Richland College Teaching, Learning, Community Building ThunderWater Organizational Learning Institute: Faculty Professional Development Richland College 1 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Austin, Texas January 26, 2012 Dr. Kay Eggleston, Interim President Dr. Jacqueline Bryant, Professor, English Ms. Michelle Navarro, Professor, History Ms. Nancy Kammerer, Associate Dean, Staff and Organizational Development

Richland College Teaching, Learning, Community Building Largest of Seven DCCCD Colleges Only Community College Recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Ethnically Diverse Students 132 countries, 79 languages 1,505+ Faculty and Staff 142 FT and 689 PT Faculty Contact Hours Taught 40.42% FT, 59.58% PT Richland College 2

Teaching, Learning, Community Building Richland College Vision Richland College will be the best place we can be to learn, teach, and build sustainable local and world community. Mission Teaching, Learning, Community Building. Values Integrity; Mutual Trust; Wholeness; Fairness; Considerate, Meaningful Communications; Mindfulness; Cooperation; Diversity; Responsible Risk Taking; and Joy. 3

Richland College Teaching, Learning, Community Building Institutional Processes to Improve Student Learning Student Services Employee Services Support Services Process Implementation/ Improvement Plans Shared Learning Innovation Faculty & Staff Development MissionVisionValues Strategic Planning Priorities Response to Community Student Success Employee Success Institutional Effectiveness Integrate Deploy Performance & Process Evaluation Thunion Report Card Assessment of SLOs & Services SACSCOC Quality Enhancement Plan Program Review Bench- marking Approach Learn Baldrige Criteria Categories to Categories to Address Address Leadership Strategic Planning Student & Stakeholder Focus Measurement Analysis & Knowledge Management Faculty & Staff Focus Process Management Results Departmental Action Plans Assessment Plans Faculty & Staff Performance Reviews Organizational Action Plans Key Performance Indicators 4

Richland College Teaching, Learning, Community Building Focus and Alignment MissionVisionValues 5

Richland College Teaching, Learning, Community Building Strategic Planning Priorities Response to Community Student Success Employee Success Institutional Effectiveness 6

Richland College Teaching, Learning, Community Building Enable All Employees to Succeed 7 Promote Excellence in Job Performance Provide Excellence in Job Satisfaction Provide Comprehensive Professional Development for All Employee Groups Proactively Manage Turnover and Diversity Provide a Safe and Healthy Working Environment

Richland College Teaching, Learning, Community Building New Employee Orientation Visions of Excellence New Faculty Program Core and Elective Professional Development Work-Life Series Wholeness Retreats Community Leadership Programs Career Institutes Faculty Retirement Transition 8 Thunderwater Organizational Learning Institute

Richland College Teaching, Learning, Community Building Core Requirements……..……..26 hrs annually – Includes Intercultural Competence Visions of Excellence………………66 hr series Cooperative Learning………….…..15 hr series Third Year Faculty Presentation…..…….15 hrs or Formation……………………..16 hr series 9 Professional Development New Full-Time Faculty First Three-Year Expectations

Richland College Teaching, Learning, Community Building Cultural Awareness and Intercultural Curiosity Commonalities and Intercultural Team Building Awareness of Differing Attitudes, Beliefs, Values and Experiences Accepting Difference Intercultural Empathy Integrating and Reframing World Views 10 Intercultural Competence Training Curriculum 1 1 Adapted from DMIS. Milton J. Bennett, Ph.D.

Richland College Teaching, Learning, Community Building Visions of Excellence Acculturate New Faculty to the Community College Environment Promote Effective Teaching Practices for Student Success Train in Collaborative Learning Strategies Train in Use of Instructional Technology Provide a Forum for Faculty Sharing of their Expertise 11

Richland College Teaching, Learning, Community Building Richland College Employee Learning Results 12 Source: DCCCD Colleague System

Richland College Teaching, Learning, Community Building Deploy Integrate Approach Learn Richland College Cycles of Improvement 13

Richland College Teaching, Learning, Community Building Basic Requirements……………………… hrs - Web-based Orientation - e-Campus Syllabus and Grade Center - FERPA and Safety Training Advanced Requirements……………….… hrs - Intercultural Competence - Student Services - Introduction to Cooperative Learning Online Teaching…………..……………………12 hrs - Includes 4 BlackBoard Training Sessions 14 Professional Development Core for Adjunct Faculty

Richland College Teaching, Learning, Community Building Strategically focused training for every employee on the principles of Ruby Payne’s A Framework for Understanding Poverty. In Fall 2011, 471 FT and 112 PT employees attended one of 30 two-hour training sessions. Incorporates Achieving The Dream Initiatives Funded by $1.4 million, 5-year, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution Federal Grant (AANAPISI) Closing the Gaps: Understanding Students of Poverty 15

Richland College Teaching, Learning, Community Building Lessons Learned Leadership Creates and Supports the Culture Align Professional Development with Vision, Values, and Culture Focus on Continuous Improvement Support and Challenge Employees Formalize the Informal with Baldrige Discipline 16

Richland College Teaching, Learning, Community Building Faculty Perspectives Dr. Jacqueline Bryant Professor of English Ms. Michelle Navarro Professor of History 17

Richland College Teaching, Learning, Community Building Discussion with Board Members Questions and Answers 18