Introduction

Our services are listed below:

  1. Planning and implementing matters related to the enhancement of faculty members’ professional skills and knowledge.
  • Providing consulting services associated with the professional development of faculty members.
  • Carrying out teaching evaluations.
  • Bestowing an Excellence in Teaching Award/Excellent Academic Advisor Award (includes offering flexible compensation).
  • Planning and providing education/training for teaching assistants.
  • Implementing other measures related to faculty development.

Our office is located in Room L0603, 6th floor, Da-Ai Building, Main Campus

Overview

The details of our services are listed below:

  • Assisting in the professional development of faculty members
    1 . Sponsor teaching related seminars/workshops/demonstrations.
    2 . Provide grants associated with the professional development of faculty members.
    3 . Organize faculty members’ professional development groups.
    4 . Offer consulting sessions for preparing lesson plans.
    5 . Provide awards for excellent lesson plans.
    6 . Offer sessions related to innovative and featured teaching.
    7 . Assist in providing problem-based-learning (PBL) courses.

  • Implementing teaching evaluations and providing awards
    1. Carry out teaching evaluations.
    2. Bestow an Excellence in Teaching Award/Excellent Academic Advisor Award (includes offering flexible compensation).

  • Providing consultation and assistance in teaching.
    1. Provide teaching resources.
    2. Offer education/training sessions for new faculty members.
    3. Conduct classroom observations.
    4. Call a meeting of the Committee for Faculty Professional Development.
    5. Assist faculty members who have not passed the faculty review.
    6. Encourage senior faculty members to work with junior faculty members.

  • Assisting teaching assistants
    1. Offer education/training sessions
    2. Evaluate TAs’ job performances
    3. Offer awards

  • Operating the Center for Regional Teaching Resources:
    1. Set up faculty members’ E-portfolios
    2. Assist students to take courses offered by other institutions, and students of other institutions to enroll into our courses
    3. Collaborate with other educational institutions to share resources with each other (e.g., books, equipment, etc.).

Members

MembersDuties
Chief:
Li-Fen Lu
Phone:
(03)856-5301 ext. 1112  
Email: lifen@mail.tcu.edu.tw		Manage matters related to faculty development.
Administrative assistant:
Li-Ling Syue
Phone:
(03)856-5301 ext. 1112
Email: syuecatcat@mail.tcu.edu.tw		Organize faculty members’ professional development groups.
Sponsor sessions related to faculty members’ multi-level promotions and offer various seminars.
Record faculty members’ continuing education hours.
Sponsor empowerment courses for faculty members.
Implement classroom observations.
Offer awards (including the award given for a PBL lesson plan).
Carry out education/training, evaluation, and awards related to teaching assistants.
Administrative assistant: Wan-Ting Li
Phone:
(03)856-5301 ext. 1126
Email: thingirl38@mail.tcu.edu.tw		Deal with official documents and announcements related to the Division.
Sponsor English empowerment courses for faculty members.
Provide grants to faculty members for participating in professional development activities.
Provide incentives for senior faculty members to assist junior faculty members.
Assist faculty members who have not passed the faculty review.
Implement a Teaching Practice Research Program.
Review grant applications for innovative and featured teaching programs.
Select faculty members for the Excellence in Teaching Award.
Call a meeting of the Committee for Faculty Members’ Professional Development.

Homepage