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							Center for Teaching and Learning

Work Plan for 2007-2008
July 20, 2007

Vision
CTL will be the leading organization for faculty development among state systems of higher
education.

Values
The Center is committed to the system’s guiding principles as articulated in the Strategic
Plan 2006-2010. The system strategic plan principals reflect CTL values which are core to
the teaching and advising provided to students by faculty; they are therefore continuing
matters of emphasis in CTL programming:
   Focus on student success
   Work collaboratively and in partnership
   Advance diversity
   Promote global competency
   Practice stewardship
   Encourage innovation
   Demonstrate accountability
   Pursue quality and continuous improvement
   Meet community and workforce needs


Above all, CTL holds that an intellectually and professionally vibrant, collegial faculty is the
key to excellence in academic programs and to student success at each of our colleges and
universities. CTL believes that faculty must be supported by professional development
services and resources throughout their careers as scholars and teachers. Instructional
development resources continuously improve courses and programs, and faculty leadership
development strengthens our statewide system.

Mission
CTL provides systemwide leadership to promote and support collaborative professional
development for all system faculty. Its purpose is to improve student learning through
enhanced teaching effectiveness, as well as to serve as a conduit for collaboration, faculty,
and institutional improvement. CTL’s work supports the mission of the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities system to offer higher education that meets a wide range of
individual learners’ personal and career goals and enhances the quality of life for all
Minnesotans.



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Structure and Staffing
The Center for Teaching and Learning has been a part of the Office of the Chancellor’s
Academic and Student Affairs division since mergers created the Minnesota State Colleges
and Universities system in 1995. Reporting to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic
Policy, Faculty Relations, Perkins, the Center is managed by the System Director for Faculty
Development. The staff comprises four program director positions and one administrative
assistant. In 2006-2007, the staff was supplemented by approximately 2.5 FTE faculty
program coordinators working in the office on temporary reassignment. Strategic direction
for the Center is set by the Sr. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and informed by the
CTL Steering Committee, Chief Academic Officers, and faculty throughout the system.

Goals
CTL has since 2000 administered the following wide range of programs and services for
faculty across the system, serving three core goal areas: instructional development,
professional development, and leadership on each campus. Its purpose is to improve student
learning through enhanced teaching effectiveness, and to do that by serving as a conduit for
faculty collaboration and institutional improvement.
Instructional Development
        Instructional development grants
        Educational opportunities for faculty systemwide (weekend seminars on active
         learning, conferences on teaching, technology)
        Discipline workshops for systemwide improvement of teaching and learning and
         alignment of curricula within program areas
        Web tutorials on active learning, teaching in diverse classrooms
        Searchable Web database of resources and tools on teaching and learning topics
        Web workshops on teaching online
        Database of national teaching conferences
        Calendar of regional and systemwide workshops and meetings on teaching
        Weekly newsletter on teaching and learning topics
        Campus workshops on locally important topics
        Collaboration with other Minnesota faculty development associations and
         organizations (Minnesota Campus Compact, Collaboration for the Advancement of
         College Teaching & Learning)
Professional Development
        Educational opportunities (workshops for new faculty, seminars on grantseeking
         and scholarship of teaching and learning);
        Conferences provide opportunities for presentation of best practices
        Self-guided online orientation for new faculty


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        Database of national grant funding opportunities
        Welcome and orientation materials for new faculty, including books on teaching
Leadership Development
        CTL Campus Leaders program
        Programming funds to each campus (based on FTE faculty)
        Stipend for each CTL Leader
        Bi-annual workshops for leadership development, networking, and exchange of best
         practices
        Books on faculty and instructional development for campus CTL libraries
        Weekly email updates to Leaders on CTL and system news
        Online opportunities for community and discussion
        Library of books on instructional and professional development topics, searchable
         online and available for loan

Strategic Directions 2008
CTL has continually expanded its support for faculty professional development, and for the
system’s achievement of strategic goals that rely on the recruitment and retention of faculty
who are highly capable teachers.


The following are several stated areas of need to be discussed with the CTL Steering
Committee and the Academic and Student Affairs leadership team and Leadership Council in
spring of 2007. We would like these groups to review these needs and help CTL identify
strategic directions for 2007-2008.

