Faculty Development, Enrichment and Service
Upcoming FLEX Events
Please sign in at the events to receive credit. Adjuncts, please complete a time sheet to be paid at $25/hour. Submit to FEC mailbox when complete.
December 2019
Tuesday, December 3rd
- Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, 4:00pm - 5:00pm, Visalia, LRC 205
Wednesday, December 4th
- Sabbatical and IIP Information Session, 4:10-5:00 pm, LRC 205
Friday, December 6th
- Canvas Accessibility Walk-In Time, 8:30am - 9:30am, Visalia, LRC 209
- Office 365, 10:00am - noon, Visalia, LRC 210
- COSAFA Brown Bag Lunch/Training, 12:00pm - 1:00pm, Tulare Center
- Sabbatical and IIP Information Session, 12:10-1:00 pm, LRC 203
Monday, December 9th
Great Books Discussion Group, 4:10pm - 5:30pm, Visalia, HR 133
Faculty Recognition
Nominate yourself or your colleagues by completing the form button below
Sequoias CCD Academic Senate would like to recognize faculty for their achievements. Although this information is intended to be shared with faculty in a newsletter, it may be also shared with COSTA, COSAFA, the Board of Trustees or the COS Public Information Officer and the larger community. Please include any information about your own or your colleagues’ accomplishments and honors that you would like to share.
2019 - 2020 Blanket Approvals
The following activities have been blanket-approved for FLEX for AY 2019 - 2020. To receive FLEX credit for any of the following activities, simply submit a self-documentation form or sign-in sheet (whichever is appropriate to the activity).
- AB 705-related work
- Curriculum
- Outcomes & Assessment (O&A)
- Library Liaison Meetings
- Division Meetings
- Committee Meetings
- Participation on full-time faculty hiring committees (up to five hours FLEX given per faculty member per committee)
- Service on faculty evaluation committees (up to two hours per committee)
The forms and sheets are listed below in the email, or can be found on the FEC Information page.
NEW! FEC encourages you to help us evaluate FLEX trainings!
If you are hosting or coordinating a FLEX training session--an event where the emphasis is on learning new knowledge or skills related to the profession--FEC warmly asks that you submit a data request for an evaluation before sending in your sign-in sheet!* The process is easy, and the evaluation will help us with continual improvement. See directions below...
*Submitting a request for an evaluation is not a requirement to receive FLEX credit.
How to submit an evaluation request to the Research Office
After hosting a training, to request an evaluation, please complete the Data & Research Request Form. Be sure to include:
- For "Purpose of Request," check "Strategic Plan"
- For "Request Type," check "New Request"
- Select "no" for all human subject interaction questions
- Copy-Paste "Evaluation of FLEX Training" into all three text boxes under "What do you want to know and why?"
- Specify that you’d like a web survey and summary data
- Attach sign-in sheet of attendees.
- Make sure you check to box stating you will comply with FERPA regulation
FLEX Forms
New forms now available
Scroll down on the FLEX Information page to find revised proposals, sign-in sheets and self-documentation forms.
FLEX Workshop, Individual Plan, or Conference Proposal
Once proposal is complete, please scan and email to Dr. Teller or place in the FEC mailbox in Sequoia. This includes Conferences, Individual Plans and Workshops.
FLEX Sign-In Sheet
Once event, meeting or workshop is complete, please scan and email to Nicole Tudor or place in FEC mailbox in Sequoia.
FLEX Self-Documentation
Once your activity is complete, email self-documentation to Nicole or put in Sequoia mailbox. These are for previously approved proposal forms.
Faculty Mentorship Program
The FLEX Faculty Mentorship Program is a professional development (PD) opportunity in which a faculty mentee works with a faculty mentor to continue to develop as a college instructor professionally and pedagogically.
The mentee and mentor should identify the specific professional and pedagogical areas they would like to target for improvement and enrichment. Full-time faculty members will receive FLEX credit for their participation in this PD activity, and part-time faculty members will receive an hourly stipend equal to the standard FLEX stipend rate ($25.00/hour as of Spring 2019). Participating faculty members should stipulate how many hours they plan to devote to this activity (limited to 8 hours per faculty member).
Although the specific activities performed as part of this Mentorship Program activity may vary depending on specific needs, at minimum, this Program should include (1) classroom observations, and (2) working meetings and discussions aimed at pedagogical and/or professional improvement and enrichment. Participation is voluntary and non-participation shall not be grounds for job action. For questions or clarifications, please email Dr. Joseph Teller.
Click on the form above to be taken to the PDF version of the Faculty Mentorship Program Proposal Form. Find other useful FEC Information under FLEX Forms.
All Vision Resource Center (VRC) trainings are blanket approved. Login and choose from a variety of professional development opportunities.
Click on the CornerStone logo in MyGiant to be taken directly to the VRC.
Have You Previously Logged into the VRC?
The Vision Resource Center update has been released. As we shared in the August newsletter, this update requires current or previous users to reset their passwords, and there is a new login page.
To reset your password, visit the new login page https://cccpln.csod.com and select “Forgot Password? Click Here”. You will then receive an email with a link to reset your password.
Click above image to open PDF and associated links.
Faculty Enrichment Committee Information
The Faculty Enrichment Committee (FEC) is a subcommittee of the Academic Senate. FEC coordinates the FLEX Program and strives to enhance institutional programs and services for student learning and success by offering a variety of activities designed to encourage and support professional excellence among staff and faculty in their endeavors.
Meeting Times & Representation
FEC comprises representative faculty from all divisions. Check with your division chair for your FEC representative’s name—or to volunteer to be on the committee! FEC meets on the first Tuesday of each month from 1:10pm - 2:00pm in Lodgepole (Library/LRC) 210 in Visalia. Please contact the FEC Faculty Co-Chair, Dr. Joseph Teller, for more information at josepht@cos.edu.
Faculty Enrichment Newsletter
