New Faculty Programs 2011-12
Support for faculty members' development as teachers and
scholars is a central expression of the University's
commitment to the highest quality of liberal arts and professional
education. The faculty development program offers a variety of
established opportunities throughout the year, and is responsive to
developing new opportunities for faculty as issues
emerge.
Assisting new faculty in making a successful transition to
Butler is one of the most important responsibilities of the faculty
development program. New faculty have opportunities throughout the
academic year to talk with faculty about teaching strategies,
programs of the University and the colleges, evaluating student
learning, and developing and maintaining a plan of professional
scholarship, research, and creative work.
New Faculty Orientation: A two-day session
designed to allow new faculty members of the Butler community to
meet other faculty new to the University.
2011
schedule of orientation
Ongoing Orientation Sessions
A series of orientation sessions throughout the year to assist
all new faculty in better understanding Butler and their role on
the faculty at the University.
Spring 2012
Lunch is always provided and all sessions begin at
noon. Mark your calendar for upcoming orientation sessions
this spring:
Advising
Thursday, January 19, AU111
Colleagues will share strategies on how to be an effective
advisor, and ways you can be involved in early registration of
incoming students. Click here
to view handouts from this session.
Getting Involved with Interdisciplinary Programs and
Honors
Thursday, February 9, AU111
Join us for a discussion with the Interdisciplinary Program
Directors: Vivian Deno (Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies),
Siobhan McEvoy-Levy (Peace Studies), Antonio Menendez
(International Studies), and Travis Ryan (Science,
Technology and Society); and Amy Elson, Program Coordinator for the
Honors Program.
Faculty Governance
Thursday, February 23, AU111
Join Margaret Brabant, Chair of the Faculty Senate, for a
conversation about how faculty governance works at Butler. We'll go
over committee structure, how faculty decisions get made, how the
election or appointment process works, and suggest ways for you to
get involved.
When They're Not in Class - Student Life at Butler
University
Thursday, March 8, AU111 -
cancelled
Join Irene Stevens, Dean of Student Life, and Sally Click, Dean
of Student Services, to learn more about our students, who they
are, what they do outside of their classes, and the programs and
support that exist for them.
Reflecting on and Evaluating the
Year
Thursday, April 12, AU111
Please join your colleagues for the final New Faculty
Orientation session of the year. In addition to reflecting on the
year, you'll be asked to provide feedback on new faculty
opportunities and suggestions to help next year's group of new
faculty have a successful transition.
Fall 2011
New Faculty Academic-Year
Orientation Session
Wednesday, August 31,
AU111
All new faculty are invited to this first academic-year
orientation session - this is a time to reconnect, look at the
semester ahead, and ask and get answers to questions that may have
arisen from the start of classes.
Guiding Class Discussions and Getting
Students Engaged
Wednesday, September 14, AU111
New faculty academic-year orientation session on guiding class
discussions, engaging students in classes, and employing active
learning techniques for your classes.
Working with Diverse Learners and Learning
Styles
Wednesday, September 28, AU111
How can faculty best work with the variety of students who come
into classes who may have different knowledge levels and skills?
What are ways to best capitalize on and support the diverse
experiences students bring to class? How might assignments be
structured to allow students to do their best work, or how can
class time be managed, particularly when differences of opinion or
experience surface?
Concentration and the Core
Wednesday, October 19, AU111
Majors and minors, concentrations and the Core. Join us for
lunch to see how the curriculum works at Butler, particularly
during this advising time.
Course Evaluations
Tuesday, November 8, AU111 - PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE
IN DATE
As the end of the semester approaches, join us to talk
about how course evaluations are administered at Butler.
Faculty Activity Reports
Tuesday, November 29, AU111 - PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE
IN DATE
An important way to document achievements each year is the
Faculty Activity Report. This session introduces the Report and
provides suggestions on how to best complete it.
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University Mentoring
Program: The University is committed to assisting new
faculty as they transition into full-time faculty expectations at
Butler. Each new tenure-line or full-time continuing colleague
is paired with a senior faculty colleague outside of their college
during the academic year to assist them.
Please click here to
view Butler University's Mentoring Handbook.
Library Resources
Browse and borrow from the collection of resources in the
Faculty Development Library located in JH 109.
Some recommendations for new faculty include:
~ Teaching on Solid
Ground
-- Using Scholarship to Improve Practice |
Robert Menges, Maryellen Weimer and
Associates |
Jossey-Bass |
~ Teaching for
Diversity and Social Justice
-- A Sourcebook |
eds. Maurianne Adams, Lee Anne Bell,
Pat Griffin |
Routledge |
| ~ The Joy of
Teaching |
Peter Filene |
The University of North Carolina
Press |
| ~ Engaging Large
Classes -- Strategies and Techniques for College Faculty |
eds. Christine Stanley, M. Erin
Porter |
JB-Anker |
| ~ Discussion as a Way
of Teaching -- Tools and Techniques for Democratic
Classrooms |
Stephen Brookfield, Stephen
Preskill |
Jossey-Bass |
| ~ Tools for
Teaching |
Barbara Gross Davis |
Jossey-Bass |
| ~ Teaching Diversity
-- Challenges and Complexities, Identities and Integrity |
eds. William Timpson, Silvia Canetto,
Evelinn Borrayo, Raymond Yang |
Atwood |
~ Helping Students
Write Well -- A Guide
for Teachers in All Disciplines |
Barbara Walvoord |
Modern Language Association of
America |
~ Creating Significant
Learning Experiences
-- An Integrated Approach to Designing
College Courses |
L. Dee Fink |
Jossey-Bass |
| ~ Scholarship
Reconsidered |
Ernest Boyer |
Jossey-Bass |
~ Effective Grading --
A Tool for Learning
and Assessment in College |
Barbara Walvoord and Virginia Johnson
Anderson |
Jossey-Bass |
~ Developing
Learner--Centered Teaching
-- A Practical Guide for Faculty |
Phyllis Blumberg |
Jossey-Bass |
~ The Course Syllabus
-- A Learning
Centered Approach |
Judith Grunert O'Brien, Barbara
Millis, Margaret Cohen |
Jossey-Bass |
| ~ Designing and
Assessing Courses and Curricula -- A Practical Guide |
Robert Diamond |
Jossey-Bass |
| ~ From Dissertation to
Book |
William Germano |
University Of Chicago Press |
| ~ Introduction to
Rubrics -- An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey
Effective Feedback and Promote Student Learning |
Dannelle Stevens, Antonia Levi |
Stylus |
~ Writing your Journal
Article in 12 Weeks
-- A Guide to Academic Publishing Success |
Wendy Belcher |
Sage |
Click here to
view our Faculty Development Library's full resource list.