Part-Time Instructors (Adjunct) On-board Meetings

On-Boarding Meeting Agenda

Meeting with Peggy Takach, Director of Faculty Initiatives, Director of Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL)

Review  New Faculty Orientation General Items:

• SU ID | NetID: https://netid.syr.edu
• Faculty Center For Teaching & Learning resources: https://su-jsm.atlassian.net/wiki/x/3gbzC
• iSchool technology resources: https://su-jsm.atlassian.net/wiki/x/BwvzC
• iSchool website= https://ischool.syr.edu/
  • Academic Courses Advising
• MySlice = https://myslice.ps.syr.edu
  • Edit personal | profile information | access paychecks/set up direct deposit
  • Faculty Center – course roster, grade roster, etc.
  • Orange Success – track attendance, flag student concerns
  • CDR (Center for Disability Resources)
• EvaluationKIT – course evaluations 
• iSchool teaching culture
  • Values statements https://ischool.syr.edu/about/vision-and-values/
  • Inclusive learning environment
• Adjunct list-serv
• Email = https://exchange.syr.edu
• First day of class | week policies
  • International students
  • Religious observance
  • Inclusive learning environment
• Adjunct office: office hours, request through Peggy Takach 
• Support for new hires = https://su-jsm.atlassian.net/wiki/x/SgnzC

Course Development and Instructional Quality:

• Professor of Record (PoR)

• iSchool teaching culture
  • UG and Graduate Students
• Syllabus and course schedule
• First Day | Week of Class engagement and communication
  • Academic rigor | Academic Integrity
  • Methods | activities
  • Active learning environment
• Classroom management
• Classroom demonstration - FCTL and/or iSchool IT Services
• Instructional teaching of their course
  • Invigorate Your Teaching – Kick-Start Your Semester
  • Bloom’s Question Starter
  • Six Facets of Understanding
• Student engagement
  • Foster Interaction with Engaging Activities
• Blackboard
  • Online Master template
  • Course specific key points
• Answers =
  • FCTL and Instructional resources - https://su-jsm.atlassian.net/wiki/x/3gbzC
  • Technology resources - https://su-jsm.atlassian.net/wiki/x/BwvzC
  • Support for new hires = https://su-jsm.atlassian.net/wiki/x/SgnzC

iSchool Orientation

For more information about iSchool Orientation