Description of Various Resources Used by Faculty
Self-Service: Access to schedule, rosters, submission of grades, grade change forms, and Never Attended, as well as faculty personal documents such as earnings statements, tax information, benefits, stipend payments, and more (access this through our website, under EMPLOYEE).
CRM Advise: Location of retention alerts to contact success coaches about at-risk students (access this through our website, under EMPLOYEE, and under EMPLOYEE RESOURCES).
D2L (Brightspace): Our learning management system, to include a pathway for one on one LMS support.
Employee Portal: Location for work-related documents and forms.
Foundations of Course Quality: An introductory guide, developed by current faculty - intended to provide all Temple College faculty with a common knowledge base in the foundational concepts that effective college courses are built upon.
Foundations of Course Quality (Insert Course Below?)
Additional Resources
Academic Resources and Policies
Outside Work and Responsibilities
Instructional Assignments Policy
Instructions for Uploading Your CV to the college website
Professional Development (faculty usually are expected to complete 3 sessions per semester)
Computer Resources and Acceptable Use of Computers
Pay and Leave Policies
Faculty Resources and Institutional Resources
Employee Resources: (Click on Quicklinks for: Employee Portal, Self-Service, Central Workspace, Staff CRM Advise, Recruit Portal, D2L)
Testing Center Cover Sheet and Cover Sheet for Multiple Exams (only accessible with TC Google account)
Academic Year Expectations for Faculty
Welcome Week--(Welcome Week is the first week before the semester starts. The first day begins with an Opening Session with all faculty and staff. Department and division meetings take place during this week along with opportunities for professional development.)
Required Trainings--(Faculty members are required to complete FERPA, Sexual Discrimination/Harassment training, Using AI Responsibly, Drug Free Workplace, and Cybersecurity. These are tasks assigned in NEOED and are due within 30 days of employment.)
No Show--(Each semester has a date set aside for a no show report. This involves keeping track of students who have not completed any work by that date. Be on the lookout for emails from the registrar for instructions.)
Census--(Each semester has a date set aside for the census. This involves verifying your class rosters.)
Grades Due--(Each semester has a due date for all grades. Usually it is noon the day after the semester ends. Pay attention to department policies regarding a printed or digital gradebook submission.)
Commencement--(The spring semester commencement takes place at the Huntington Bank Expo (formally Cadence Bank Center/Bell County Expo Center). Faculty are expected to attend. Policy is linked here.)
Student Support Resources
Circle of Support--resource for breaking down barriers for student success
Leopard Pantry--help for students with food insecurities
Student Accommodations Application
Title IX Office (also applies to pregnancy-related accommodations)
Tutoring Resources (Faculty tutoring students in math, chemistry, biology, and English)
Tutor.com (Tutor.com is a free on-demand, 1-to-1 online tutoring service available to Temple College students 24/7 . Access to Tutor.com is available directly from students’ Desire2Learn (D2L) homepages.) How it works.
Scholarships and Loans Available through Temple College Foundation
Mental Health Resources
For information on mental health resources please go to https://www.templecollege.edu/resources/mental-health-resources.html
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 or text HELP to 741741 (press 1 for veterans, 2 for students)
988- Crisis Lifeline
Friends in Crisis: 254-245-8629
Families in Crisis: 1-888-799-7233 (24 hr Hotline)
Local Mental Health Crisis Lines: 1-800-888-4036 (Temple); 1-800-841-1255 (Round Rock)
Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or text HELP to 88788
Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990, or text HELP to 66746
Central Texas Youth Services: Safe Place Hotline-1-800-421-8336
National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
Child Protective Services (CPS): 1-800-422-4453 (NOTE: Timeline for Professionals: State-licensed professionals and facility staff with child contact must report suspicions within 24 hours. You cannot delegate this duty to a supervisor.)
All One Health: Employee Assistance Program - (Offers Mental Health Sessons, Life Coaching, Financial Consultation, Legal Referrals, etc.)
Brightspace/D2L Getting Started Playlist
(other videos provided on the D2L page on this website)
Best Practices for Teaching Online
Mountain View College (MVC) and the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) joined forces to design, develop, and promote a nationally recognized professional learning program that supports faculty and instructional initiatives. The first collaboration aims to incorporate universal standards into online teaching and learning while providing national recognition for faculty who successfully complete a series of openly accessible courses. The idea is to increase awareness of best practices at higher education institutions across the country and provide external recognition to online faculty at NISOD member institutions.
Access directions to this very valuable webinar are for Temple College faculty only. Available here.
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