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Faculty Resources

As a faculty member in the DCCL program, you will find the resources in this section most valuable. Please see the list of DCCL Faculty Roles and Qualifications. They are developed with you in mind, the facilitators of knowledge. These materials cover a variety of topics to include:

  • faculty-course assignments for each cohort,
  • course development materials,
  • valuable educational materials,
  • resources in print and audio-visual formats,
  • online teaching strategies, and
  • the faculty handbook.

Please take the time to explore each section so that you become familiar with the specific documents available.

As you use these items and have improvements to suggest, please be sure to pass along your comments to Roberta Teahen, director for the DCCL program.

Program Information

Here you will find documents that identify the DCCL program's mission, values, course sequences, faculty members assigned to those courses, development dates for those courses, and the locations for each session.


Curriculum Development

In this section, you will find several reference documents needed as you prepare to develop your DCCL course. If the DCCL course you are teaching has already been developed, then a review of these documents is suggested to ensure quality and continuous improvement. The document, DCCL Course Development, is provided to guide you with course development through the approval process.

Generally speaking, the DCCL curriculum is a byproduct of the program's vision, mission, and values. The framework for each course has been designed to address components of the program's comprehensive outcomes. This will be used as a basis to start developing your course content. The following items will enable you to link the appropriate instructional content to each course.

  • A document known as DCCL Form Es, Assessment Plans, and Alignment to Outcomes is available for all DCCL courses; it identifies the course description and learning outcomes, the assessment plan, and describes how course outcomes align with program outcomes.
  • The Matrix of Program Values and Course Alignment document links specific institutional and program values to individual courses. These values should be integrated in the course content and learning activities.
  • Similarly, the document Alignment of Program Outcomes and Values to Course Outcomes links the DCCL program outcomes to individual courses.  Again, these outcomes should be integrated in the course content and learning activities.
  • To ensure proper online pedagogy, a detailed rubric entitled Quality Matters is provided. Faculty should follow this closely as course(s) are developed.
  • Since many of the DCCL courses overlap in content and topical issues, and the literature is limited, the DCCL staff maintains a document called Course Content at a Glance, which details the resources used in each course. Please check this document to ensure that similar educational resources (textbooks, videos, articles, etc.) are not duplicated from one course to another. Course Content at a Glance is available from the DCCL staff.
  • Once you are ready to begin formalizing your course, use the standard format provided in the Course Sample and Template.

As you begin the development process, please be sure to consider these inputs and also ask yourself the questions noted on the Course Designer Questions document.

The DCCL director will review the Course Development/Enhancement Process document once you accept your assignment, generally six months before the course is offered. This process explains in detail expectation for the development of your course.

All new courses will be reviewed for acceptance by the DCCL program. This approval process constitutes three levels of review:

Level 1—Quality Matters Rubric will be reviewed by the Instructional Designer and the Faculty to ensure good pedagogy for online delivery.

Level 2—Course content will be reviewed by the DCCL director member and the course Faculty. Included in this review will be compliance to the learning outcomes and values as identified in the program documents, appropriate use of resources, and the integration of related academic theory and topical exploration to support the learning outcomes identified.

Level 3—The newly developed course will be reviewed in its totality to see that it is appropriately designed and meets the needs of the DCCL program. This review is conducted by the Program Director and the related Faculty. Once approved by the program director, the course can be loaded into FerrisConnect.

The timeline for course development can be found on the Faculty Course Schedules by Cohort, under the above heading Program Information.

Publications and Videos


Classroom and Technology Resources

A number of technology resources are available to DCCL faculty. They include YouTube video clips and League for Innovation iStream videos which can be embedded directly into your course(s). Additionally links are available that focus on successful online learning techniques, FerrisConnect training, etc. You are encouraged to access these resources by clicking:

 

Here you will find a running list of suggested titles and resources to be used in this program. If you come across a new title, please forward this information to Roberta Teahen so that it can be added to our list.

To arrange for classroom supplies and accommodations, please complete the Classroom Supplies and Needs form and contact Andrea Wirgau, DCCL Assistant Director.