Caring for Faculty: A Look into Faculty Development and the Faculty Commons Design at Fuller Theological Seminary

Audience Level: 
All
Institutional Level: 
Higher Ed
Abstract: 

Title: Caring for Faculty: A Look into Faculty Development and the Faculty Commons Design at Fuller Theological Seminary

This workshop is a detailed case study focusing on the faculty development strategies at Fuller Theological Seminary and the planned Faculty Commons model hosted by Fuller’s Distributed Learning team. This workshop will include aspects of training, communication, professional development, faculty care, and course quality improvement. First, we will discuss strategies we have taken to improve collaboration between faculty members in a peer-to-peer development model. Second, we will discuss ways the Instructional Design team helps in equipping faculty for success in their online, hybrid, video conference and face-to-face courses. Finally, we will discuss plans for future faculty care and development utilizing a carefully planned Faculty Commons space.

Extended Abstract: 

Title: Caring for Faculty: A Look into Faculty Development and the Faculty Commons Design at Fuller Theological Seminary 

This workshop is a detailed case study focusing on the faculty development strategies at Fuller Theological Seminary and the planned Faculty Commons model hosted by Fuller’s Distributed Learning team. This workshop will include aspects of training, communication, professional development, faculty care, and course quality improvement. First, we will discuss strategies we have taken to improve collaboration between faculty members in a peer-to-peer development model. Second, we will discuss ways the Instructional Design team helps in equipping faculty for success in their online, hybrid, video conference and face-to-face courses. Finally, we will discuss plans for future faculty care and development utilizing a carefully planned Faculty Commons space. 

Conference Session: 
Concurrent Session 1
Session Type: 
Discovery Session