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About CETL
MISSION AND GOVERNANCE
CETL Mission
To support, recognize and reward faculty in the pursuit of excellence in teaching, learning and assessing to promote the success of SPC students.
CETL Goals
- To provide a vision of teaching and learning at SPC
- To develop and support a standard of excellence for college-wide pedagogical competencies
- To encourage faculty to continually strive for excellence in the teaching, learning and assessment process
- To serve as an incubator for innovative teaching and learning strategies
- To facilitate sharing and enhancing best practices
- To provide mentoring opportunities and resources for all faculty
CETL Governance Structure
- CETL Organizational Chart
- CETL Roles - Seeking feedback
- CETL Faculty Board of Directors
- Board members and chair
- Membership Selection, Length of Service, and Responsibilities
- CETL Faculty Associates
- Faculty Associates
- Membership Selection, Length of Service, and Responsibilities
- CETL Advisory Committee
The advisory committee is comprised of a number of SPC faculty, staff and administrators, each of whom provides valued expertise from his or her fields of endeavor. Current members from various support areas (WITS, QEP, SPD, Library and AE) serve as liaisons in order to identify and coordinate resources as well as ensure against duplication of effort.
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT
CETL History
In early 2010, a subcommittee chaired by Dr. Joseph Smiley and Earl Fratus, and consisting of over 30 faculty and administrative representatives, was created under the SPC Educational Oversight Group.
The members of this subcommittee established the CETL mission, goals, and proposed content as well as a relative timeline for implementation and a proposed budget.
Numerous committee and subcommittee meetings were held during spring and summer, 2010, culminating in the official establishment of the Center of Excellence for Teaching and Learning (CETL) and its initial web presence in August, 2010. Election of the CETL Faculty Board of Directors took place in early September, along with the election of a three-member faculty Transition Team to develop the focus areas of web presence, mentoring, and professional development.
The Faculty Board of Directors developed the job description for the Lead Faculty Associate and began the advertising process in early November. A Lead Faculty Associate was selected along with six Faculty Associates; they began their terms of service in January, 2011.
CETL Development Plans for 2011-12
- Expand and develop CETL website
- Establish and develop CETL mentoring program
- Establish initial professional development opportunities
- Establish and evaluate CETL strategic plan
- Establish and evaluate annual operational plan
- Select on-site speakers for spring, 2011
- Select topics and speakers for CETL workshops, spring, 2011
- Establish an adjunct education track
- Develop CETL guidelines and official documents
- Establish guidelines and criteria for CETL Mini-grants
- Develop CETL mini-grant applications
- Establish guidelines and criteria for faculty travel opportunities
- Develop faculty travel opportunity applications
- Establish guidelines and criteria for Faculty Fellows program
- Develop Faculty Fellow applications
- Solicit input and feedback from faculty members to help further the CETL mission and goals