Exhibit 7: Opportunities for professional development activities provided by the unit
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I. Professional Development Sessions for Faculty Offered by the College of Education Faculty Development, Mentoring & Retention Committee (FDMR)
2009-2010
Promotion & Tenure Orientation Workshop
Session for first-third year faculty designed to orient them to promotion and tenure guidelines and processes for the College of Education
Pre-Tenure Review Workshop
Session outlined policies and procedures related dossier preparation for pre-tenure review targeting those preparing dossiers to be reviewed by departmental faculty committees.
Seed Grant Orientation
Session introduced topics, guidelines, and processes related to developing a Seed Grant proposal
2008-2009
Promotion & Tenure Orientation Workshop
Pre-Tenure Review Workshop
Seed Grant Orientation
Nuts and Bolts of Mentoring
Session outlined methods of mentoring faculty colleagues (e.g., peer evaluation, etc.)
“Speed Dating” Research Collaboration
Session provided faculty an opportunity to share research ideas and identify opportunities for collaboration in a creative format
2007-2008
P & T Orientation for 1st Year Faculty
Pre-tenure Review Workshop
Seed Grant Orientation
Dossier sharing
Session allowed faculty at various ranks to review dossiers submitted for promotion and tenure to assist them in preparing future dossiers
II. Professional Development Sessions from the Center for Distance and Distributed Education
The UWG Distance and Distributed Education Center (DDEC) supports faculty in providing meaningful, instructionally appropriate learning opportunities to students in distance courses. The DDEC provides faculty with workshops, one-on-one assistance, virtual sessions, and phone support. The opportunities for professional development that they provide are so extensive, it would be impossible to list them here. Their website gives the full picture: Distance and Distributed Education Center.