The following list comprises suggestions and requests from the 2005 systemwide survey of
faculty, the CTL Steering Committee, CTL Campus Leaders, chief academic officers and
deans, and from several systemwide committees and councils

   Research Support for faculty
         Scholarship of Teaching & Learning support for campuses
           Repository for Faculty Sabbatical Reports
           Assistance for faculty in grantseeking and proposal writing
           Assistance for faculty in disseminating their research, scholarship, and
           professional and creative accomplishments




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Service Programs
       Support for service-learning programs
        Support for faculty in areas of academic advising, especially online


Instructional Development
       Support for faculty projects that improve student learning


Institutional Development
       Consultation with campus faculty leaders as well as CAOs and deans


Faculty Evaluation (2008-2009)
       Assistance with Student Evaluation of Teaching forms, processes, analyses
        Assisting IFO faculty members and deans in the P & T process
        Assisting MSCF faculty members and deans with the documentation of their
        teaching and scholarship


System Development
   Provide resources about or training on critical topics, such as:
        21st Century Learners
        General education
        Diversity and inclusiveness
        Online teaching and learning
        Global education
        Multiple methods for online assessment
        Teaching in doctoral programs


Other
        Recognizing faculty members for their excellence in teaching
        Coordinate the College Faculty Teaching and Learning Credentialing requirement




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2007-2008 Work Plan


I. PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY
      Educational Opportunities


   A. UNIT OBJECTIVE
        Offer educational opportunities to faculty members systemwide


      1. IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITY
            Conferences
          a. OUTCOME TARGETS
               Continue to offer Realizing Student Potential/ITeach as a single event,
               targeting up to 1500 faculty (1200 from metro and 300 from greater
               Minnesota institutions)
                     Strengthen focus on best-practices in teaching and learning in classrooms
                      and online environments which
                         integrate technology (D2L, emerging technologies, new users)
                         engage students in applied, and experiential learning opportunities
                         include service-learning that promotes student involvement and
                          connection with their institutions and communities
                         serve system’s strategic interests in raising the participation and
                          achievement of students with diverse backgrounds and goals
                         promotes and increases the success rates of students of color
                     Serve system’s strategic interests in improving students’ reading, writing,
                      math, and science skills. Incorporate outcomes from IPESL and Awards
                      for Excellence projects.
                     Continue collaborating with Metro Alliance, Perkins, Minnesota Online,
                      ITS, Minnesota Campus Compact,
                     Scheduling: Continue to work with the common duty day, as set by Metro
                      Alliance.


      2. IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITY
            Teaching Online Workshops
          a. OUTCOME TARGETS
                     Continue to offer two Teaching Online Workshops covering four modules
                      each for faculty with up to 40 faculty per workshop each summer.
                     Add two new courses if budget, faculty available in summer 2007


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          Continue collaboration with MSU Moorhead, MSCTC, MnWest, SMSU,
           Metropolitan State, LSC


3. IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITY
      Web Workshops
  a. OUTCOME TARGETS
          Offer three Webshops each semester for faculty via an audio-conference
           or WebEx software based on the largest interests determined by the 2007
           Faculty Development Survey
          Run these events as a way to support campus faculty development.
           Leaders can alert faculty to meet together on campus as communities of
           learners or discussion groups.


4. IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITY
      Discipline Workshops
  a. OUTCOME TARGETS
      Adapt to the changing needs of our faculty by:
          Continuing to allow more unique workshop structures (series of connected
           workshops, connected “mini” workshops, etc.)
          FY08: Rename program to CTL Workshops (to replace both regional
           conferences and discipline workshops) in order to solicit more interest
           from faculty organizers
          Maintain offerings of 15-18 workshops per year
          Continue to require faculty organizing teams from programs at each
           institution type (technical and community college, university)
          Ensure broad coverage of disciplines and programs
          Encourage organizers to include best practices in applied, and experiential
           learning
          Encourage organizers to include service-learning that promotes student
           involvement and connection with their institutions and communities
          Encourage organizers to address the topic of increasing the success rates
           of students of color
          Launch campaign aimed at getting proposals from disciplines or programs
           that we have not funded in the past
          Continue to decrease funding for those disciplines that we have funded
           multiple years in a row
          Include first-time disciplines, especially technical programs


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             Create Web archive giving complete details on past discipline workshops
              (proposal; program; final report, including attendee numbers, costs,
              facilitator contact information)
             Maintain support at $100 per person (often multi-day events)
             Improve support for faculty facilitators / organizers
             Solicit post-workshop narratives from workshop planners, put on our web
              site to benefit future planners
             State more clearly what CTL is able to do for all faculty planners
             Set firm contact schedule for Faculty Coordinators working with
              workshop planners
             Improve timeliness of reporting from facilitators
             Set deadline and include in new application and project management
              guidelines
             Require outcomes-based measures in final reports
             Conduct post-workshop research on how event affected teaching and/or
              curriculum


5. IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITY
      ITeach Center: Professional Development Online
             Complete analysis of use data for tutorials; based on popularity, create 2-3
              new online tutorials campus visits and other demand.
             Incorporate streaming video into tutorials
             Incorporate Right Now content management system to create “Knowledge
              Base” or “concierge” for faculty: help you need when you need it
             Continue partnership with Minnesota Online, ITS, on D2L, learning
              objects support in ITeach Center


6. IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITY
      New Faculty Orientation
             Through Leaders:
                 Welcome to the System informational packets
                 Gifts of books about teaching and learning
                 FT faculty in the fall (welcome...)
                 PT faculty in the spring (congratulations on your first year...)
                 Promotion of online “New Faculty Orientation” tutorial
             FY08: Revive “new faculty orientation seminar” at RSP/ITeach


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                FY08: Add presentation to new faculty (“faculty orientation to system and
                 to system CTL”) to campus visits; encourage campus leaders to get their
                 new faculty to attend


B. CONNECTION TO STRATEGIC/WORK PLAN
     Goal 1.1: Meeting needs of diverse students
     Goal 2.1: High quality programs


C. CONNECTION TO GOVERNOR’S PERFORMANCE GOALS
     None


D. INTERAGENCY OR INTER-UNIT COLLABORATION
      Metro Alliance, Perkins, Minnesota Online, ITS, Minnesota Campus Compact, all
      campuses




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II. PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY
       Grants


  A. UNIT OBJECTIVE
       Support faculty members in improving student learning through grants.


     1. IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITY
           Instructional Development Grants
         a. OUTCOME TARGETS
                   Award $150K in grant competition spring 2008
                   Continue to focus ongoing sustainable resources on access, college
                    readiness, transition to college, STEM, and developmental education
                   Ensure appropriate distribution across institutions, disciplines
                   Issue press release, other promotion of grants awarded
                   Review outcomes from 2006-2006 grants
                   Encourage proposals that increase the success rates of students of color
                   Require outcomes-based measures in final reports; e.g., pre- and post-
                    intervention assessments
                   Encourage proposals to include applied and experiential learning
                   Encourage proposals to include service-learning that promotes student
                    involvement and connection with their institutions and communities


  B. CONNECTION TO STRATEGIC/WORK PLAN
       Goal 1.1: Meeting needs of diverse students
       Goal 1.3; College readiness
       Goal 2.1: High quality programs
       Goal 2.3: Multiple delivery options for educational programs
       Goal 4.2: Support faculty innovations


  C. CONNECTION TO GOVERNOR’S PERFORMANCE GOALS
       Enrollments in STEM
       Rewarding excellence and efficiency


  D. INTERAGENCY OR INTER-UNIT COLLABORATION
        Perkins, Strategic Partnerships, K-16 Programs, Research and Planning




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III. PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY
        Faculty Leadership Development (CTL Campus Leaders)


   A. UNIT OBJECTIVE
        Maintain a strong campus leadership program


   B. IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITY
         Support and guide the work of CTL Campus Leaders.
          a. OUTCOME TARGETS
                   FY08: Systematic evaluation of Leaders’ program, addressing recent
                    issues with Leader designation processes, inactivity among Leaders (as
                    liaisons for CTL), the need for more effective workshops and address
                    needs of different types of leaders (new versus longtime leaders, small-
                    campus versus large-campus, those without space or resources versus
                    those with independent centers). In addition, work toward the building of
                    a true community of campus leaders wherein colleagues call on one-
                    another for input and continually share best practices with one another.
                   Leader designation processes
                   Improve collaboration and communication with CAOs and faculty
                    development committees to better promote CTL Leader appointment
                    opportunities
                   Create a timeline for new leader designation
                   Require better documentation of selection process
                   Require better documentation of campus support for faculty development
                   Inactivity among Leaders (as liaisons for CTL)
                   Improve our connection with campus leaders, paying particular attention
                    to those who are just beginning their service
                   Build D2L site to provide unique support to new campus leaders
                   Present pilot site and gather ideas at Fusion Conference roundtable session
                   Intro site to new leaders at the fall new leaders orientation
                   Help our leaders to become better CTL liaisons by conducting 10-12
                    campus visits per Faculty Coordinator per academic year (workshop plus
                    discussion with CAO and CTL Leader)
                   Conduct post-workshop evaluations asking faculty how they employed
                    what they learned in their teaching
                   Better utilize campus visits to communicate with leaders and CAOs on
                    topics such as the roles and responsibilities of a CTL Campus Leader,
                    including the distribution of CTL info (weekly update, etc.) to faculty


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   Conduct CTL campus visits to support leaders and CAOs in meeting
    system strategic needs via faculty development
   Discuss in campus visits with CAOs the importance of strong faculty
    development in recruitment of talented teaching faculty
   Need for more effective workshops
   Continue to facilitate and coordinate two annual workshops for leaders
    and one new-leader orientation. To ensure more effective workshops,
    better utilize our leaders and their knowledge and experience; encourage
    them to take more responsibility for presenting at the workshops.
   In the Fall Workshop, improve annual faculty development planning
    processes by leaders, helping them to ensure that they are aligned with and
    support campus strategic plans, accreditation goals, etc.
   In the Spring Workshop, improve annual leader reporting process and
    follow-up (finish evaluation process and reports to leaders and CAOs by
    June 30 instead of fall)
   Address needs of different types of leaders
   In all leader workshops, pay particular attention to meeting the needs of
    our long-time vs. new leaders, as well as those who serve large and small
    numbers of faculty and those who serve at universities vs. community vs.
    technical colleges. “Sector” meetings are a place to start this, with some
    direction by CTL staff in the way of content.
   Work toward the building of a true community of campus leaders
   Use Webex Conferencing (or other online/audio method) to build a
    stronger community of leaders
   Host meetings between workshops in order to better support leaders in
    their work
   Have leaders present more of their ideas, or ask questions of their peers
    during these meetings
   Continue building and linking systemwide Campus Faculty Development
    Web site (eFolio) http://campusfacdev.project.mnscu.edu/
   Consider other uses for this Web site to increase communication and
    collaboration between campus centers
   Leader tutorials or presentations (produced by leaders especially for this
    site).
   House any presentations and materials given by leaders at fall and spring
    workshops here.
   Provide leaders with resources and tools (including CTL’s online tutorials)
    that help them in supporting the needs of adjunct faculty
   Encourage campus programming that seeks to increase the success rates of


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                  students of color
                 Encourage leaders to plan programming that includes best practices in
                  applied and experiential learning
                 Encourage leaders to include programming on service-learning that
                  promotes student involvement and connection with their institutions and
                  communities
                 Invite Minnesota Campus Compact to participate in a leaders’ workshop.
                 Continue ongoing discussions and provision of resources to leaders on the
                  topic of recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty
C. CONNECTION TO STRATEGIC/WORK PLAN
     Goal 1.1: Meeting needs of diverse students
     Goal 2.1: High quality programs
     Goal 2.3: Multiple delivery options for educational programs
     Goal 4.2: Support faculty innovations
     Goal 4.3: Remove barriers to innovation and responsiveness
D. CONNECTION TO GOVERNOR’S PERFORMANCE GOALS
     None
E. INTERAGENCY OR INTER-UNIT COLLABORATION
      Campus Compact, all campuses




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IV. PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY
       Web Resources


  A. UNIT OBJECTIVE
       Provide a useful and informative Web space for system faculty members and for
       outside constituents.


     1. IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITY
           Maintain and improve CTL Web site
        a. OUTCOME TARGETS
                  Continue to advocate for academic instructional technology needs of
                   faculty through membership on IMS Advisory Council and Minnesota
                   Online Academic Services Workgroup.
                  Find ways for CTL to provide leadership in academic instructional
                   technology.
                  Continue to advocate for academic instructional technology needs of
                   faculty through membership on IMS Advisory Council and Minnesota
                   Online Academic Services Workgroup.
                  Continue to build CTL Web site’s searchable database on teaching and
                   learning topics, specifically the ITeach Center
                  Continue staff training and development to ensure timely content
                   management
                  Implement better Web support for faculty by discipline
                  Replace CTL Faculty Lounge (FuseTalk) with something else to develop
                   communities of practice among faculty
                  Utilize D2L site as a CTL Leaders Resource Center develop communities
                   of practice for leadership development.
                  Continue CTL Weekly Update mailings to CTL Campus Leaders, Steering
                   Committee, and subscribers
                  Continue to encourage Leaders to add their systemwide events to the CTL
                   event calendar.
                  Collaborate with Minnesota Online to hire faculty to teach ITeach Center
                   peer-facilitated courses, and to incorporate MERLOT into ITeach Center,
                   engaging system faculty in using and contributing new sharable learning
                   objects
                  Add a Web tutorial and resources on the topic of recruiting and retaining a
                   diverse faculty




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B. CONNECTION TO STRATEGIC/WORK PLAN
     Goal 1.1: Meeting needs of diverse students
     Goal 2.1: High quality programs
     Goal 2.3: Multiple delivery options for educational programs
     Goal 4.2: Support faculty innovations
     Goal 4.3: Remove barriers to innovation and responsiveness


C. CONNECTION TO GOVERNOR’S PERFORMANCE GOALS
     None


D. INTERAGENCY OR INTER-UNIT COLLABORATION
      All campuses, MN Online, ITS, eFolio Minnesota




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V. PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY
      Special Initiatives


  A. UNIT OBJECTIVE
       Support special Board initiatives by providing high-quality programs.


     1. IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITY
           Designed for Learning
         a. OUTCOME TARGETS
                   Monitor 10-11 pilot project grants (from years 1 and 2) throughout the
                    year; monitor development, provide support to grantees; obtain reports
                   Assess involvement in the Redesign Alliance


     2. IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITY
           Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Teaching
         a. OUTCOME TARGETS
                   Work with advisory committee to revise guidelines, processes, event
                    planning (for larger ceremony, increased numbers in April, 2008)
                   Distribute guidelines to all campuses for timely implementation in FY08
                   Identify staff to manage program for FY08


     3. IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITY
           College Faculty Awards for Excellence
         a. OUTCOME TARGETS
                   Maintain and improve procedural guidelines, disseminate to all campuses
                   Collect, analyze, and aggregate report data
                   Prepare summary report on program for Sr. Vice Chancellor, Leadership
                    Council, Board of Trustees


     4. IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITY
           College Faculty Credentialing Pedagogy Requirement
         a. OUTCOME TARGETS
                   Oversee development and delivery of three 2-credit courses every
                    semester (including summer) by SMSU for 100+ new faculty each year.
                   Oversee development and delivery of one non-credit course on philosophy
                    of community and technical college education


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                 Ensure quality and continuous improvement of courses
                 Provide Web site as information clearinghouse on courses


B. CONNECTION TO STRATEGIC/WORK PLAN
     Goal 1.1: Meeting needs of diverse students
     Goal 1.3: College Readiness
     Goal 2.1: High quality programs
     Goal 2.2: Graduates with strong, adaptable, flexible skills
     Goal 2.3: Multiple delivery options for educational programs
     Goal 4.1: Organizational capacity for change to meet future challenges
     Goal 4.2: Support faculty innovations
     Goal 4.3: Remove barriers to innovation and responsiveness


C. CONNECTION TO GOVERNOR’S PERFORMANCE GOALS
     STEM enrollments
     Rewarding excellence and efficiency


D. INTERAGENCY OR INTER-UNIT COLLABORATION
      Campuses, various outside agencies and organizations including schools, industry,
      business




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VI. PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY
       Management/administration


   A. UNIT OBJECTIVE
        Work efficiently and effectively to address the mission of CTL.


      1. IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITY
            Manage and administer CTL activities.
          a. OUTCOME TARGETS
                    Train and supervise part-time faculty project specialists for summer work
                     (especially for Web site development)
                    Finish and disseminate CTL Report
                    Continue to disseminate CTL accomplishments.
                    Continue development and implementation of data system to report
                     on/describe CTL activity (depends on support from ITS; this project has
                     made very slow progress since mid-2002, although great improvement in
                     last 12-18 months)
                    Continue work with Steering Committee to continually improve CTL
                     identity and marketing effectiveness.
                    Collaborate across staff, and with Steering Committee, to complete timely
                     analyses of events, services, surveys, outcomes studies, other data to
                     continually improve programs and services. Improve methods of obtaining
                     evaluations from all clients (including grantees, discipline workshop
                     facilitators, etc.)
                    Evaluate the makeup, role and function of Steering Committee
                    Continue to meet regularly with CAOs, CSAOs, and deans at statewide
                     meetings, informing them on and discussing issues related to CTL and
                     faculty development in general
                    External funds development: seek funds for special projects that focus on
                     areas such as access and success for students from marginalized groups


   B. CONNECTION TO STRATEGIC/WORK PLAN
        Goal 2.1: High quality programs
        Goal 4.2: Support faculty innovations
        Goal 4.3: Remove barriers to innovation and responsiveness


   C. CONNECTION TO GOVERNOR’S PERFORMANCE GOALS
        None


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D. INTERAGENCY OR INTER-UNIT COLLABORATION
      Campuses, IFO, MSCF, Foundation Office




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