Quote“For a lot of these part-time faculty, just the piece of being included was enough . . . “Social connection bonding is part of what makes the joy of learning sustainable.”Toni Anderson, Business Faculty at North Seattle CollegeSummaryWelcome to the third episode of the Assessment Teaching and Learning Community Podcast! This episode is about the inclusion and engagement of adjunct faculty. Today’s guests, Toni Anderson, Kathleen Chambers, and Jamie Wilson are from North Seattle Community College. Toni, from Business Faculty, Kathleen, from E-Learning Department, and Jamie, from English Faculty, are the originators of the Faculty Academy of North Seattle where they create a conclusive culture for new and returning adjunct faculty. They recently presented their program at the Spring Assessment Teaching and Learning Conference where they received comments such as “I appreciate the presenter’s being realistic regarding the reality of the challenges when it comes to part time faculty.” and “Can’t wait to bring this back to my college!”For those of who weren’t able to attend the ATL conference and for those of you who maybe at the conference but weren’t able to attend their session, you surely don’t want to miss this episode! Today, you’ll get the chance to hear all about the incredible works these inspiring faculty have done as a faculty learning community.Podcast Show NotesOn Faculty Academy:Toni: Faculty Academy is really anchored in me not wanting the other part-time faculty to have to ever experience the loneliness that I did.Jamie: It’s a learning community that’s designed to create inclusion and professional development opportunities specifically for adjunct faculty.Kathleen: People are not feeling connected with the colleges and that’s not what we wanted.Events during the Fall ATL Workshop5 Star Consortium CollegesTenure-track Faculty:Has a process in place when they come on-boardHas a tenure communityHas a detailed orientation on the campusHas lot of resources and structures in place to contribute to their developmentPart-time Faculty:Kind of thrown into the deep endNo orientationNo faculty development programHas little to no experience in teachingNot familiar with assessmentPart-time Faculty:Hired last minuteLess time to get orientatedHave full time jobsNot on campus as full-time faculty doesTeaching at multiple collegesProfessional development activities are scheduled in the afternoonNo financial finance to offer to part-time facultyNo incentivesLearning Management System – to connect virtuallyEvening ProgramsCertificate of Completion ProgramIntegrating other faculty development programming optionsExtend program to cover 1 academic yearCapstone Project for Faculty Academy ParticipantsCreate MilestonesAttract as much involvement and encourage as many to participateOpen to all part-time facultySurvey: What’s working, what isn’t workingCreate more streamlined, consistent orientation6% of 122 faculty members heard about faculty development activities through word of mouth“It’s really not what you ask people to do that gets results. It’s really who’s asking you to do it.”Reflect on what you already have and get that together.Identify the potential opportunities.Identify key people that you need to ask for resources.Do the research inside and outside the institution.Tie the faculty academy into already existing faculty development program.Mentioned ResourcesAssessment Matters Podcast – Join the revolution! Check out previous episodes for more information.Episode 001– Building Community, Then and Now – This episode is about the (r)Evolution of the SBCTC Assessment, Teaching, and Learning department as we build and organize a state-wide community of educators — then and now– through effective communication“Divided No More”: An article by Parker Palmer about taking a “movement approach” to educational reform.The post Episode 003 – Including Adjunct Faculty: A Community Approach appeared first on Assessment Matters.