Faculty Development - Events & Opportunities

New Resources

Recommendations for Teaching if a Flu Outbreak Occurs - Simpson is preparing in many ways for the possibility of an H1N1 flu outbreak. The recommendations on this web page should help you continue teaching, and your students continue learning, if class attendance ever is medically discouraged for you or many of your students.

Unofficial Advice about Summative Reviews - Sal Meyers, Director of Faculty Development, offers advice in an attempt to be helpful to faculty undergoing a summative review process. The information has not been approved by the Faculty Personnel Committee nor the dean and is not official College policy.

Upcoming Events

Great Ideas for Teaching - These 20 minute sessions provide a concrete idea you can easily implement in your own classes. All sessions are offered from 12:25-12:45 in the Great Hall. Faculty Development will pay for your lunch at Pfeiffer; bring your lunch up and join us. Click on the link above for the list of GIFT sessions.

October 15. Concept Maps by Pat Singer
November 12. Team Quizzes by Tom Schmidt
November 19. Facilitating Discussions about White Privilege by Marci Carrasquillo

Grant Opportunities

Grant Opportunities for 2010-2011 are available to help enhance research, scholarship, and creativity among faculty. Please peruse the offerings and follow the application guidelines.

Additional Resources

The National Teaching & Learning Forum - This newsletter contains short, engaging articles about what actually works well in teaching and learning. Because it's available on the portal, you may be asked to login to StormFront.

Faculty Development Library - The faculty development library is located just behind the circulation desk in Dunn Library. Faculty members are welcome to browse through the collection and see what is available.

Thrive Guide - This Guide to Thriving at Simpson College contains information about developing as a teacher/scholar, managing time and stress, handling student problems, and more.

Academic Dean's Site - A welcome from the Academic Dean and connect to helpful services and resources for faculty.

In the Know - In the Know is used for official communication from the Academic Affairs Office, and to pass along information of importance regarding the work of faculty at Simpson College.