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Peg Balachowski
Associate Dean of Teaching
and Learning
Former FACTC Representative
Liberating Faculty to
Create Chaos
Why are you here?
The statewide Assessment, Teaching,
and Learning community includes
educators, administrators, and
institutional researchers who provide
campus leadership to improve
teaching and learning through
assessment and faculty development.
FACTC
FACTC
Talk about changing the world¡­I don¡¯t have
a job. I have a higher calling!
¡°We can see ourselves as
bricklayers or cathedral
builders.¡±
John Vaihmeyer
KPMG Global
Gallup: $450-550 BILLION worth of
productivity is lost every year to actively
disengaged employees.
FACTC
FACTC
? ¡°Doing more of the same will just
get us more of the same.¡±
? ¡°disruptive innovations¡± and
¡°deeper engagement, scalable
interventions¡±
Community College Week Point of View October 2012
FACTC
Disturbing the Universe
Terry O¡¯Banion
The BIGQuestion
How DO we get
faculty to disturb
the universe?
FACTC
FACTC
What are the things that happen at a
college or technical school that, more
than anything else, produce
¡°engaged¡± employees on a fulfilling
career track?
FACTC
Your Challenge Today
FACTC
FACTC
FACTC
? How do you create
connections?
? How do you ignite your
talent?
? How do we keep
momentum going?
FACTC
Reflection & Metacognition
FACTC
METACOGNITION
The gift that keeps on giving.
Donna Wilson, Ph.D., in Edutopia
FACTC
¡°The Boss of My Brain¡±
Explicit instruction in
metacognition puts students
in charge of their learning ¨C
no matter who the
students are.
FACTC
Why Mentor?
? An investment in retention
? Continuous growth
? Increase reflective and responsive
practices
? Frame the professional journey
? Facilitate professional growth ¨C
mentor AND mentee!
FACTC
The Research says¡­
? Mentoring will improve your own
teaching!
? Improve your leadership skills!
? Offer an opportunity for self-
reflection about your own career
path!
? Increase your sensitivity to the
challenge of others!
FACTC
This could be you!
FACTC

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  • 1. Peg Balachowski Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning Former FACTC Representative Liberating Faculty to Create Chaos
  • 2. Why are you here? The statewide Assessment, Teaching, and Learning community includes educators, administrators, and institutional researchers who provide campus leadership to improve teaching and learning through assessment and faculty development. FACTC
  • 4. Talk about changing the world¡­I don¡¯t have a job. I have a higher calling! ¡°We can see ourselves as bricklayers or cathedral builders.¡± John Vaihmeyer KPMG Global Gallup: $450-550 BILLION worth of productivity is lost every year to actively disengaged employees. FACTC
  • 6. ? ¡°Doing more of the same will just get us more of the same.¡± ? ¡°disruptive innovations¡± and ¡°deeper engagement, scalable interventions¡± Community College Week Point of View October 2012 FACTC Disturbing the Universe Terry O¡¯Banion
  • 7. The BIGQuestion How DO we get faculty to disturb the universe? FACTC
  • 9. What are the things that happen at a college or technical school that, more than anything else, produce ¡°engaged¡± employees on a fulfilling career track? FACTC
  • 11. FACTC
  • 12. FACTC
  • 13. ? How do you create connections? ? How do you ignite your talent? ? How do we keep momentum going?
  • 14. FACTC
  • 16. METACOGNITION The gift that keeps on giving. Donna Wilson, Ph.D., in Edutopia FACTC
  • 17. ¡°The Boss of My Brain¡± Explicit instruction in metacognition puts students in charge of their learning ¨C no matter who the students are. FACTC
  • 18. Why Mentor? ? An investment in retention ? Continuous growth ? Increase reflective and responsive practices ? Frame the professional journey ? Facilitate professional growth ¨C mentor AND mentee! FACTC
  • 19. The Research says¡­ ? Mentoring will improve your own teaching! ? Improve your leadership skills! ? Offer an opportunity for self- reflection about your own career path! ? Increase your sensitivity to the challenge of others! FACTC
  • 20. This could be you! FACTC