Executive Summary of the 2000 Adjunct Survey

Part 1, Directions: Please answer the 4 open-ended questions below with as much detail as you can to help the PD&R committee get a realistic picture of your current state of faculty development before going on to the quicker questions on page 2.

1. What activities that you already do promote your own professional growth or development?

Professional Reading, Organizations, and Conferences
--professional magazines, newsletters, trade journals 21

--internet review of current activities about my profession 9

--watch for news articles that relate to the class

--writing for publication 6

--serve on journal jury
--take (graduate) courses 11
--professional organization and its meetings 20 (head local chapter = 1)

--making presentations at professional conferences 3

--workshops/seminars for recertification or upgrading job skills 21

--professional development classes for computer training 4

--informal discussions with colleagues 8

--listening to concerns of students

Professional/Industry Actions and Work

--participate in actual projects in the company

--maintain contacts in industry

--teach at other colleges 2
--attend faculty meetings

--serve on committees

--being employed in the profession that I teach 12

--being a consultant 2

Volunteer Activities

--mentor/instruct new practitioners in my field 3

--volunteer tutoring

--record tapes for the visually impaired

--work as an advocate for the handicapped

--curriculum development 2

--software beta-tester

--counseling to individuals

--professional contests

--purchase of video and audio tapes relevant to field

--review textbooks 2

--overseas travel 2

 

2. What skills do you have that you might be willing to "barter" in a faculty exchange (often hobbies as well as know-how from day jobs and prior careers)?

Computer Skills
--software skills 7

--data networking

--AutoCAD

Communication Skills

--video production

--effective business presentations 2

--public speaking

--resume writing

--proposal writing

--copy editing and proofreading 3

--preparing newsletters and brochures 2

--interviewing skills

--recruiting 2

--career planning, especially in technology

Discipline-Related Skills

--tax return preparation, especially for educators 2
--designing accounting systems

--manufacturing: protective coatings
--music instruction 3

--ways that ENG 111 and 112 teachers might use the Virginia Museum (Contact Louise Lipscomb 353-1422 or answering machine at 353-5917.)

--math skills

--ministry
--martial arts and physical fitness

--using my own facility for instruction/field trips

--legal research

--law, especially patent infringement

--management skills

--drafting

--architectural design services

--landscaping

--land development

--building contracting and inspection

--a car Q&A forum for basic car care for any staff member: "My car is doing this; do

you think it could be that?"

Exercise, Fitness, and Avocation Skills

--rollerblading

--scuba

--do’s and don’ts of tattoos and body piercings

--firefighting & EMT

--paintball

--fishing

--hunting

--nutrition

--exercise

--tennis

--physical therapy

--coaching volleyball, basketball, softball
--elementary education experience

--dual enrollment teaching

--English as a Second Language

--Spanish

--Latin and English grammar

--bilingualism

--stress management

--parenting

--self-esteem building

--cross-stitch

--gardening 5

--cooking 4

--decorating, custom framing

--organizing parties, including catering, decorating, DJs, floor plan, etc.

--development lending & multicultural experiences in Africa and Latin America for the World Bank

--travel information 2

--using current events and geography in regular teaching

3. We are looking for excellent teachers in the Richmond/Central Virginia area that could lead sessions on teaching at JSRCC. Have you taken courses from someone recently whom you would consider an excellent potential workshop leader regarding teaching issues and methods?

--GMU
--Mike Jones, PRC, ADJU

--Richard Arnold, trainer for teaching methods at ODU

--ESL: Elaine Bausch, ESL Coordinator, Fairfax County; Tom Bellow, Fairfax;

Robin Schwarz, American University LD & ESL Specialist

--Sabet Stroman Associates, 754-0246

--Raymond Hilliard, University of Richmond, English Department

--Daphne Howell Rankin, VCU

--Janice Bibby, recently retired from John Marshall High School

--Richard Carlyou – veteran instructor from VCU

--Susan Gallagher’s short course in economics at VCU
--parish nursing: Union Theological Seminary

--Windows 98: University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies
--"Sandy Rusak of the Virginia Museum is an expert at using questioning to draw people into really thinking about a painting. . . . Sandy is the head of the Education and Outreach division at the Museum."

4. What topics for workshops or ideas for long-term projects would you like to see pursued at JSRCC?

Computing Skills
--computer software training 2 (Altiris)
--technology use in the classroom 2

--balancing technology with traditional teaching methods

--new teaching aids in the classroom (PowerPoint, LCD)

--Web-based instruction & Web page design 3

Teaching Skills & Classroom Management

--teaming up faculty to write laboratory manuals

--public speaking/communication workshops 2
--common grading system for all classes

--creating tests

--online instruction 2

--effective teaching strategies 11 (especially in my discipline = 1)

--motivation for teachers and students 4

--absences

--managing problem students 2

--cultural diversity 2

--mature students vs. traditional age students 2

--ways to enhance learning for average and below average students

--class dynamics

--adjusting course content to various class lengths

--time management

--organizing curriculum

--new course development

--role of the community college

--assessing student performance

--getting materials for students

--better use of existing space in campus buildings

--working with special needs students

--advising/helping students with curricular questions

--ESL to workplace project (WorkLinks)

--recognizing learning disabilities, esp. in ESL students 3

--securing shared tools for adjunct use

Marketing Courses and Programs

--attracting more students 2

--video marketing of courses, esp. better use of channel 46

Career and Personal Development

--available money for conferences 2

--certification assistance for IT faculty

--ongoing mentorship programs for excellence in teaching and learning

--new adjunct orientation

--how to go from adjunct to full-time faculty member

--career planning

--Let adjuncts take one course free each semester.

--reliable child care on campus for faculty, staff, and students (The YMCA sets up on-site child care.)

--Campus Christian Ministry, spiritual development, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship for students

5. If you would be willing to accept the cash equivalent (with payroll taxes deducted) of 1/2 credit of released time for mentoring new adjunct and/or helping to organize an adjunct exchange or for other forms of professional development experiences in some finite form, please contact

Eric Hibbison – ehibbison@jsr.cc.va.us -- 371-3205 – AHSS, PRC -- or

Kori Koerner – kkoerner@jsr.cc.va.us -- messages to 371-3263 – AHSS, PRC

--Virgie Binford, educational consultant, recently returned from educational tour of South Africa (July, 2000)

--Phyllis Davis, former JSR student and teaching intern, long-time ENG adjunct

--Richard Groover, video production company owner, in charge of reviving video production program at JSRCC

Part 2, Directions: Please circle your level of interest in the following:

5 = high interest 4= moderate interest 3 = little interest 2 = no interest 1 = don't know

[NOTE: Front Page vs. Word: Tally would not display with questions.]

Part 3, Time and Place. Let us know when you'd be willing to meet (for the right topic or project, of course) by circling the alternatives that best characterize your situation.

Depends when my classes are scheduled = 11 No preferred day = 7

Thank you/good survey = 4

Would never meet b/c nothing listed really applies to me.

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