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The “Meta-Profession” of Being a College Teacher

The “Meta-Profession” of Being a College Teacher. A presentation for faculty and administrators at Sinclair Community College October 21, 2011 Michael Theall Ph.D. Raoul’s tale …. Once upon a time at a bank in Jacksonville, FL …. Proposition # 1.

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The “Meta-Profession” of Being a College Teacher

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  1. The “Meta-Profession” of Being a College Teacher A presentation for faculty and administrators at Sinclair Community College October 21, 2011 Michael Theall Ph.D. (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  2. Raoul’s tale …. Once upon a time at a bank in Jacksonville, FL …. (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  3. Proposition # 1 Given the missions of higher education and the nature of teaching and learning as human activities, faculty are the college’s critical resources (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  4. Corrolary: To be effective, successful, productive, and professionally satisfied, faculty need a variety of skills AND adequate institutional support (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  5. Professional development… must reflect institutional realities and the interests and needs of the stakeholders WHY? (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  6. Because … two of the activities most important in the professional lives of the faculty [[ i.e., professional growth and performance evaluation]] are determined, influenced, and carried out by local stakeholders. (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  7. Basic Premise: Evaluation without development is punitive Development without evaluation is guesswork. (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  8. Basic Premise: Development and evaluation systems will not be complete until they are based on an understanding of the work that faculty are expected to do, and the skills that are required to do that work successfully! (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  9. Basic Premise: ALL DEVELOPMENT and EVALUATION ARE LOCAL! (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  10. In higher education… Who are the stakeholders? What is (or should be) their influence? (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  11. Traditional stakeholder model (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  12. Development and Evaluation Stakeholdersin a revised model (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  13. In the Meta-Profession, Collegiality is a foundation for professional development and satisfaction, and the basis for a strong profession. (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  14. How do you promote collegiality? In general? At Sinclair CC? Please take a few moments to identify some critical (and observable) behaviors that you would consider “collegial.” Please share your thoughts with others so that we can create a list of possibilities to consider, choose from, and connect to today’s presentation. (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  15. Collegial behaviors: (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  16. How do you promote collegiality? At Sinclair CC? Please take a few moments to identify the ways in which the faculty and the College can promote these collegial behaviors. Again, please share your thoughts with others so that we can create a list of possibilities to consider, choose from, and connect to today’s presentation. (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  17. Institutional strategies (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  18. An approach… Thinking “Meta-Professionally” about the work and skills of the faculty (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  19. 0 Faculty are “Meta-Professionals” CollegeTeaching Profession Base Profession (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  20. Accounting Professor Nursing Professor History Professor 0 The Academy All faculty are drawn from a pool of people prepared in a content- specific ‘base’ profession. Base Profession Nurse Accountant Historian (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  21. Base profession includes…. Content Expertise Practice/Clinical Skills Research Techniques (strategies for keeping current) (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  22. Roles of the Professoriate: Teaching Scholarly & Creative Activities Service Administration (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  23. Roles of the Professoriate The performance of these roles often requires skills and knowledge beyond that of one’s disciplinary expertise. (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  24. 24 (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  25. Teaching Context Differences (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  26. Expertise in, and Need for Skills How do we know which skills are necessary? How do we know if we are skilled enough? (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  27. Expertise and Frequency of Need (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  28. Expertise and need … Do all academics share opinions about the levels of expertise in, and need for the skills? (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  29. Disciplinary Differences in Ratings (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  30. Administrator and Faculty Ratings (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  31. You may ask ….. How can a “Meta-Professional” approach support and improve professional enrichment and fair evaluation? (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  32. The Institutional Expertise Advantage (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  33. Development and Evaluation Stakeholdersin a revised model (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  34. Figure 1. Scholarship & Practice (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  35. Figure 2. Scholarship & Practice Interactions (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  36. Figure 3. Scholarship & practice: Assessment - SoTL - Improvement Synergy (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  37. 8 Steps to Develop a Comprehensive Faculty Evaluation System (Arreola, 2007) Determine • the faculty role model • the faculty role model parameter values • the definitions of the roles • the role component weights • the appropriate sources of information • the source weights • the data gathering methods • the design & selection of forms (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  38. Source – Impact Matrix (Arreola, 2007) (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  39. 8 Steps to Develop a Comprehensive Professional EnrichmentSystem (Theall, 2008) Determine: • the needs for enrichment functions; • the principal clients of services; • the configuration & location of programs; • the allocation of resources; • the intended impact of programs; • the connections to other campus programs. • the leadership structure; • the processes to create & implement programs. (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  40. Function – Client Matrix (Theall, 2008) (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  41. A question (or two) … “Whatever happened to THE faculty?” (Schuster, 1990) “What has happened to the professoriate?” (Katz, 2006) (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  42. Whatis … “a body of persons having a common purpose or common duties” (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  43. What is … “a body of persons having a common purpose or common duties” … a college (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  44. Who is: “One who chooses to, or is chosen to work with others” (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  45. Who is: “One who chooses to, or is chosen to work with others” …a colleague (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  46. In the Meta-Profession, Collegiality is a foundation for professional development and satisfaction, and the basis for a strong meta-profession so that … (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  47. Somewhere, some time, back at the bank… We might hear, “Let me help you with this. After all, you’re a college professor.” (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

  48. Asampling of sources Go to: http://www.cedanet.com/meta for a discussion of the ‘meta-profession’ of the professoriate http://www.idea.ksu.edu/podidea/index.html to access a series of short essays on teaching & evaluation http://ntlf.com/pod/index.html for an overview & bibliography of faculty evaluation http://www.developfaculty.com/online/index.html for access to on-line resources on teaching and learning (C) M. Theall SCC 2011

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