FPDC:Resources for Faculty

Collegial Development of Teaching Project (formerly AAHE- KSU Peer Review of Teaching Project)
A project focused on discussion between twelve research universities, including Kent State University, where scholarly discussions and activities on college teaching techniques, professional development and pedagogy are explored.

Information Literacy
Successful teaching and learning requires understanding of fundamental information literacy standards. This link will take you to Kent State's Libraries and Media Services' introduction to information literacy standards, which involves information seeking skills, independent learning, and social responsibility.

Scholarship of Teaching
Throughout the academic school year, AAUP and fpdc sponsor workshops that provide an opportunity for faculty to discuss the scholarship of teaching, and to engage in documenting and narrating teaching for reappointment, tenure, and promotion.

Service Learning
Throughout the academic school year, fpdc sponsors Service Learning Brown Bag lunches every first Monday of each month. Faculty are invited to bring their lunch and participate in presentation discussions led by faculty who use Service Learning as part of their classroom instruction. All sessions are held at the Faculty Professional Development Center, Room 217 Moulton Hall from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

University Teaching Council (UTC)
Among their many responsibilities related to supporting the scholarship of teaching, the UTC funds teaching and curriculum development projects and hosts an annual fall teaching conference.

Institute for CyberInformation
Located in Moulton Hall is an interdisciplinary research center whose mission includes conducting collaborative research and supporting university-industry partnerships as they relate to the application and integration of digital information technologies for knowledge management. The Institute's current focus is on network publishing and portable reading devices, such as e-books and tablets. Research projects involve faculty and students from schools and departments throughout Kent State's eight-campus network. The institute also relies on a professional board of advisers comprised of representatives from public and private organizations as well as from Kent State University to provide guidance and to help shape its research agenda.

Research Center for Educational Technology
The research conducted within RCET takes place in the Ameritech classroom in Moulton Hall. The center's purpose is to provide a collegial network for university researchers and preK-16 educators committed to studying the impact of technology on teaching and learning.

Distance Learning
Located on the third floor in Moulton Hall, the Department of Distributed Learning is responsible for servicing Kent State University and the academic community through the development, delivery, and support of courses delivered over a distance. This currently includes videoconferencing to the desktop (Learnlinc), room-based videoconferencing (VTEL), and asynchronous courses delivered via the World Wide Web. And for those of you who would like to know the requirements for setting up a web-based classes, What is a Web Course is a great place to start.

New Media Center
The New Media Center provides expert technical support through assistance in instructional design, video production, graphics production and programming. The New Media Center provides support in web site development, CD-ROM development, graphics design, and limited services in video and streaming video. To promote computer literacy, workshops are taught on basic software applications such as WebCT and LotusNotes. To learn more about seminars taught through New Media Center, visit the Kent State University Training Seminars website and scroll to IS NewMedia department.

Ohio Learning Network
Ohio Learning Network is a clearinghouse of information on technology in education that evolved from a consortium of Ohio colleges and universities working together to expand access for learning to Ohio citizens. To learn more about two grant initiatives, Professional Development Partnerships for Ohio's Teaching Faculty Grants and OLN Technology Initiative Grants funded in the past by OLN, and other funding possibilities, visit the Professional Development section of the OLN website .

Collegial Development of Teaching Project
(formerly AAHE- KSU Peer Review of Teaching Project) They focus on scholarly discussions and activities on college teaching techniques, professional development and pedagogy.

Faculty and Staff Assistance Program
The Faculty/Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) is designed to assist faculty, staff, family members and students employed by Kent State University with any type of personal problem or concern. The program provides professional mental health assessment, referral and short-term counseling services and offers workshops and programs geared toward increasing awareness of emotional health risk factors. This is a free, confidential service staffed by a licensed counselor. Workshops may be customized to suit departmental needs."

Faculty Senate
A organized body of faculty dedicated to supporting the university in its aim to promote teaching, learning, advancement of knowledge and public service. The Faculty Senate helps define roles and mechanisms for effective participation of the faculty in the formation and establishment of university policies and the conduct of university affairs. Faculty Senate meetings are held on Mondays at 3:20 pm in the Governance Chambers, second floor, Kent Student Center unless otherwise noted.

Graduate Student Senate
They are the advocates for the graduate student body. They allocate funding for graduate students to travel to conferences, as well as some funding for recognized graduate departments and recognized graduate student organizations.

The Honors College
The mission of the Honor College is to recruit, support, challenge, and encourage honors students. Information on research and scholarship opportunities can found on this page.

KSU Home Page
Official website for Kent State University.

Libraries and Media Services
Libraries and Media Services is at the center of the University's intellectual life because we bring together diverse traditions of thought, belief, and inquiry. As a critical setting for scholarly inquiry and research, Libraries and Media Services provides instruction in an academic setting, research collections of books, journals, and non-print media, and instructional support services.

Office of Adult Services
The purpose of the Office of Adult Services is to facilitate adult students' enrollment and retention to Kent State University. They provide workshops or seminars for faculty to help them understand and recognize the difference between mature adult students and younger college students and how these differences affect the attitudes and expectations of adults when they come to the university.

Research and Graduate Studies (RAGS)
A division comprised of three main branches: one that oversees all university graduate programs, one that handles details concerning all university research and one responsible for Technology Transfer and Outreach Coordination.

University Research Council (URC)
The URC fosters and stimulates the research mission of the University by studying and recommending policies respecting research; recommending priorities for support of research; recommending faculty research appointments; collecting information on research; and publicizing research efforts of the University.

University Teaching Council (UTC)
Among their many responsibilities related to supporting the scholarship of teaching, the UTC funds teaching and curriculum development projects and hosts an annual teaching conference. The also sponsor the Term Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching. In the future, they plan to work on advocacy of the scholarship of teaching at Kent.

Work/Life Program
The Work/Life Program responds to needs of faculty, staff and their families in managing the demands of work and life to promote better health, productivity, learning and work/life satisfaction. The program provides referral to family-friendly resources and promotes a supportive culture to ensure the accomplishment of the university's missions. Potential benefits include improved employee loyalty, morale, productivity, recruitment and retention, decreased stress and absenteeism, decreased expenses and increased income."

Women's Resource Center
The Women's Resource Center provides resources, services and advocacy for the women of Kent State University and the greater Kent/Portage County community.