WELCOME

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CORE ADJUNCT MEETING
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Presented By
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Importance of an Adjunct Instructor

• You are an ambassador of NSU students often
  view the university through the prism of
  experience with you
• You can make suggestions to improve the courses
  you teach to the Lead Faculty for the courses

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Potential to Collaborate on Research at NSU

• You may collaborate with full-time faculty and
  students to participate in research after
• completing training in ethical research and
  Institutional Review Board (IRB) procedures at
  http//citiprogram.org/ AND
• securing approval by the IRB at NSU BEFORE
  conducting any research http//www.nova.edu/irb/

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Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
(SACS) Commission on Colleges (COC)

• Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the
  Commission on Colleges of the Southern
  Association of Colleges and Schools (1866
  Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097 Telephone
  number 404-679-4501) to award associate's,
  bachelor's, master's, specialist, and doctoral
  degrees.
• Nova Southeastern University was first accredited
  by the Southern Association of Colleges and
  Schools (SACS) as Nova University in 1971.
• NSU received full reaffirmation of accreditation
  from the COC in July 1998.

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SACS Reaffirmation of Accreditation

• NSU is currently undergoing its reaffirmation of
  accreditation
• West Palm Beach January 18
• Georgia January 19
• Kendall January 19
• Bahamas January 20
• Jacksonville January 25
• Orlando January 26
• Tampa January 27
• Puerto Rico January 31, February 1
• Las Vegas February 2
• Pennsylvania February 9
• Dominican Republic February 2, 3
• Northern Virginia February 23, 24
• Main Campus March 19 - 23

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Simulation Project!

• NSU is embarking on an exciting simulation
  project that students will participate in
  throughout their education program
• At the undergraduate level, students will work in
  teams in a game-like simulation in which they
  make decisions impacting the issue of diversity
  in a simulated school
• Start date for the simulation is slated for
  either the Fall 2007 or Winter 2008

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Adjunct Handbook

• Review the Adjunct Handbook in order to update
  yourself on current policies and procedures.
• http//www.schoolofed.nova.edu/afso/pdf/adjunct_ha
  ndbook.pdf
• Please read the handbook carefully!

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Personnel Questions from Core Adjuncts

• For administrative questions, Adjunct Instructors
  contact Dr. Jean Lewis at 800-986-3223, ext.
  8745.
• For employment, personnel and payment questions,
  please contact the Office of Employee Services
  (employeeservices_at_nsu.nova.edu) or 954-262-7852
• For teaching assignments, please contact the
  Faculty Chair

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General UTEP Contact Information

• Dr. Jamie Manburg, Assoc. Dean
• Dr. Marliese Hogan, Director ofInternships and
  Clinical Experiences
• Dr. Wilma De Melendez, Chair Early Childhood
• Dr. Judy Mesler, Chair Exceptional Education
• Dr. Rashid Moore, Chair ESOL
• Dr. Marvin Seperson, Chair Elementary Education

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Clinical Placement and Internship Questions

• For clinical placement questions, contact
  Stephanie Carr at 800-338-4723, ext. 8422.
  sscarr_at_nsu.nova.edu
• For Internship questions, contact Dr. Marliese
  Hogan at 800-338-4723, ext. 8417.
  mhogan_at_nsu.nova.edu

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Monitor clinical field experience forms carefully.

• If there is any doubt as to whether the field
  experience took place as reported, please call
  the cooperating teacher at the school, and verify
  what took place during the field experience. 

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Contact all university personnel with your NSU
email account ONLY!

• WHY?

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Why only the NSU email address?

• It is university policy
• Your NSU address does not change
• Your private email addresses DO change, depending
  on your ISP and your shifting preferences
  Hotmail? Yahoo mail? Gmail? Bellsouth?
• The university keeps a record of all NSU email
  exchanges.

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Should you read your email from the UTEP office?

• YES, and you should read it carefully! Most
  questions are answered in this email letter from
  the UTEP office.

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PayTrax

• All contracts for teaching assignments done
  through PayTrax as specified in the Adjunct
  Handbook
• http//www.fgsnet.nova.edu/emp/request.asp.

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Class Roster Reconciliation

• If after week 2, there are names of students on
  the roster and they have not attended, then
  please submit your corrected roster to
• fseroster_at_nova.edu

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Class Time

• On-site evening classes meet for 4 hours, from
  6-10pm or 5-9. The class must meet from 6-10pm
• Online classes should meet at least once per week
  in a synchronous fashion through tools like text
  chat, Live Classroom or Elluminate. If you are
  unfamiliar with these technologies, you can
  request training in them.

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Class Time 2

• Attendance should be taken and monitored
• It is unethical to dismiss classes early - you
  are NOT doing the students any favors by
  dismissing class early even if they ask you to.
• You are the professor of students who have paid a
  lot to take your course give them their moneys
  worth!

