Assuring Instructional Quality: The SCPS Faculty System
Session Type
Thinking (Concurrent Session): 60-75 minutes
Session Description
Like many continuing education units, the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at Loyola University Chicago relies primarily on adjunct faculty, as these instructor-practitioners provide the kind of application-oriented learning that adult students want. However, adjunct faculty can pose a set of challenges: they often feel marginalized, and may not receive sufficient training and support. SCPS has devised a comprehensive faculty system to respond to the particular needs of adjunct faculty and ensure instructional quality. This system is based on the integration and recognition of our instructors, and shaped by our work with them as esteemed and involved colleagues. It consists of the following aspects: New faculty orientation; mentoring, review, and promotion; on-going faculty development; collaborative course and program development; professional development funds and teaching awards; participation in school events; and the formation of a Faculty Advisory Board.
Session Focus
Online Programming
Accelerated Programs
Leadership
Professional Development
Session Audience
Faculty
Program Staff
Deans & Senior Administrators
Primary Presenter
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/686b604de2f1fa66da87eb66f3ad0650.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Jeanne Widen, Ph.D, Loyola University Chicago")
Jeanne Widen, Ph.D, Loyola University Chicago
Brief Bio
Dr. Jeanne Widen is the Associate Dean and prior Faculty Director of Online Education at the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at Loyola University Chicago. She started teaching literature and writing courses on-ground in 1987 and online in 2004. She has many years of administrative experience in higher- and adult-education, in the United States and abroad, and in traditional and online programs. Jeanne has mentored numerous new faculty and those teaching online.
Presenter 2
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c79251db76c73fe7317ccef9ec2c694a.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Dr Amy Conlan Jordan, Loyola University Chicago")
Dr Amy Conlan Jordan, Loyola University Chicago
Brief Bio
Amy Conlan Jordan, Ph.D.
Amy serves as Director of Special Projects and is a member of the faculty at Loyola University Chicago’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Amy is lead faculty for Introduction to Degree Completion, The Capstone, and Leadership, Culture and Ethics. She is the PLA Coordinator for SCPS and is involved in the school’s ongoing curriculum design. Amy has enjoyed a lifelong career in education, working overseas and in both faculty and administrative capacities.