The CFCD supports and advocates for the professional development and pedagogical initiatives of the faculty throughout the academic career. We are also available for class visits and individual or small group faculty consultation.
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What We Do
The Center for Faculty and Curricular Development (CFCD) offers programs and support for faculty at all stages in their teaching and professional development. Regular programming includes Lightning Lunches (noon discussions in the faculty dining room), a series of events designed specifically for new and junior faculty, publishing panels, open classrooms, teaching roundtables, and summer workshops. Ongoing projects include peer observation of teaching, one-on-one consultations on syllabus and assignment design, and mentoring. Visit our newsroom for upcoming programs and more.
Who We Are
CFCD Fellows
Have an idea for a new initiative? Questions about syllabus design? Reach out to our faculty fellows for conversation or consultation.
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Yuka SuzukiAs the CFCD senior faculty fellow for the 2021-2022 academic year, Yuka Suzuki is working to support individual faculty members and academic programs interested in rethinking their courses and curricula. She is also coordinating spaces for colleagues to collaborate on research and writing, to share pedagogical practices especially related to equity and inclusion, and to create a stronger sense of community for BIPOC faculty.
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A. Sayeeda MorenoA. Sayeeda Moreno is CFCD’s junior fellow for the 2021–22 academic year. Sayeeda is an assistant professor in Film and Electronic Arts. Through her ongoing programming she will focus engagement within interdisciplinarity and collaboration, to help all faculty, and particularly arts colleagues, develop as practitioners and teachers. Sayeeda will support opportunities between the performing and visual arts programs at Bard to enhance CFCD’s programming, to help widen these conversations and shape forums where faculty can exchange strategies to manage work and craft. And she will continue to address issues of wellness and support for BIPOC faculty. [email protected]
CFCD Directors
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What are your development goals?
We have the resources to help you meet them.
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NCFDD Workshop WebinarTo kick off the semester, CFCD and the Dean of the College cosponsored a workshop from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) entitled “Every Semester Needs a Plan.” Led by Dr. Carlita Favero of Ursinus College, the workshop provided concrete strategies for faculty to create and implement both professional and personal goals within the time frame of the academic semester.
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CFCD Summer WorkshopsIn addition to events scheduled during the semester, CFCD organizes workshops in June and August. Freed from the demands of the semester, faculty can step back and reenvision their courses and their teaching through these workshops. The sessions require an RSVP; readings are sent out ahead of the first session. Dates are announced on this site and via email.
CFCD Summer Workshops
In addition to events scheduled during the semester, CFCD organizes workshops in June and August. Freed from the demands of the semester, faculty can step back and reenvision their courses and their teaching through these workshops. The sessions require an RSVP; readings are sent out ahead of the first session. Dates are announced on this site and via email.
Course Design
This three-day workshop will focus on the essential steps of developing a successful course, from the initial insight and planning phase through the design of both the syllabus and major assignments. Beginning with goals specific to the course and discipline, we will work to create a semester of work that maximizes student learning without overburdening the professor. Participants will have time to work on their own courses—either a new class or one in need of reinventing—as we consider some of the best practices available to us as educators. We will consider such topics as structuring the syllabus, sequencing assignments, teaching critical thinking, making the best use of student writing and exams, integrating work done outside of class with in-class activities, developing an approach to grading, and ascertaining what students have really learned. Breakfast, lunch, and materials are included.
Teaching Writing-rich Courses
In this workshop, we’ll consider ways of building greater attention to writing into our courses. Topics include commenting efficiently on student papers, handling paper load, using peer review and/or tutors to get the most out of student drafts, and (everyone’s favorite) dealing with student grammar. Over the course of two days, we study some proven tools and practices that help ensure that students emerge from the semester as stronger, more self-aware writers, and we’ll discuss how to do all this without increasing your workload. We will also discuss ways of using writing to generate better class discussions and to promote greater learning of course content. Breakfast and lunch each day, plus a copy of John Bean’s book Engaging Ideas, are included.
Best Practices for the College Classroom: Lectures and Small Groups
It might seem that lectures and small group work are polar opposites, but many of our classes regularly employ both practices. In this one-day workshop, we’ll explore ways to get the most out of each of these activities. Rather than pitting one against the other, we’ll consider how to make each of them fully effective. In the end, what comes into view is a classroom with a varied pedagogy, to the benefit of all involved.
Syllabus Design
This session is designed for faculty who want to tweak their syllabus one last time before the semester begins. We will have sample syllabi on hand as we work through our own courses, looking at both the way the course unfolds (the plan) and the way it is presented to students (the document).
