Ticking away the moments: Assessing faculty roles with time on task

Abstract

More frequent calls for accountability in higher education have led to increased scrutiny on what students are doing and learning while in college. Because faculty are important contributors to the student experience, the ability to realistically analyze how faculty spend their time engaging students in learning is a key component in being able to answer these calls for accountability. The purpose of this presentation will be to examine and discuss how faculty time on task can be used to enhance a wide variety of conversations about faculty roles, development, contributions, and productivity. A new method of analyzing faculty productivity will be presented, and participants will discuss how such an assessment of faculty time can be useful in discussions about institution mission and goals, faculty roles at the institution, faculty professional development, and faculty tenure and promotion.