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AACC Annual

Convention 2014

Center for Community College Student Engagement

Supported by MetLife Foundation

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Presenters:

Arleen ArnspargerProject Manager, Initiative on Student

Success/Strengthening the Role of Part-Time Faculty

Jennifer Lara

Faculty/Anne Arundel Community College (MD)

Member of 21st Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges

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Part-time faculty teach approximately 58% of U.S. community college classes…

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Why I Teach…

Video

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Strengthening the role of part-time faculty to

support student

success.

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Project Overview

Keys to Student Success: Strengthening the Role of Part-time Faculty in Community Colleges

Funded by MetLife Foundation College Visits

– Focus groups with part- and full-time faculty– Discussion with key leaders– Interviews with presidents

Center Data Analyses College Vignettes Web Resources Special Report

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Empowering Community Colleges to Build the Nation’s Future

An Implementation Guide

A companion to Reclaiming the American Dream – Community Colleges and the Nation’s Future - the report of the 21st Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges

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Why are so many instructors named “Staff?”

- Student

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“Those adjuncts!”

Video

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Part-time faculty: Who are they?

CCFSSE Item RolePart-time, n=30,248

Full-time, n= 35,142

What is your faculty rank?

Other 9% 2%

Lecturer 5% 1%

Instructor 73% 40%

Assistant Professor

3% 15%

Associate Professor

4% 16%

Professor 7% 26%

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Part-time faculty: Who are they?

How many of years of teaching experience do you have in any college/university, not including graduate assistant position?

Four or fewer years 37% 13%

Five to nine years 26% 22%

10 to 29 years 33% 55%

30 years or more 6% 10%

CCFSSE Item StatusPart-time, n=30,594

Full-time, n=35,142

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More likely…A position of instructor 73%Fewer years of teaching experience 66% < 10 yearsPart-time employment 3/4 of dev ed courses

Less likely…Tenure-track positionMaster’s degree or higher

Profile of a Developmental Education Faculty Member

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Discussion Questions

How are you preparing your part-time faculty to teach these important courses?

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Strengthening the Role…

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Strengthening the Role…

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Strengthening the Role…

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Strengthening the Role…

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Discussion Questions

What do you already know (or need to know) about the experience of part-time faculty at your college?

Consistent hiring processes?

Part-time faculty orientation? Mandatory?

Availability of office space and access to instructional materials?

Professional development opportunities & expectations?

Opportunities to meet with colleagues?

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PT faculty participation in high-impact practices

Part-time faculty are less likely than full-time faculty to report

– Teaching in an organized learning community

– Being involved in college orientation– Participating in a student success

course– Being involved with a fast-track or

accelerated learning courseData from CCFSSE Promising Practices Module

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Faculty participation in high-impact practices

How often do you refer students to academic advising/planning services?

Rarely/Never– Part-time – 25% and Full-time - 14%

Is academic advising part of your teaching role?

Rarely/Never– Part-time – 7% and Full-time - 55%

Data from CCFSSE

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Discussion Questions

-How, if at all, are part-time faculty at your college encouraged to participate in and use high-impact educational practices and other effective teaching strategies?

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Empowering Community Colleges to Build the Nation’s Future

An Implementation Guide

A companion to Reclaiming the American Dream – Community Colleges and the Nation’s Future - the report of the 21st Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges

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Faculty Engagement – What Can We Do?

Establish a broad demand for change.

Engage faculty – full- and part-time – in open and frank discussions about why improving student success matters.

Identify and draw on each faculty member’s strengths and expertise.

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Faculty Engagement – What Can We Do?

Redesign pedagogy and course content.

Diversify the faculty.

Encourage faculty to take ownership in the design of professional development programs.

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Faculty Engagement – What Can We Do?

Ensure that full-time and part-time faculty work together to strengthen learning outcomes and student success.

Assume responsibility for involving part-time faculty in developing and implementing a student success agenda.

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Strengthening the Role of Part-Time Faculty

- Express high expectations and provide high support.

- Conduct campus conversations about policy and practice related to part-time faculty.

-Create an integrated pathway for part-time faculty.

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Strengthening the Role of Part-Time Faculty

- Design pathways to full-time employment.

- Recognize part-time faculty in monetary ways, when possible, and in non-monetary ways as well.

- Keep the focus on student success and effective educational practice.

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Contingent Commitments - College Examples

ACCESS to Training and Support – Richland College (TX)

-Director of Adjunct Faculty – North Central Michigan College (MI)

-Academic Coordinators for 100% Part-time Faculty –Community College of Vermont

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Contingent Commitments - College Examples

-Involving part-time faculty in course design – Bristol Community College (MA)

-A mentor for every part-time hire – Lake-Sumter State College (FL)

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Standard Job Description – Essential functions– Qualifications – Knowledge skills and abilities

Essential Competencies of a Valencia Educator

Valencia Job Description & Faculty Expectations

Contingent Commitments - College Examples

Data from 2012 CCFSSE Cohort and Promising Practices Module

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A Focus on Student Success…

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Part-time faculty and student engagementGetting started – hiring, expectations and orientationProfessional development and supportEvaluation and incentivesIntegration into student success initiativesInstitutional culture

Contingent Commitments - Engaging Faculty to Engage Students

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Contingent Commitments Web Tools

www.cccse.org

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Contingent Commitments Web Tools

http://www.ccsse.org/center/initiatives/ptf/special/

Tools and Resources:Campus Discussion GuideConducting Focus GroupsNotes from the LiteratureMethodologyAdditional Resources – Delphi Project, Achieving the Dream and othersFaculty Video Clips

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Advice to colleges

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More Advice to Colleges

•Access to group health insurance•Name tags – Faculty vs. Adjunct faculty•Recognition for teaching excellence•Participation in major college events – graduation•Adjunct faculty representation – a voice•Invitation to participate in or take the lead in curriculum development•Invitation to teach other faculty – sharing best practices •Stipends for research

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Students!

What Matters Most?

Stay in Touch…

Arleen Arnsparger arnsparger@cccse.org

Jennifer Lara

Anne Arundel Community College

jglara@aacc.edu

Center for Community College Student Engagement

3316 Grandview Street

Austin, Texas 78705

Phone: 512-471-6687

www.ccsse.org