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 mtennant@vcccd.edu and/or khoffmans@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.

• Faculty information about ACCESS and students with disabilities can be found on the ACCESS site.

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)

	MEMBER		MEMBER
Co-Chair Dean	Kim Hoffmans	Co-Chair Faculty	Margaret Tennant
Language Learning Resouces & Computer Studies	Faten Habib          Judith Ramos  Kathryn Adams   Mary Mills	Dean	Inajane Nicklas
Chem/Earth Science CNSE/CS, Mathematics & Physical Sciences	Vincent Crisostomo Ed Garcia Brendan Purdy	NFO Facilitators	Patty Colman Nils Slattum
Social and Behavioral Sciences, Business & Athletics	Patty Colman/Ray Zhang (alternate) Elisa Setmire	Life & Health Sciences	Argie Clifford Rachel Messinger
Instructional Technology	Ashley Chelonis	Child Devmt, Media/Visual Arts/Enrollment Services	Jamie Rhone Susan Gardner Katherine Zoraster
AFT Union Representative	Renee Fraser	ACCESS/LS, Counseling, Performing Arts/Student Life and Com. Studies	Judi Gould Steve Doyle