Welcome! Stephen F. Austin New Faculty Orientation Fall 2013

New Faculty Orientation 2009  Established January 2006  Services:  Seminars related to teaching  Teaching Circles  New Faculty Development Series  Speaker Events  Teaching Tips s  Individual Consultation  Classroom observation Teaching Excellence Center

New Faculty Orientation 2009  TEC Website:  TEC  TEC Phone:  TEC Offices: 2nd Floor Steen Library  TEC Associates: one representative from each college, the Library, and OIT Contacts for the TEC

New Faculty Orientation 2009 Teaching Excellence Center Leadership John Moore Director Interim Chair, Biology

New Faculty Orientation 2009 Norm Markworth Physics & Astronomy Associate Directors dc Leslie Cecil Social and Cultural Analysis

New Faculty Orientation 2009 TEC Fellow Heather Olson-Beal Secondary Ed.

New Faculty Orientation 2009  The New Faculty Orientation committee plans these fall orientation events and additional social events designed to help you become part of the SFA community TEC and New Faculty Orientation

New Faculty Orientation 2009  This guide is written by faculty for faculty.  Helpful pointers for SFA and community  A final version now available online (original guide combined with old Faculty Handbook).  survival-guide.pdf  Future versions will be updated by members of the Faculty Senate. A Colleagues’ Survival Guide: Advice and Faculty Handbook

Seminars and Teaching Tips

New Faculty Orientation 2009  Call on one or more faculty members to discuss topics of interest.  Clickers  Collaborative Learning  Undergraduate Research  Publishing  …and many more Seminars

New Faculty Orientation 2009  There are several circles each semester. They meet on different days and at different times so that one should fit your schedule.  Each circle meets once a month for approximately one hour.  You will not “get in trouble” if you can’t make a meeting. Teaching Circles

New Faculty Orientation 2009  Discussion topics are chosen by the circle members. Discussion can be entirely “open” or guided/stimulated in some cases by readings. Some circles have semester-long themes.  Circle facilitators help ensure that the conversation does not turn into a “gripe session.” What happens at a meeting?

New Faculty Orientation 2009  Current Issues in Higher Education  Teaching: What a Great Gig!  Book Circle: McKeachie Teaching Tips  The Parenthood Juggle  Look on the TEC web site for further descriptions of each circle Fall Circles 2012

New Faculty Orientation 2009  Put your name & address (or dept.) on one of the sign-up sheets today.  Look on the TEC site and send Leslie an to sign up for your choice.  If you sign up, soon you will receive an from the circle facilitator letting you know where the circle will meet, etc.  You can always drop in on a circle, or bring a friend. How do you join a Circle?

New Faculty Orientation 2009  Receive teaching tips and short electronic articles (often with links to more complete information)  1- 3 Tips per month  Join by signing the sheet today, or send Leslie an (see your handout for her address) Teaching Tips list

New Faculty Orientation 2009  Gems of SFA  Bill Arscott’s Cinematography   Legacy Project  Look for new web pages on these soon. New Projects

New Faculty Orientation 2009  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us!  Your packet should contain a short summary sheet with contact information and web addresses. Thank you for your time! John: Norm: Leslie: Heather: