Faculty Development

Faculty Development is a standing committee at Moorpark College committed to Faculty Development through a dialogue-rich environment supporting inspiration, motivation, and culture. 

Planning a Faculty Development activity? Send the details to lmulville@vcccd.edu to have it posted here.

Training & Resources

• Moorpark Instructional Technology & Distance Education training information can be found at this website

• Lynda.com Software Training & Tutorials can be found in MyVCCCD in the Work Life tab under My Applications.

• Skillport Online Business & Technical Skill Training can be found in MyVCCCD in the Work Life tab under My Applications.

• Shared Materials and Resources for Teaching (SMART), an archive of sabatticals and best practices from Moorpark faculty, is located in MC Share. Login information for MC Share is located in the Faculty Quicklinks of the MyVCCCD Faculty tab.

• The MC Faculty Development Group will post announcements, articles, links, and discussion topics. Join in MyVCCCD Groups.

• Teaching for Success login information can be found in the Faculty Quicklinks of the MyVCCCD Faculty tab.

Charge

Makes recommendations on the direction and evaluation of professional development activities for full-time and part-time faculty:

• Define an annual theme for campus Professional Development tied to one or more of the college’s institutional effectiveness
• goals, set annual goals for professional development activities, and evaluate effectiveness of each year’s program;
• Evaluate new faculty orientation
• Plan and implement Fall Flex Week activities;
• Plan and implement year-round Flex opportunities, including Teaching/Learning Lunches; and
• If funds are available, administer, allocate funding, and evaluate the results of an annual professional development mini-grant program.

Membership (2010-2011)