New Faculty Seminar
The New Faculty Seminar is intended to provide new faculty with a detailed overview of the skills necessary to succeed at ChSCC. Topics include: faculty evaluation and development of a teaching portfolio, college policies and procedures for working with college support organizations (Advising, Computer and Network Services, Admissions and Records, Continuing Education, Athletic Department, Bookstore, Bursar's Office, Business Office, Child Development Center, Communicator, Financial Aid, Marketing, TN eCampus, Center for Distributed Education, Faculty Senate, etc.), and strategies for excelling as a ChSCC community college faculty.
The seminar meets on the third Friday of each month (excluding December, May, June and July) discussions include instructional design and delivery methods, the use of learning technologies and quality instruction to class sections of varying size. Also, discussion topics may include managing difficult students, academic freedom, and professional ethics.