Part-time Faculty—Welcome to the Spring Semester 2011

    Mon, 01/10/2011 - 12:25 — rgee

    The Office of Part-time Faculty Support and Services welcomes you to the Spring Semester 2011. Classes begin on January 10. As you prepare for this important day, please contact us whenever you need assistance.

    Part-Time FacultyIn order to get started this semester, here is a list of a few basic materials that might be helpful to you prior to the first day of class:

    SYLLABUS—The College provides faculty with a syllabus template for both credit and non-credit courses. The syllabus templates can be found on the College Website.

    COURSE PORTFOLIO—A Course Portfolio is available for many courses at the College. Each Course Portfolio should contain at a minimum four items:

    • Outline of Instruction
    • Sample course syllabus
    • Course coordinator contact Information
    • Course resources

    Course portfolios are housed in Blackboard.

    To gain access to your department’s or program’s course portfolio Blackboard site, contact any of the following:

    • Your program director
    • Your arts and sciences department chair
    • Your center deans and associate dean(s)

     
    OUTLINE OF INSTRUCTION—The Outline of Instruction for your course contains both specific content to be covered and learner outcomes desired. General information regarding the Outline of Instruction can be found at
    http://matcmadison.edu/in/outline-instruction.

    The Outline of Instruction for the course(s) that you are assigned to teach can be found in the Course Portfolio or on the college website using the Search function. Enter the course name and 'Outline of Instruction'.  
     
    TEXTBOOK—Contact your center or the college bookstore information page on the Madison College website at madisoncollege.org. Go to the A to Z Index (top of the homepage) and go to Bookstore.

    ONE CARD—Faculty and Staff will need a OneCard to gain access to classrooms or staff areas. Access is authorized by the staff’s supervisor or division office.

    The OneCard is issued to staff by the Welcome Center located at Truax campus in Room 129F.

    PARKING STICKER—A parking sticker can be obtained via the Madison College website.

    ACCESS TO MADISON COLLEGE SYSTEMS—Please submit an Employee Account Activation form to access to the following systems:

    • a Network Account and login ID
    • an Email Account
    • a Blackboard Learning Management System Account
    • My Home Directory (H Drive) (a Network storage area for each individual)
    • Compensation Launch Pad (login via myMadisonCollege)—a place to fill in your timesheet and access your pay advice.

    PART-TIME FACULTY TRAINING GUIDE—The Part-time Faculty Training Guide can be found online. Prior to the first day of class, Please see 1. Getting Started—A Survival Guide.

    TEN THINGS TO MAKE THE FIRST DAY (and the rest) OF THE SEMESTERS SUCCESSFUL—See this helpful resource from Faculty Focus.

    ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS—From Faculty Focus.

    The Office of Part-time Faculty Support and Services is looking forward to working with you this semester and can be reached by contacting:

    Sandra Docter
    Coordinator of Part-time Faculty
    sdocter[at] matcmadison [dot] edu
    (608) 243-4143

    Nancy Meyer
    Coordinator of Part-time Faculty
    nmeyer[at] matcmadison [dot] edu
    (608) 243-4048

    Enjoy the semester!

    Last Modified: January 10, 2011