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  • Lesson Planning | Adjunct Faculty Webs

    Improving Lesson Design Lesson Design Template Lesson Planning Form Bloom's Taxonomy Verbs Revised Bloom’s Question Starters UDL

  • Orientation & Teaching Resources | Adjunct Faculty Support

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  • Observation Information | Adjunct Faculty Webs

    Observation Process All adjunct faculty at College of DuPage take part in the observation process and newly hired adjunct faculty will be observed within their first year of teaching. Our office will contact you to set up a day/time to observe your course and will ask that you confirm the observation with us. The observation steps are outlined below and we have also included detailed observation instructions for your convenience. Pre-Observation Steps Once the observation has been confirmed, you can complete the Pre-Observation form. The Pre-Observation Form invites you to articulate your classroom objectives and methods of assessment and provides the observer with a sense of what your priorities and intentions are. The form is expected to be shared with the observer no later than 24 hours prior to the observation. Observation For face-to-face, hybrid, and courses with virtual class meetings (VCM), the observer will arrive to your class before the start time. The observation lasts approximately 50 minutes of class time, regardless of the length of the class. For asynchronous courses, (NET) the observer will indicate the time frame where they will be logging into your Blackboard course shell. The observer will complete a report assessing various teaching and learning strategies. Post-Observation Info After the observation report has been released by the observer, a post-observation conference will be scheduled at your convenience. The Adjunct Faculty Support (AFS) office will host the conference. The Dean and department chair/coordinator is invited to the conference. The purpose of the conference is to have a supportive, constructive conversation about teaching effectiveness. An additional intended outcome of the conference is for adjunct faculty to identify professional development goals with continued support from the division and AFS.

  • 2022 Newsletters | Adjunct Faculty Webs

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  • Adjunct Faculty Spotlight April 2022 | Adjunct Faculty Webs

    Meet Jayne Kaspar, Surgical Technology Adjunct Faculty Member & Focus of this Month's Spotlight! What do you teach? How long have you taught at COD? Surgical Technology, 8 months What did you want to be “when you grew up?" A nurse What is your favorite show/TV series AND/OR What book are you reading now? I am really into Emily in Paris. It’s such an easy show to get into and keep up with when I have a chance! Do you have a favorite vacation spot? (from childhood or more recently? My vacations consist of visiting my three sisters in Las Vegas, NV; Palm Desert, California; and Austin, TX. What attracted you to teaching? Working as a Surgical Tech at Elmhurst Hospital really opened my eyes to how much I loved sharing my knowledge with new hires and students during their clinical rotations. I remember loving my instructor at COD and hoping one day I could do what she did! In what ways does your work help students succeed? I like to keep things light and relatable. Giving real life examples and stories help connect text book content to clinical experience. Who inspires you? My boss, Anna Campbell, and my fellow adjunct instructors: Candice Johnson, Jenny Cerpa, Anna Marzullo, and Ania Bucur. They have been the most welcoming and helpful group to begin this journey with and I really can’t thank them enough for all they do to help me grow into a great educator!

  • The Art of the Brief Time Out 9-22 | Adjunct Faculty Webs

    Practicing Paradox by Kate Szetela, Manager, Adjunct Faculty Support Last month’s Art of the Brief Time Out was devoted to discipline. What happens when we commit to a new habit or practice that takes discipline and we find ourselves struggling or not following through? This is a perfect time to practice paradox. For those that participated in a 4 Connections cohort, your familiar with the practice paradox concept of simultaneously providing structure and flexibility to our students. Just like when students take on a new course, when we take on a new habit or practice discipline, it is helpful to afford ourselves some grace when we don’t meet our expectations. Sometimes it is adjusting our intentions or goals, or merely to start again fresh the next day without carrying guilt or judgement about what has passed. The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, than I can change. -Carl Rogers

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