Report 8

Faculty Roles at a Comprehensive University

Visit to ASU West

November 1, 2002

 

Organizational Structure:  Dr. Elaine P. Maimon, Provost

 

1984-ASU West Started

            Upper Division and Master’s Campus

2001-Admitted Freshmen

            Campus Grown 51% since 1984

            Adding Housing (no longer commuter campus)

Community Involved Campus

            No graduate research students

            Teaching Load Same as ASU Main Campus

            Ph.D. Students will not be added for at least 3-5 years

Budgets Different on all 3 Campuses (Main, West, and East)

Teaching Differences Between Campuses

            More focused on undergraduate studies

            Student focused

            130 full-time tenure track faculty

 

A Learning Centered Approach to Teaching with Technology: Colleen Carmean, Faculty Associate and Director of Consulting Services, Information Technology

 

Young Campus, Good Technology Available

Learner-Centered

            Not lecture Based

            Teach to all learning types

            Need to tell, show, and let them do

 

Resources:

 

Merlot: www.merlot.org (instructional website for resources)

 

Learning-Centered Principals and Practices: www.west.asu.edu/nlii/lcp/learningmap.htm

 

Blackboard implemented allowing discussion boards at any time

 

Visual Learning: www.inspiration.com (students brainstorm what they know and organize their thoughts)

 

Seven Student-Centered Outcome Goals the Faculty Commits to:

www.west.asu.edu/itweb/tfp/ppf.htm

Faculty Panel: Yolanda de la Cruz, Richard Morris, Susan Slotnick, and Tom McGovern

 

Yolanda de la Cruz, Mathematics Education

Universal language with cultural feel

Learned to write grants (comes from research)

Service-Develop curriculum for K-8th grade students

              Offers training for teachers and parents

 

Richard Morris, Ethnology

            Research is integration of what and who you are and what you have to say.

            Research is the thing you CAN’T NOT say.

            Be where you are balanced and centered.

            Write and research about the things you care about.

            Write about things you are worthy to discuss.

 

Susan Slotnick, Management (Operations Research)

            Keep focused!

            Collegiality- What does that mean for the university?

 

Tom McGovern, Interdisciplinary Studies

            Good Teachers lead others to become good scholars and teachers

What makes a good teacher?  Group Dynamics, Emotional Stimulation,     Cognitive Content, and Caring