Delta College
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses

Release time and funding is available to Academic Sustainability Coordinator specifically to expand faculty sustainability learning opportunities. Coordinator has access to funding for development, conference/workshop/seminar attendance, and other related venues. Release time is offered for faculty curriculum development including sustainability-related courses. Example: science faculty for GIS curriculum development which will include tree mapping/carbon sequestration projects). Faculty have access to funding for development, conference/workshop/seminar attendance, and other related venues. Professional development is offered through Center for Organizational Success, off-campus workshops/conference/training, and online courses. An annual Professional Development Allowance (PDA) and free/discounted tuition is available. Sustainability Tours highlighting Campus as a Learning Lab opportunities are offered throughout the academic year. Faculty are invited to join sustainability-immersed study abroad travel in an exploratory capacity. As an exploratory traveler, the faculty member participates in all of the travel activities, lectures, and excursions to either lead a future trip or to help to write a new class for another faculty to lead. PDA funds can be applied. EDU369W-Educating for Global Participation with Travel, https://applications.delta.edu/sites/CurriculumDevelopment/Pages/CourseDetail.aspx?CourseID=56311, is open to all full and part-time faculty and staff to assist educators in various aspects of global education, including exploring the meaning of global education, developing and participating in learning abroad experiences, and discussing how educators can help students, colleagues, and members of the community become more globally educated. Objectives to demonstrate awareness and understanding of the importance and usefulness of Global Education for the 21st century include: A. Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnectedness of human activity and the impact on others at various levels of (local, national, international). B. Increase awareness of resources, organizations, and institutes for additional information and professional development in the areas of Global Peace and Sustainability. Sustainability course assistance via the campus sustainability portal website provides guidance for faculty creating S-related courses, opportunity to collaborate will continue with varied groups, and the option to join the Academic Sustainability Team who encourage sustainability activities within their respective divisions and disciplines. Site contains documents to help walk faculty through the process of designating a course as Sustainability-Related. Detailed examples of S-Related assignments developed by Delta College faculty are provided to help generate new ideas for a class and to identify faculty who might be willing to assist. https://sites.delta.edu/employeeinfo/sustainability/Pages/default.aspx Sustainability class sections increased by 10% in FA16 – WN17 over FA15 – WN16. This included 54 separate courses in which some or all sections are s-related. The number of full-time faculty teaching sustainability-related class sections has doubled over the past three years from 15 FT faculty (2014-15), 28 FT faculty (2015-16), to 30 FT faculty (2016-17). Additional growth is expected in both number of S-related courses and number of faculty teaching S-related classes. Since 2014, six sustainability-immersed study abroad travel venues have been completed including nearly 100 students, 10+ with honors option, and all earning a Sustainability-Focus designation on their transcript. Looking ahead to 2018, two destinations are in the planning stage. Four new faculty have been recruited as exploratory/mentor trip leaders.

Faculty have access to funding for development, conference/workshop/seminar attendance, and other related venues. An annual Professional Development Allowance (PDA) and free/discounted tuition is available. Faculty are invited to join sustainability-immersed study abroad travel in an exploratory capacity. As an exploratory traveler, the faculty member participates in all of the international travel activities, lectures, and excursions. PDA funds can be applied.