Faculty Talent Onboarding
The Teaching & Learning Excellence Division (TLED) has partnered with Human Resources (HR) to create an experience for new faculty like no other. Our comprehensive orientation and onboarding program delivers online and monthly sessions to brand new adjunct and full-time faculty. This semester-long program is designed to launch you into a successful career here at Austin Community College (ACC) and bring ease to your first semester of many here with us.
Fall 2020 Orientation Complete
Fall 2020 orientation sessions are complete. Here’s what our participants thought about our sessions:
“I honestly can’t say enough good about this experience! Every presenter was engaging and knowledgeable. I really thought you guys did a great job!”
“Awesome, engaging, thoughtfully designed!”
“It has definitely made more proud and excited to be an ACC professor.”
Faculty Talent Onboarding Materials
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Teaching Consultations & Support
The Teaching & Learning Excellence Division (TLED) and the Office of Distance & Alternative Education (ODAE) provide comprehensive support in course design, technology tools for teaching, and other high-impact practices that contribute to our Guided Pathways model at Austin Community College (ACC). We are available for various types of consultations to provide just-in-time assistance and support for your teaching. Review our robust options by visiting:
Teaching Consultations & Support
Orientation Resources
Visit our First-Year Faculty page for additional ACC resources.
Onboarding Schedule
Monthly online sessions designed to help with your first semester
Session 1: Connecting With Your College, Colleagues, and Students
Faculty will be invited to learn more about the College, their colleagues, and their students. Faculty members new to ACC will have the opportunity to find key points of contact in the College and develop solutions to early challenges.
Available Sessions
Date: Friday, September 18, 2020
Time: 9:00am-11:30am
Location: Online via Blackboard Collaborate
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Time: 5:30pm-8:00pm
Location: Online via Blackboard Collaborate
These workshops are for adjunct and full-time faculty that started in August 2020.
GOALS:
- Learn about ACC’s Mission, Faculty Values and Student Success Program AND how you can support them.
- Get a better understanding of the diverse ACC student body and how Pathways supports student success.
- Increase your understanding of important contact people and the resources they can provide. *A focus on Department Chairs, Campus Managers, Deans of Student Affairs, Mentors.
- Connect and collaborate with your faculty colleagues while developing a stronger sense of belonging here at ACC.
Session 2: Evaluation and Portfolio Process
Faculty will receive information about ACC’s evaluation and portfolio process, specific departmental and College-wide requirements. This interactive session will get faculty members thinking about their syllabi, teaching philosophies, and future growth as educators.
Available Sessions
Date: Friday, October 9th, 2020
Time: 9:00am-11:30am
Location: Online via Blackboard Collaborate
Date: Tuesday, October 13th, 2020
Time: 5:30pm-8:00pm
Location: Online via Blackboard Collaborate
GOALS:
- Be prepared to participate in the faculty evaluation process.
- Begin to develop a plan for the teaching portfolio.
- Examine some faculty challenges and develop strategies to handle them.
- Develop one well-defined goal for future growth in teaching for Professional Development Plan (PDP).
These workshops are for adjunct and full-time faculty that started in August 2020.
Session 3: Student Success Resources
Faculty will be exposed to resources from ACC and beyond that support student success. Faculty will meet with 12-15 different student support departments to connect and learn about these valuable resources.
Available Sessions
Date: Friday, November 13th, 2020
Time: 9:00am-11:30am
Location: Online via Blackboard Collaborate
Date: Tuesday, November 17th, 2020
Time: 5:30pm-8:00pm
Location: Online via Blackboard Collaborate
GOALS:
- Learn about resources for student success from ACC.
- Meet with representatives from 12-14 Faculty/Student support services.
- Develop ideas about how to use student support resources in your teaching.
- Colleague to colleague discussion time on student success strategies.
These workshops are for adjunct and full-time faculty that started in August 2020.
Session 4: Teaching & Learning Strategies
Faculty will have the opportunity to connect with their colleagues and faculty mentors to learn from successes and overcome challenges faced as a new faculty member. Faculty will engage with one another reflecting on their semester. Faculty will leave with best practices and ways to make their next semester even more successful.
Available Sessions
Date: Friday, December 4th, 2020
Time: 9:00am-11:30am
Location: Online via Blackboard Collaborate
Date: Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
Time: 5:30pm-8:00pm
Location: Online via Blackboard Collaborate
These workshops are for adjunct and full-time faculty that started in August 2020.
Faculty Talent Onboarding Alumni
Faculty that complete all three of the Faculty Talent Onboarding sessions earn a certificate of completion.