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Description
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During the academic year approximately 45 bulletins were authored that
covered three main areas: teaching tips, personnel information, and
information aimed at helping faculty navigate the particulars of the
university (e.g., travel expenditure policies). In general, we sent the
navigational information earlier in the year and introduced information
about personnel issues and teaching by midyear. Many of the e-mails
contained external links to helpful websites (such as writing good
multiple choice questions) and many of the e-mails were synchronized
with important events (e.g. the e-mail regarding the rules governing
retention timelines came in advance of the second year faculty’s fall
reviews). Additionally, the teaching e-mails were aimed at faculty new
to fulltime teaching. All of the e-mails were archived at a Blackboard
website so that faculty could easily access the information at a later
date The messages can viewed by interested parties by visiting http://blackboard10.imt.uwm.edu/
to view samples of the e-mail bulletins. Login as "guest3" and
use the password"guest3" - choose the course "UWL Fac
Development." Overall, the e-mail bulletins appear to benefit
faculty in three ways:
1.Providing timely accurate information in manageable chunks.
2. Conveying a sense that someone was thinking of their concerns.
3. Making the information specific to the university.
Some Teaching topics were Grading Theories Article, Letters of
Recommendation (ethical and legal considerations) and What to Include in
Syllabi & Why. Two Navigation topics included were Advising (a
series of pieces about advising students, and introduced faculty to
college advisors, career services staff, and registrar staff) and Travel
and Money Procedures. Some Personnel topics covered were Merit Pay
Procedures, Sample Tenure Timeline, and Promotion Guidelines
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