goals and objectives
GOAL 1
Assist the faculty in acquiring and enhancing knowledge and skills for improving student learning
Objective 1.1
Provide faculty with professional development opportunities related to the overall improvement of teaching and learning
Strategies
Offer courses, workshops, and seminars focused on teaching and learning
Work with schools on professional development projects
Assessment
Number of courses, workshops, conferences, and seminars offered
Number of participants in teaching and learning improvement activities
Objective 1.2
Provide early-career faculty with support related to the delivery of quality instructional services
Strategies
Provide courses, consultations, workshops, and seminars designed for early-career faculty related to teaching and learning
Assessment
Number of courses, workshops, and seminars for early-career faculty focused on teaching and learning
Objective 1.3
Provide resources for fulltime and adjunct faculty that enhance teaching and learning
Strategies
Develop Center web site to include online resources and workshop schedules
Develop Center library
Support and enhance services and materials provided by the Learning Resource Center for teaching and learning
Collaborate with Virtual Campus faculty to provide training in development, enhancement, and quality of delivery of virtual courses
Assessment
Web site hits
Library circulation rate
Use of LRC teaching and learning resources
Number of Virtual Campus training collaborations
Objective 1.4
Support the scholarship of teaching and learning
Strategies
Participate in faculty research collaborations related to teaching and learning
Facilitate the development and work of interdisciplinary faculty learning communities
Assessment
Number of research collaborations
Number of presentations related to teaching/learning research collaborations
Number of faculty learning communitie
GOAL 2
Promote the integration of technology into instruction
Objective 2.1
Provide faculty with professional development opportunities and support related to the incorporation of technology into the instructional process to enhance teaching and learning
Strategies
Provide training in the use of technologies that enhance learning
Provide faculty technology support through the use of student volunteers advanced in technology use
Assessment
Number of instructional technology courses, workshops, and seminars offered
Number of faculty utilizing technology knowledge and skills gleaned from Faculty Center training
Number of student/faculty technology collaborations
Objective 2.2
Promote ITV instructional services
Strategies
Collaborate with ITV faculty and staff to provide training in development, enhancement, and quality of delivery of ITV instruction
Utilize ITV to deliver staff development training to external campuses
Assessment
Number of ITV training collaborations
Number of staff development trainings delivered to external campuses
GOAL 3
Contribute to the university’s efforts to retain learners
Objective 3.1
Assist the faculty, staff, and administration with efforts to improve the overall retention of students
Strategies
Provide professional development opportunities that address the learning needs and challenges of teaching traditional and non-traditional college students
Assessment
Number of staff development trainings
Objective 3.2
Assist the faculty, staff, and administration with efforts to improve the retention of diverse student populations
Strategies
Provide professional development opportunities that address the learning needs and challenges of teaching diverse ethnic, cultural, and special-needs student groups
Assessment
Number of staff development trainings on diverse ethnic, cultural, and special needs student groups
GOAL 4
Build strategic partnerships and alliances
Objective 4.1
Affiliate with related programs through Texas Tech University’s Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center, the Texas Faculty Development Network,
and the Professional Organizational Development Network
Strategies
Collaborate with teaching and learning faculty and staff from regional colleges and universities in providing professional development opportunities for the faculty
Participate in state-based and national teaching and learning organizations
Provide faculty access to relevant state and national teaching and learning
Assessment
Number of staff development collaborations with regional colleges and universities
State and national memberships, meetings and conference attendance
Number of state-based and national resources made available for the faculty
Objective 4.2
Partner with academic schools to assist in the enhancement of teaching and learning and recognition of excellence in teaching
Strategies
Meet with school deans for input regarding professional development needs and ways in which the Center can support its teaching and learning efforts
Collaborate with the Provost for annual teaching excellence recognitions
Assessment
Number of meetings with school deans
Annual Provost Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
GOAL 5
Enhance the performance of the Center’s services and programs
Objective 5.1
Evaluate the quality and efficiency of the services and programming provided by the Center.
Strategies
Conduct annual faculty and staff surveys regarding one component
of the Center’s program
Conduct annual faculty and staff needs assessment
Work with Center’s Faculty Advisory Committee to continually improve services
Assessment
Survey results
Needs assessment results
SACs data
Advisory Committee recommendations
Contact Information
- Housed in the Muncy Building
Located at 7th & Yonkers - 1900 W. 7th, CMB 690
Plainview, TX 79072 - Phone: 806-291-3650
- Fax: 806-291-1989
- quebek@wbu.edu