Fall Faculty Orientation
Save the date for Fall Orientation Week and Fall Faculty Focus: September 13 - September
20, 2024. Orientation Week is dedicated to Clark College faculty with trainings,
professional development, meetings, and community time before fall term starts.
Orientation Schedule
Fall Faculty Focus (Tuesday, September 17) welcomes faculty back for the new academic year. Its purpose is to inspire, inform, and engage faculty to build community, learn, and grow in our teaching.
This year's theme is "Me, Myself, and AI." We will spend the day exploring our roles as educators in a future (and present!) that includes generative AI (artificial intelligence). Some questions that are guiding our planning:
- What do I need/want to know about AI?
- What are the ethical considerations of AI in learning spaces?
- How are students using AI tools, and how can I partner with my students?
- How can AI enhance my teaching strategies and course design?
- What conversations need to happen in my department or discipline, and what is my role?
- How will I use AI in my own learning?
- How can AI increase equity in my classes?
- How can AI increase accessibility in my classes?
Our keynote speaker is Bruce Elgort. Bruce is an award-winning instructor at Clark College. He works hard to inspire and challenge his students with meaningful web development and programming experiences. With an extra-large cup of coffee in hand, he loves to tinker and test the boundaries of existing and emerging technologies, guiding hungry minds through memorable educational journeys. As an industry leader, he's known for co-developing Elguji's IdeaJam software and has been recognized as an IBM Champion for being an innovative thought leader in cloud technologies. He's also an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Educational Ambassador.
Fall Faculty Focus will be offered in person this year at Clark's main campus. If you can't make it in person, we will also have a full day of remote offerings. Whether you choose to attend in person or remotely, you must register: Fall Faculty Focus Registration Form.
Please see the schedule for details:
Orientation Week Schedule at a Glance
We recommend bookmarking these schedules for easy access.
Disability Accommodations
If you need accommodation due to a disability in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Clark College’s Human Resources department at hr@clark.edu. If you need sign language interpretation, that is handled by Disability Support Services. Please contact achilders@clark.edu.
Video Phone for ASL
Please email achilders@clark.edu to set up a video call.
Questions?
For more information or questions, please email the Teaching and Learning Center: tlc@clark.edu. We are happy to help! Let us know how we can support you.
Fall Orientation FAQs:
Sounds great! How do I sign up?
To register for Fall Faculty Focus, please fill out the FFF Registration Form
Many Orientation Week events do not require registration. If registration is required, it will be noted on the Orientation Week or Fall Faculty Focus schedules or on the Employee Training and Development Calendar.
May part-time faculty attend? Will they be paid?
Yes, part-time faculty are absolutely welcome to attend! Most Orientation Week trainings do not offer a stipend for part time faculty participation.
However...
Part-time faculty who attend the full day of Fall Faculty Focus (keynote plus afternoon sessions) will receive a stipend of $200 from the Teaching and Learning Center. You are also welcome to attend part of the day. Please note that if you cannot attend the keynote and both afternoon sessions, the stipend will be reduced accordingly.
Power, Privilege, and Inequity (PPI) trainings are compensated by the college (one mandatory training per year is compensated). Please contact your Administrative Services Manager for more information. The TLC does not handle payments for PPI trainings.
Part time faculty who attend New Faculty Orientation will be compensated for two hours at the "other rate." This stipend will be processed by the Teaching and Learning Center. To register for New Faculty Orientation, please fill out the Registration Form.