Academic Year 2013-2014

Faculty Growth and Development Plan

Chair/Program Director/Assoc. or Asst. Dean: Hope Nordstrom Dept/Program/College: College of Education This form should be completed as a means of setting goals in each area where the faculty member intends to grow, improve or be particularly active. According to the schedule agreed upon, the faculty member will assess his/her progress with the dean or associate dean. Include any anticipated professional development opportunities in the appropriate goal setting area. The supervisor may request that specific items in the plan be bolded to note that they were requested to be added by the supervisor. I. Teaching Time %: 55 (Range: 10%-70%) Estimated Cost 0

Proposed Plan Teach How We Learn using innovative and research-based practices in the area of technology integration. Use student feedback from course evaluations to make necessary changes to the course. Teach Instructional Design using innovative and research-based practices in the area of technology integration. Use student feedback from course evaluations to make necessary changes to the course. Teach other classes as assigned. Serve as academic adviser to the Technology Integration Specialty M.Ed. students. Interview candidates for the TI program. Facilitate the online orientation and graduation seminar courses for the TI students.

0 0

II. Intellectual Pursuits

Time %:

20

(Range: 10%-50%) Estimated Cost $200

Proposed Plan Present at the Tennessee Education Technology Conference in 2013 (if proposal is accepted). Present at International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference in June 2014 (if proposal is accepted). Present at Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) conference in March 2014 (if proposals are accepted). Complete the Sloan Consortium Online Teaching Certificate through the Lipscomb Universitys Center for Teaching and Learning. Share new knowledge with COE faculty as needed. Prepare article submission to a scholarly journal on the topic of technology integration.

$1500

$1500

III. Service Proposed Plan Participate in student recruiting efforts as needed.

Time %:

10

(Range: 10%-20%) Estimated Cost 0 0

Effectively advise students regarding academic coursework by maintaining monthly contact via email and/or face-to-face meetings. Volunteer to help undergraduate faculty in various capacities such as scoring student teaching unit plans or demonstrating how to integrate effective technology tools (especially regarding Common Core) into lesson plans for their students. Serve as the College of Educations faculty representative on Lipscomb Universitys Academic Technology Task Force. Serve as co-chair on Lipscombs Emerging and Achieving Professionals (LEAP) committee.

IV. Administration

Time %:

15

(Range: 10%-70%) Estimated Cost 0

Proposed Plan Continue redesigning Technology Integration Specialty courses to make them more competency-specific and to integrate iPad applications. Collaborate with the program director to develop the Technology for Special Groups course content. Create and define assignments, including key assignments and spiritual formation assignments, for the classes. Develop a CourseSites website specifically for the Technology Integration Specialty program in order to ensure effective content and instructors across the entire program. Collaborate with the program directors to assess online course rubrics and training offered to full-time and adjunct professors. Provide training sessions as needed. Collaborate with program director to select adjuncts and create course progressions for the Technology Integration Specialty program.

The following signature of department chair/program director/associate or assistant dean acknowledges agreement with these goals and objectives: ____________________________________ Chair/Program Director/ Date Associate or Assistant Dean The following signature of the dean or associate dean indicates agreement with these goals and objectives: ___________________________________ Associate Dean or Dean Date

A copy of this completed form is to be kept by the faculty member and placed in the facul ty members employee file maintained by the department or college.