Thunderwater Organizational Learning Institute

Full-Time Employee Professional Development

Professional Development Course Descriptions & Annual Expectations

Professional Development Course Descriptions
Intercultural Competence
Cooperative Learning
Electronic Research Sources and Strategies
Lakeside Chat
Visions of Excellence (Richland)
Formation
LearnLabs

Professional Development Expectations (Requires Novell login)

All Full-time and Limited Full-time Employees are expected to complete a minimum of 26 hours of professional development each academic year. These expectations include the following:

 

FERPA

1 hour

Keeping Safe in a Campus Emergency          

1 hour

Intercultural Competence

3 hours

Richland College Convocation

3 hours

Staff Development Day/Conference Day

6 hours

Continuous Improvement*

6 hours

Job-Specific Elective Credits**

6 hours

 

26 Total Hours


(*Emphasis is on supervisor approved, continuous improvement professional development
focused on the department’s annual continuous improvement strategies: assessment of student
learning outcomes, assessment of service excellence, process mapping and improvement, or
program review.)

(**Emphasis is on supervisor approved, job-specific training. Some training sessions will be
college-wide requirements. The college-wide required session topics will be determined during
ThunderTeam’s annual strategic planning retreat.)

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