Become a Faculty Fellow

Interested in Becoming a Faculty Fellow with The Teaching Center?
Explore the details below and feel free to reach out to us at theteachingcenter@nscc.edu with any questions.

Mission of The Teaching Center Fellows

To provide services online, virtually, and at multiple NSCC campuses so that all faculty members, full-time and part-time, will have the opportunity to engage in the following activities:

1. develop and employ skills and expertise which have been shown to increase student retention and completion rates;

2. design and attend professional workshops and multimedia resources which promote pedagogical excellence; and

3. investigate future needs and articulate strategic directions for professional development for the faculty across all campuses.

The Teaching Center Faculty Fellows are all chosen from full-time faculty. The Faculty Fellows are responsible for planning, promoting, implementing, and assessing professional development experiences for faculty and for conducting faculty-driven scholarship on institution-wide initiatives, challenges, and opportunities. The Faculty Fellows also play a major role in mentoring and/or consulting with faculty members seeking support and advice on improving their teaching practices.

 

 

What Does a Faculty Fellow Do?

• Plan, develop, implement, and assess appropriate and relevant professional development experiences for the faculty, particularly those associated with advancing pedagogy and student engagement across the institution.

• Engage in scholarly activity that meets institutional needs or addresses institutional challenges associated with improving teaching and student success at the college.

• Serve as mentor and/or consultant to faculty members who contact The Teaching Center.

• Assist the Teaching Center Director with assessing The Teaching Center programs and projects.

• Occasionally work in the evenings.

• Occasionally travel throughout the service area, outside of the service area, and across the state for relevant meetings and activities.

• Serve 7.5 hours each week to meet the needs of The Teaching Center (weekly fellow meeting, development of workshops, travel to campuses, office hours, leading workshops, professional development, etc.)

• Serve a term of two years in The Teaching Center. (Faculty Fellows will rotate positions so that two or three fellows will be replaced each year.)

 

 

Who May Become a Faculty Fellow?

(Minimum Qualifications)

• Must be full-time teaching faculty member at Nashville State Community College in good standing;

• Must have served at the college full-time for a minimum of three years; and

• Must have a strong record of teaching effectiveness, service to students and to the college, and performance of faculty duties/responsibilities

 

How Are Faculty Fellows Compensated?

• Each academic year, the Fellow will be awarded 6 TLCs of reassigned time (3 TLCs each fall and spring semesters; 3TLCs equals 7.5 hours of work per week).

 

Application Procedures:

The current Teaching Center Fellows, Director of The Teaching Center, and the Executive Director of Online Learning & Teaching Innovation will facilitate the selection process with appropriate consultation from the associated Dean(s) and the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The President has final approval.

 

When to Apply

A call for applications will be announced during the Fall semester to fill positions for the following Fall semester. Interviews take place in early February.

 

What You Will Need

Candidates will submit the following items to indicate interest in becoming a Faculty Fellow.