Engaging Faculty and Administrators with 2006-2007.

Engaging Faculty and Administrators with

2006-20072006-2007

is the product of the North Carolina Community College System Office efforts to use Carl D. Perkins State Leadership professional development funds in the most effective way possible.

To promote quality teaching and learning in North Carolina Community Colleges through a collaborative, statewide professional development system committed to sharing best practices, leveraging resources, and

avoiding duplication.

NC-NET NC-NET MissionMission

Share Our VisionShare Our Vision

▶Making professional development available to faculty 24/7

▶Providing timely resources

▶Promoting teaching excellence

▶Encouraging and supporting faculty

▶Working through campus liaisons to bring NC-NET to your college

▶Growing/expanding to meet needs

Why Create NC-NET?Why Create NC-NET?

►Address faculty needs, based on statewide findings described in Framework for the Future

►Advocate sharing resources/avoiding duplication

►Demonstrate state-level commitment to faculty development

NC-NET StructureNC-NET Structure▶ Regional Centers for Teaching Excellence:

Western Regional Center Southwestern CC

Central Regional Center Fayetteville Tech CC

Eastern Regional Center Martin CC

▶ Campus Liaisons: At each institution

▶ Clearinghouse: CORD

Six Programmatic Six Programmatic AreasAreas▶ Teaching and Learning▶ Discipline-Specific▶ Career and Personal Development▶ Online Technology▶ Technology in the Classroom▶ Student Services

Areas of EmphasisAreas of Emphasis

▶Western Regional Center Teaching/Learning Career and Personal

▶Central Regional Center Technology in the ClassroomOnline Teaching

▶Eastern Regional Center Discipline-Specific

Role of Regional Role of Regional CentersCenters

▶ Serve as a champion for teaching excellence

▶ Monitor best practices in program area(s)

▶ Create professional development resources in program area(s)

▶ Serve as regional communication vehicle for NC-NET activities

▶ Serve as regional hub for face-to-face workshops for all program areas.

▶ Work with NCCCS and other centers to accomplish network goals

Role of Campus Liaisons▶ Serve as communication vehicle between

regional centers and individual colleges

▶ Help foster collaborative professional development efforts at local level

▶ Share information about local efforts through NC-NET Resource Exchange

▶ Distribute NC-NET information to faculty and staff on their campus

▶ Encourage participation in online forums, online courses, and face-to-face workshops

Role of ClearinghouseRole of Clearinghouse

▶ Develop and maintain NC-NET website; develop, identify, and share resources

▶ Disseminate best practices

▶ Host discussion forums

▶ Develop PD planning tools

▶ Operate NC-NET Academy

▶ Communicate with campus liaisons

▶ Market NC-NET to colleges

NC-NET Online ResourcesNC-NET Online Resources

www.nc-net.infowww.nc-net.info

www.nc-net.infowww.nc-net.info

Campus Liaisons at each Campus Liaisons at each collegecollege

Institutional Professional Institutional Professional Development Planning Development Planning

ToolsTools

Needs assessment

Customized Reports Customized Reports Generated by the Planning Generated by the Planning

ToolsTools

Discussion ForumsDiscussion Forums

Resource ExchangeResource Exchange▶ Enables the growth and expansion of the

network

▶ Showcases “homegrown” talent and expertise

▶ Prevents re-development of the same resources

▶ Promotes sharing of: Perkins-funded materials Professional development workshops Electronic and print resources

Resource ExchangeResource Exchange

Resource Exchange Resource Exchange Submission FormSubmission Form

Searchable Resource Searchable Resource DatabaseDatabase

Self-Paced Module Self-Paced Module ExcerptExcerpt

NC-NET Academy Facilitator-led online courses Six weeks in duration Faculty focused Highly interactive 2006-07 courses

• Embracing Diversity in the Classroom• From Good Teaching to Student Learning• Helping Students Succeed: Broad

Strategies in Student Retention Grant funds faculty tuition and stipend

▶ Take time to tell us about: Content

Format

Delivery of workshops

Value of resource exchange

▶ Contact NC-NET via the website and share your ideas and requests!

What Do You Want?What Do You Want?

NC-NET Project NC-NET Project ContactsContactsNancy Massey

Coordinator, Federal Vocational EducationNorth Carolina Community College System5016 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-5016(919)807-7131 masseyn@ncccs.cc.nc.us

Bob ErvinNC-NET Central Regional Center Director Fayetteville Technical Community College P. O. Box 35236 Fayetteville, NC 28303-0236 (910)678-8466 ervinb@faytechcc.edu

Barb PutmanNC-NET Western Regional Center Director Southwestern Community College 447 College Drive

Sylva, NC 28779BPutman@southwesterncc.edu

Phyllis BroughtonNC-NET Eastern Regional Center Director Martin Community College1161 Kehukee Park RoadWilliamston, NC 27892(252)792-1521 x246pbroughton@martin.cc.nc.us