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Office Hours

• Although you do not have a specified office,
  there are ways of making yourself available for
  students to contact you in real time. Please
  allow for an hour a week in which students can
  call you, text chat with you, or talk with you
  within Live Classroom or Elluminate.

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Technology Training

• For training in Web-CT, text chats and Elluminate
• http//www.nova.edu/cwis/oit/izone/
• For training in Live Classroom
• http//www.horizonwimba.com/products/liveclassroom
  /

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Course Evaluations

• You must remind students to take part in the
  course evaluation at the end of each term.
• The link to the Course evaluations is in the
  email sent to them by the university.
• Remind them in person if the course is on-site
  and by email or through Live Classroom or
  Elluminate.

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How to obtain your textbooks

• Go to the following website
• http//www.schoolofed.nova.edu/afso/pdf/adjunct_ha
  ndbook.pdf

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Students and Textbooks

• Students must have their textbooks on the first
  day of class.

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Where are the course syllabi?

• Course syllabi can be obtained from 2 different
  places
• The UTEP website
• http//www.schoolofed.nova.edu/undergraduate/sylla
  bi/index.htm
• Online courses have a direct link to the course
  syllabus in pdf format

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Academic Questions about Course Syllabi

• For academic questions regarding the course
  syllabus, continue to contact the full-time
  faculty identified as the Lead Faculty member
  responsible for the syllabus

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Lead Faculty Contacts

• Dr. Wilma De Melendez, Chair Early Childhood
• Dr. Judy Mesler, Chair Exceptional Education
• Dr. Rashid Moore, Chair ESOL
• Dr. Marvin Seperson, Chair Elementary Education

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Undergraduate Teacher Education Program Office of
Operations

• Maxine Mason Coordinator of Operations
• Office 954-262-7920
• Email smallm_at_nsu.nova.eduS
• Serves as Main Point of Contact for Faculty and
  Adjunct Faculty
• Coordinates undergraduate schedule of courses for
  the main campus, online and all off-campus sites
• Collaborates with Faculty Chairs to obtain
  instructional recommendations, and communicates
  these with instructors within appropriate
  timelines to obtain instructional commitments
  each semester.

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Undergraduate Teacher Education Program
Enrollment and Recruitment

• Terry Davis Director of Undergraduate Enrollment
  and Recruitment
• Office [phone]
• Email dterry_at_nsu.nova.edu
• Supervises enrollment and recruitment efforts for
  the UTEP office
• Builds partnerships and alliances with
  institutions, universities, public and private
  schools, and business corporations

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Structure of Program

• Matriculation
• Accomplished Practices
• Benchmarks
• Clinical Experiences
• Portfolio Development
• Internship
• Testing Requirements

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Matriculation Requirements

• Students must comply with the admissions
  requirements established by the Fischler School
  of Education Human Services. On admission,
  students declare themselves as intended education
  majors.

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Matriculation Requirements

• Students must earn a grade of C or better in COMP
  1500, MATH 1040, MATH 1050, and MATH 1060 or
  their equivalents.
• Students must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.5 prior
  to matriculation into an education major.

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Matriculation Requirements

• Students must submit documentation that the
  testing requirement (CLAST, General Knowledge, or
  equivalent sections of PRAXIS) have been passed
  before registration for any Benchmark II
  education course

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Florida Teacher Certification Examination

• Students should be reminded by all instructors to
  complete their required Teacher Certification
  Examination requirements as soon as
  possible.  Some students wait and hope for the
  best.  They are excluded from internship.

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Accomplished Practices

• Assessment
• Communication
• Continuous improvement
• Critical Thinking
• Diversity
• Ethics
• Human Development and Learning
• Knowledge of Subject Matter
• Learning Environments
• Planning
• Role of the Teacher
• Technology

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Benchmarks General Information

• Courses are taken in specified sequence
• All students use the SAME syllabus for the course
  
• All students must complete the Clinical
  Experience requirements

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Benchmarks General Information

• All students must complete ALL assignments,
  including the Critical Task for the specified
  course
• Adjunct instructors do not have the authority to
  delete assignments, but can add assignments to
  the standard syllabus after consultation with the
  lead faculty member

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Benchmarks General Information

• All assignments MUST have a Certificate of
  Authorship page attached, signed, with the
  assignment grade clearly indicated (letter grade).

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Benchmarks Clinical Experiences

• Clinical experiences are unique to each course

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Benchmarks Critical Tasks

• Grade of B- or higher is passing
• Give specific comments on the critical tasks,
  especially if they merit less than a B- so the
  students can remediate.
• Use specific rubric for Critical Task and
• Sign the Certificate of Authorship physically or
  electronically

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What should be on the Certificate of Authorship?

