2005

Professional Development for adjunct faculty was held in Arkansas County in the fall of 2005. Training sessions for creating a syllabus and using the campus connect was provided. Faculty were also given information regarding policy updates, contract information, as well as general computer use tips for the college.

Adjunct and new full-time faculty members participated in training sessions during the fall of 2004. The DeWitt, Helena, and Stuttgart campuses hosted Adjunct Faculty Training on various dates in August 2004 and the Helena Campus held a New Faculty Training session for all new faculty during the College's registration period.

Each training session (adjunct and new faculty) included information in faculty development, resources, forms, policies, and procedures as well as information regarding the assessment of student learning process. The professional development web page was introduced which contains valuable information for each faculty member (see www.pccua.edu/professional_development). The College's assessment procedures were also introduced and information about the assessment webpage (www.pccua.edu/assessment) was provided.

The New Faculty Training also included several guest speakers who provided information about college benefits as well as important personnel policies and procedures. An additional component of the training was a presentation which allowed the faculty to participate in a fun and enlightening self assessment using the metaphor of color to determine personality style and how it relates to student learning (see Do Students Learn the Way We Teach?).