Syllabus

Faculty Development Course & Workshop for Freshman Seminar Pod Teams

Session 1: Catch-Up Session for New Faculty – April 15, 11am-1pm, Cuvilly 11

Session 2: Core Session for All Faculty – April 18, 6-8pm, Cuvilly 21

Individual Pod Sessions as arranged among Pod-Mates

Course website: http://PDforFS.blogspot.com

Course Coordinator: Patti Andrews / pandrews@ndnu.edu / (650) 339-0904

Course Summary

This professional development course introduces faculty and their collaborative teams to the knowledge, skills and resources they need to successfully plan and teach a section of Freshman Seminar. It includes an introduction to the highly impactful pedagogies used in the Freshman Seminar program and an introduction to the relevant literature on these high impact practices.

Texts

* Murphy, Sr. Roseanne, Martyr of the Amazon: The Life of Sr. Dorothy Stang.

* SND, The Hallmarks of a Notre Dame de Namur Learning Community.

Additional readings as indicated in the session details for each of the three sessions

Outcomes

Participants will…

1.     Demonstrate knowledge of the purpose, format and common requirements of the Freshman Seminar

2.     Be conversant with relevant literature linking high impact practices to improved student success

3.     Use the resources available to them for planning their course activities

4.     Develop a syllabus and schedule for use in fall 2017

5.     Apply effective collaboration skills in working with their teams

Requirements

Faculty must successfully complete this faculty development course in order to teach in the Freshman Seminar program. A combination of presentations, workshops and “team time” will give participants opportunities to develop and apply the required knowledge and skills. During the training, faculty will develop course materials in collaboration with the program’s campus collaborators. Unless otherwise indicated, readings and homework activities may be completed after the training sessions.

Successful Completion of the Course

Successful completion of this course means that mastery of the above Outcomes is evident in:

ü  A syllabus. Submission of course syllabus is required by May 3, 2019

ü  A schedule. Submission of a schedule of course activities is required by May 3, 2019

Average Participant Workload Expectations

Course time consists of 4 hours for faculty new to the program, and 2 hours for returning faculty. Participants new to the program should plan to engage in approximately 1 hour of preparation for each hour spent in the training. Course assignments are made in accordance with this expectation.

Compensation

In accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement, these required activities are compensated as follows:

Full time faculty: This course is considered part of the normal contract workload for FT faculty.

Part time faculty: PT faculty members receive a standard stipend each semester they teach at NDNU. This course is part of the activities for which the standard stipend was issued. PT faculty members who are not teaching at least one class in Spring 2019 will receive a separately-issued stipend.