2023-2024 Employee Handbook with Faculty Addendum BOT _updat

52 5. Participate in peer evaluation processes. 6. Mentor full-time faculty, adjunct faculty, and students. 7. Participate in the Faculty Association and/or Senate. Professional Development 1. Maintain currency in academic discipline and pedagogy by actively participating in professional organizations at the state, regional, or national levels and by engaging in other professional development opportunities. 2. Seek out current developments and information within discipline. 3. Identify and implement, as appropriate, innovative pedagogical practices. 4. Use of IT resources as it applies to pedagogical standards of delivery within the discipline and as it is appropriate for the student population. 5. Use designated IT resources in required College operations and administrative tasks. 6. Complete the professional development goals as outlined in an approved EDP (Employee Development Plan). Other Expectations 1. Participate in department meetings. 2. Attend Commencement, Convocations, Learning Retreats, and meetings of the faculty called by administration during block time. 3. Attend up to four (4) scheduled professional development days as designated by the Provost/EVP for AACEWD between August 1 and May 31. 4. Uphold and contribute to the achievement of the Frederick Community College Strategic Plan. 5. Complete Title IX Sexual Harassment, safety and security, cybersecurity, and other required training. 6. Adhere to all technology user responsibilities as defined in the Technology Use Policy and Procedures, including logging in and out of classroom instructor station computers. 7. Communicate to students the evacuation, lockdown, and other safety protocols during the first class session and repeat as necessary after the last add date. Instructional Load Full-time faculty shall teach a normal course load of thirty (30) credits per academic year (fall and spring) that is approved by the Provost/EVP for AACEWD. Full-time faculty can apply Jan Session teaching credits toward full-time instructional load. A full-time faculty member may be approved by the Provost/EVP for AACEWD for an overload beyond the thirty (30) credits for the Fall or Spring Semester not to exceed six (6) credits per semester [nine (9) credits in spring if three (3) credits are assigned during Jan Session]. A separate letter of assignment for that overload will be issued. Full-time faculty teaching overload or during Jan Session or the Summer Terms are compensated at the Masters level of adjunct faculty rate. Full-time faculty cannot exceed one (1) course instructional load for Jan Session and two (2) courses per each Summer Term, unless the overload is approved by the Provost/EVP for AACEWD. Upon approval of the Provost/EVP for AACEWD, faculty may be assigned on an annual basis, other professional duties which may be substituted for a portion of their instructional load. A separate letter of assignment will be issued for the reassigned time.

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