Office for Faculty Advancement

Working closely with other offices providing faculty development across the University, the Office for Faculty Engagement and Advancement supports excellence in all areas of academic life for Montclair State University faculty members.

News and Opportunities

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  How to Zoom: Basic and Advanced Teaching Strategies for Holding Synchronous Remote Class MeetingsMonday March 23, 2020
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  3 Video Creation Tools that Regular People Can Use: Screencastify, Panopto, and LoomFriday March 20, 2020
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  First Report: 5 faculty taught “live” today and this is what they learned from our studentsFriday March 20, 2020

• March 30 @ 2:30pm – Update from CAPS: Report from the CAPS frontline and new resources for students – click on the title to learn more and to access remote Zoom session instructions.
• March 31 @ 7pm – Adjunct Faculty to Adjunct Faculty: Teaching while Coping with COVID with Reba Wissner – click on the title to learn more and to access remote Zoom session instructions.
• April 1 @ 1pm – Drop-In Teaching Support with Julie Dalley – click on the title to learn more and to access remote Zoom session instructions.
• April 1 @ 4pm – Drop-In Teaching Support with Emily Isaacs – click on the title to learn more and to access remote Zoom session instructions.
• April 2 @ 12pm – Contemplative Classroom Exercises for Reducing Stress, Increasing Concentration, and Rediscovering Purpose with Maughn Gregory, Department of Educational Foundation – click on the title to learn more and to access remote Zoom session instructions.
• March 25 @ 3pm – OFA Presentation: What you need to know about Academic Support and Academic Advising – click on the title to learn more and to access remote Zoom session instructions.
• Please visit our comprehensive resources page for topic-area materials and information.

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What We’re All About

The Office for Faculty Advancement (OFA) promotes faculty excellence in teaching and learning, scholarship, leadership, and university citizenship.  Developed out of the University’s teaching and learning center (RAUL), the Office of Faculty Advancement will retain its primary focus on excellence in teaching and learning while expanding to support faculty development in the areas of scholarship, leadership, and university citizenship.   

Primary functions of the OFA:

• Sponsorship of programs and services that further faculty advancement in teaching, research, and university citizenship,
• Development and maintenance of a clearinghouse and collaborative referral network to effectively guide faculty to programs, offices and informational sources that support their advancement. 
• Development of new initiatives, including, tool and programs to support new faculty; curricula and program development, diversity and inclusion goals, data analytics for student success, research and teaching success, and career management.