ww

w.gallau

det.edu/faculty-governance.htm

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1.U

niversity Faculty Handbook, Faculty G

uidelines or Handbook

of the University Faculty.

2.B

asically the “Constitution governing faculty at G

allaudet”. 3.

Has inform

ation on promotion, tenure, m

erit increase, leave, em

ployment term

ination etc.4.

Should be used alongside yourD

epartment’s or Program

‘sC

riteria for Promotion, M

erit Increase and Tenure.5.

Can be found by searching on G

allaudet main page for “Faculty

Handbook”

6.A

lso on the blackboard:My O

rganizations Plus>Faculty G

overnance>Governance D

ocs. 7.

University Faculty B

yLaws

8.U

niversity Faculty Handbook

The Faculty Handbook

Faculty Forms

http://ww

w.gallaudet.edu/academ

ic-affairs/resources/faculty-form

s.html

1.Link to Im

portant Faculty Forms -

http://ww

w.gallaudet.edu/academ

ic-

affairs/resources/faculty-forms.htm

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2.R

equest for tenure, merit increase, prom

otion, sabbatical leave.

3.Tenure and P

romotion M

aterials and Forms

4.D

-RE

Faculty evaluation. Three main sections:

5.Teaching, scholarship and service.

6.A

n online/electronic portfolio should be prepared with all

important artifacts to support faculty application for

promotion etc.

7.A

sk other faculty within your P

rogram/D

ept. for sample

DR

E or for help. E

veryone has a different way of

presenting the information and placing the artifacts.

Google docs w

orks for me but others m

ay prefer w

ebsites.

The DR

E

T & P Site:

Creating an

Electronic Portfolio

https://sites.google.com

/a/gallaudet.edu/creating-an-electronic-portfolio-2015/4-files-ppt-a2-and-a5

•W

e will access this site and go through the links

Sample Portfolio –

Raychelle

Harris -W

eebly

Sample Portfolio –

Raychelle

Harris -W

eebly

Sample Portfolio –

Raychelle

Harris -W

eebly

Sample Portfolio –

Susanna Handerson

-Wix

Sample Portfolio –

Susanna Handerson

-Wix

Sample Portfolio –

Paul Sabila–

Google D

ocs

Sample Portfolio –

Paul Sabila–

Google D

ocs

Sample Portfolio –

Paul Sabila–

Google

Docs

•G

allaudet University

•G

U O

ffice of Faculty Developm

ent•

Portfolio S

amples:

•R

aychelleH

arris•

Susanna H

anderson•

T & P C

omm

ittee Electronic P

ortfolio site –https://sites.google.com

/a/gallaudet.edu/creating-an-electronic-portfolio-2015/home?pli=1

•Faculty Form

s -Office of the P

rovost –A

cademic

Affairs -

http://ww

w.gallaudet.edu/academic-affairs/resources/faculty-form

s.html

•Faculty G

overnance -http://w

ww.gallaudet.edu/faculty-governance.htm

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•C

hemistry &

Physics P

rogram inform

ation for New

Faculty

•A

ll of you. Acknow

ledgements