Professional Development: Guiding Recommendations, Promising Practices

1. Create Interactive Forums

1.1. Provides greater effectiveness with shared knowledge

1.2. Supports making student assignments equal across the curriculum (i.e. writing intensive, etc.)

1.3. Provide an opportunity to earn CPE for collaborative and individual work

1.4. Provides a platform for faculty to discuss and understand new state/federal mandates

2. Technology/Infrastructure

2.1. Work to find funding for software and devices

2.2. Expand our licensing agreement to include Blackboard Professional Development

2.3. Use and enhance existing Zoom technology

2.4. Ensure that all browsers and mobile devices are compatible

3. Create online support groups

3.1. Personalized by linking faculty members in the same department or field of study

3.2. Gives faculty a way to get specific assistance such as writing a syllabus or course description

3.3. Provides a discussion forum for understanding new policies and procedures

4. Provide face-to-face instruction

4.1. Create more collaboration and social engagement of faculty

4.2. Make it fun! Develop competitions for learning new technology

4.3. Create levels of competency (i.e. bronze, silver, gold)