FACULTY RESOURCES
NOVA New Faculty Orientation Sessions
Orientation III - August 22, 2008 for those hired in 2007-2008
Orientation I - August 14 & 15, 2008 for new hires
Orientation II - January 2009
Orientation III - August 2009
NOVA Acronym Decoder - Chick here to learn what ISSC, SCHEV and VCCS mean.
Frequently Asked Questions - Check out these FAQs that new faculty often ask at orientation sessions.
Critical Success Factors for New Faculty - Robert Boice identifies quick starters: New faculty who adapted more readily than others. http://www.oic.id.ucsb.edu/Resources/Teaching/FYFac.html
Extended Learning Institute's Director's Cut. ELI Director Jennifer Lerner has an interesting blog for faculty, http://elidirectorscut.blogspot.com/.
The VCCS is sponsoring a six-week course, Teaching Online Project (TOP), in which you can participate as a student, collaborating with other teaching faculty from across the VCCS. In the course, you will:
- learn techniques for managing your online teaching time
- practice facilitating discussion forums effectively
- discuss strategies to enhance the instructor's social presence in online courses
- be introduced to several technologies which increase student participation
- experience 1-2 synchronous (virtual) sessions, helping you assess their value in an online course
- participate in online learning yourself, helping you better understand your students' experiences in your course
This pilot (May 27-July 8) offering of the TOP course is available free (including free textbook) to any NOVA faculty member, full-time or adjunct, who has experience using Blackboard. At least five hours a week is expected in order to do the required readings, participate in the discussion forums, complete the e-portfolio assignment, and participate in the synchronous, virtual meetings. Upon satisfactory completion of the course, many VCCS colleges will recognize you as a VCCS Certified Online Instructor.
For more information or to sign up for the course, contact Joan Trabandt at jtrabandt@nvcc.edu or (703) 323-3513. The deadline to sign up is Friday, May 9.