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CENTER
FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEARNING AND TEACHING OBJECTIVES: 1. To provide learning opportunities for
full-time and part-time faculty, based on pedagogical theories and methods. 2. To disseminate information about assessment
of student learning and classroom teaching effectiveness, and to assist faculty
as they choose to integrate this knowledge into their teaching and advisement
processes. 3. To support innovations in curriculum design
and pedagogical styles, and their classroom implementation. 4. To maintain a strong mentoring program,
responsive to the needs of faculty at various points in their careers.
5. To provide confidential services to help
faculty and teaching assistants assess their effectiveness in the classroom and
utilize support services as needed. 6. To collaborate with existing University
resources and services to effectively and efficiently meet the teaching needs of
faculty and learning needs of students. 7. To encourage and facilitate access for
faculty to technological training services, and to help faculty utilize
technology applications that enhance teaching and learning excellence.
8. To sponsor an in-house multimedia center
containing books, journals, videotapes and other materials on teaching and
assessment that will serve as a resource for the University and the greater
Danbury educational community. 9. To gather and disseminate information about
programs and resources at the University, regional and national levels, which
focus on and promote teaching and learning excellence; to support university
and/or faculty membership and participation in selected organizations which
provide same. 10. To gather data and input from
faculty/staff periodically, to determine learning needs and ideas for program
and service planning. 11. To utilize the expertise and talents of
faculty in the planning, development and implementation of CELT programs. 12. To serve as a resource in teaching and
learning excellence for the community-at-large.
13. To recognize and reward faculty for their
teaching excellence and for exemplary contributions in student service areas. STRUCTURE: The
Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching will have a Director and clerical
support, a physical location, and a budget, secured as a line item in the
University budget and included in space utilization plans by the University.
CELT will be under the aegis of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and
have an Advisory Committee. 1. Director. The Director has responsibility for the activities of the A. Qualifications and Selection. The Director
should have a strong background in higher education teaching, and have
demonstrated leadership and collaborative working skills. The Director will be
appointed by the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs in consultation with a
faculty search committee. B. Compensation will be commensurate with
teaching rank and experience, and may be direct salary or administrative release
time. C. Responsibilities:
1. Develop, implement, and evaluate the range
of services of CELT, as outlined in the Objectives.
2. Collaborate with other University systems
to enhance their services that support the Objectives of the Center.
3. Set priorities among CELT programs and
services based upon needs and interests expressed by faculty, given time, budget
and staffing resources in the year. 4. Arrange for surveys and assessment data
from faculty/staff and program participants to inform on priorities for programs
and services, and to document the need for alterations in the budget, staffing
design, and program/service plans. 5. Maintain the CELT budget.
6. Pursue outside funding resources for CELT
activities. 7. Provide a yearly report to the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and the CELT Advisory Committee, which includes a
review of programmatic offerings, staff utilization of the various teaching and
learning services, collaborations with other University services, budget
utilization, and recommendations. II. Clerical Supports A
person answering to the Director will provide general clerical support,
including but not limited to: management of phone and e-mail communications;
ordering, organizing and arranging distribution of materials and supplies for
Center workshops; coordinating resource information gathered from outside
organizations; generating brochures, newsletters, and publicity for sponsored
events; maintaining Center supplies and equipment. The time status of this
position will be commensurate with the degree of activities undertaken by the
Center, and will be assessed along with other growth factors for the Center. III. Location CELT
will have a physical location on campus, with office space and equipment for the
Director and clerical supports, resource files and shelved collections, meeting
spaces suitable for private individual consultations and small group meetings. IV. Budget The
budget for personnel, hard copy and technological resources, and underwriting of
expenses for programs should be secured as a line item in the University budget,
to ensure ongoing financial and other administrative supports for this central
faculty teaching excellence resource. To further the goal of having a
comprehensive Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, the University
must consider its financial commitment toward full-time staffing and an array of
programmatic and service offerings and information dissemination. The CELT
Director and collaborating University services should identify ways to access
outside financial resources, in addition to this funding base. V. Governance.
A. The affairs of CELT will be managed by a Director and overseen by an Advisory
Committee, with final accountability to the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs.
B. CELT Advisory Committee.
1. Functions. The CELT Advisory
Committee will serve as a primary and ongoing resource, providing consultation
on programmatic and mentoring services, assisting the Director in making
decisions regarding efficient utilization of financial and personnel resources,
identifying university and community resources, and serving in other capacities
as identified by the Director. Since the Advisory Committee serves in an
advisory capacity, final decisions on budget allocations and program offerings
will be made by the Director, with accountability to the Vice President for
Academic Affairs. 2. Membership: The Advisory Committee
will consist of eleven (11) members, to include:
a. One teaching faculty representative of each
of the Schools (3 total) voted on by each School’s faculty membership (2-year
terms). b. One (1) representative of non-teaching
faculty, voted on by that faculty membership (2-year term).
c. Three (3) at-large, teaching/non-teaching
faculty, including at least one part-time faculty, appointed by the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs (the first year of CELT for a 1-year term, 2-year
terms thereafter) d. A School Dean
e. A representative from Library Services
f. A representative from University Computing
g. Director of Grant Programs
3. Meetings.
a. The Advisory Committee will meet on a
regular basis as established by the Director and Committee, no less than four
(4) times yearly, twice each academic semester. Either the Director or a
majority (4) of the teaching/non-teaching faculty members may call additional or
subgroup meetings as determined by the emerging needs of CELT services in the
year. b. Meeting Chair. A Meeting Chair will be
elected yearly from among all members and the Director. The Chair will develop
an agenda in consultation with the Director.
c. Minutes. The clerical support person will
ordinarily take minutes. As an alternative, minutes will be kept by Advisory
Committee members on a rotating basis. 4. Report. The Advisory Committee as a
whole, or a subcommittee may prepare a separate report or an addendum to the
Director’s report conveying its perspective on the year’s services; or, it
may be called upon to prepare same by the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Senate
Approved: R-00-05-12 Admin.
Approved: Oct. 23, 2000 CSU
Resolution BR#01-13 Revised
Senate Approved: R-02-09-02 Admin.
Approved: 10/17/02 CSU/BOT Approval 10/30/02 Reauthorization 2006 |
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