• A visible grade on the cover.
• A happy face, a check mark, or good job does
  not qualify as a grade. If students receive these
  types of grades they are instructed to request
  a letter/numeric grade from you and to alert the
  lead faculty members.

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Return of Critical Tasks

• You are required to return Critical Tasks to the
  students.
• If on-site, return the CTs to your students in
  the 8th week, or require students to provide you
  with a large stamped, self-addressed envelope
• If online, return the CTs to your students in by
  email attachment

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What is a Portfolio?

• As a part of the education technology course, the
  curriculum includes working with evidence of
  achievement (Critical Tasks). This evidence
  includes creating a portfolio to organize and
  document the requirements for Nova Southeastern
  University undergraduate requirements. Benchmark
  Portfolio is a collection and evidence of best
  practices produced while at Nova Southeastern
  University.

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Portfolio Checklists

• Checklists for all three majors
• Organized around Florida Educator Accomplished
  Practices (FEAPs) as required by the Florida
  Department of Education for tracking purposes

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Portfolio Review Time 1

• 1st Portfolio Review
• During the first course of Benchmark III, EDUC
  4320 Classroom Management/EDEC 4320 Cultural
  Diversity Family-Community Development (PreK,
  Age 3- Grade 3)

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Portfolio Review Times 2 3

• 2nd Portfolio Review
• Prior to Internship at the Group Internship
  Registration Meeting by full-time NSU faculty
• 3rd and FINAL REVIEW
• Internship Seminar instructor will do the review.
  The final review is tied to the degree conferral
  process.

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Benchmarks Testing Requirements

• MUST register for Professional Exam By completion
  of EDUC or EDEC prefix courses and present
  passing scores as part of internship registration
  process
• Must register for and provide passing scores on
  the SUBJECT AREA EXAM no later than during the
  INTERNSHIP TERM
• ALL TESTING REQUIREMENTS ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED

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Benchmarks Internship

• Internship Application -- It is the student's
  responsibility to complete and submit the
  internship application before the deadline.
• Fall semester deadline - February 1
• Winter semester deadline - July 1

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Writing skills sources for students

• Office of Academic ServicesParker Building,
  Room 100,
• 800-986-3223, ext. 8350
• www.undergrad.nova.edu/academicservices

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APA Format

• Students must prepare written assignments in APA
  format.
• APA help can be found at
• APA Formatting Style Guide
• APA Electronic Citations

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NSUs free online tutoring

• Between 200 - 1000 p.m. daily
• http//www.nova.edu/library/hh

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Help Desk for online computing

• http//www.nova.edu/help/
• Monday - Friday 700 am - 400 am
  EST/EDTSaturday Sunday 900 am - 1100 pm
  EST/EDTHours may vary during holidays
• Call us at (954) 262-HELP (4357)Toll Free
  (800) 541-NOVA (6682) x4357Email us at
  help_at_nsu.nova.edu

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NSU library resources

• Your library has a wide variety of full-text
  articles for you and your students!
• http//www.nova.edu/library/eleclib/
• If you need a tutorial on how to use the library
• http//www.nova.edu/library/dils/tutorials/educati
  on/

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Technology skills sources

• FSEHS Tech 101
• Resources for Web-CT, Webmail, Elluminate and
  other technologies
• http//www.schoolofed.nova.edu/tech101/

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Unprofessional or unethical student behaviors

• The topic of professionalism should be addressed
  in all courses.  Educators are held to a higher
  standard. If preservice teachers are displaying
  unprofessional or unethical behaviors, you may
  wish to direct them to the university policy on
  ethics
• http//www.schoolofed.nova.edu/fgshome/fgscatalogs
  .htm

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Unprofessional or unethical student behaviors 2

• Students who do not appear to possess the
  necessary disposition towards teaching should
  also be identified and this information
  communicated to the professor in charge of the
  course. 

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Plagiarism

• If you suspect plagiarism, copying and pasting a
  paragraph into Google to check often clears up
  your suspicion, for better or for worse.
• Document the instance of plagiarism
• Bring suspected case to the attention of Dr. Mark
  Seldine at
• seldines_at_nsu.nova.edu

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Portfolio Review Days

• 1st Review Winter 2007
• ALL SITES

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Faculty Portfolio Reviewers

• Main Campus - Dr. LeBlanc (MAP) and
• Dr. Trotman
•  Kendall Dr. Stetter and Dr. Moore
•  Jacksonville Jason Karp
•  Tampa Dr. Griffin
•  Orlando Dr. McCan
•  West Palm Beach Dr. Moore
•  Las Vegas Dr. Seperson

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• Thanks for your attention!

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