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Criterion 3
The faculty development program has sufficient resources to achieve its mission, is conducted by faculty members with expertise in faculty development, and builds capacity by expanding the number of individuals skilled in offering faculty development.
| Sub-Criteria | Examples of evidence |
|---|---|
| 3.1. The school encourages and supports faculty development by providing resources needed to achieve goals and sustain activity. | Narrative description of how the school encourages participation in faculty development and supports the faculty development program. Describe the faculty development staffing and budget, including sources of revenue (e.g., school support, charges for services, grants, contracts, other), and adequacy of resources to achieve and sustain the mission of the program. Describe where the program and faculty development team fit within the school’s organizational structure and how this location enables the team to influence the organization. If there are other forms of support for faculty development, please describe. |
| 3.2. Faculty developers possess the requisite expertise to provide exemplary faculty development and receive support for their own professional and scholarly development. | Narrative description of the recruitment, selection and preparation of faculty developers for their role including alignment with values of the organization and how they are supported by the school to advance their own scholarly and professional development, including keeping up-to-date with developments in the field. |
| 3.3 The school has systematic strategies to include and develop a range of faculty developers from diverse backgrounds (full and/or part-time) | Narrative description with an example of how the school facilitates building capacity for faculty developers, and how it promotes the engagement of developers from diverse backgrounds. |
These examples are provided by reviewers and are intended to be indicative rather than exhaustive. You may have other evidence that would be equally important and which support your case for excellence.