Valencia College was named a “Great College to Work For™” by The Chronicle of Higher Education. We work to ensure that our faculty have all the tools needed to provide high-quality education to our students, as well as the programs to help you to continue your professional development.
Faculty Development
Are you interested in enhancing your practice, developing new and innovative strategies, and improving your students' learning? How about learning from your colleagues and sharing your expertise in a collaborative community within your campus, discipline or division?
Valencia College's comprehensive, competency-based faculty development program provides a variety of opportunities, from face-to-face seminars to online and mixed-mode. Classes are uniquely designed and facilitated by Valencia College experts—your colleagues.
Faculty Development seeks to support all faculty members as they expand their professional practices and examine their ongoing development in the seven Essential Competencies of a Valencia College Educator. The goal of the Valencia College faculty development program is to engage teachers, scholars and practitioners in continuous improvement processes that result in student learning.
Whether you are looking for a single class or interested in working towards a certificate program, you can create your plan for development today:
- Check out faculty development programs
- Contact a member of the faculty development team
- Register now
Faculty Association
The Valencia Collegewide Faculty Association represents faculty through six campus assemblies: East, Lake Nona, Osceola, Poinciana, West and Winter Park.
Representatives from the campuses meet as the Faculty Council and function as a governing council of the college on issues concerning faculty.
Faculty Credentials Procedures Manual
Procedures, forms, and general information are based on the Faculty competence standard and guidelines specified by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) through the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement. The purpose of this manual is to provide technical and procedural clarification for individuals responsible for faculty selection and credentialing.
Faculty Development News
Stay updated on the latest faculty development news—from new and upcoming EDGE courses to helpful tips covering a wide range of topics to bulletin board postings.
Curriculum Proposals
Get general information, procedural guidelines and process forms related to curriculum proposals.
Curriculum Proposals
Faculty Tools
Faculty Resources
There are a number of resources available to help faculty members with anything they may need from collegewide general information to classroom details and human resources contacts.
- Collegewide resources
- Adjunct faculty development
- Contracts and payroll
- Classroom information
- Faculty Incentive Plan
Faculty Websites
Faculty FrontDoor provides a website for faculty members to list information—from location and hours to class materials. Include a short welcome letter or introduction for other faculty and students to get to know you.
- Location, hours and contact information
- Course materials
- Syllabi
- Faculty introduction
Institutional Effectiveness and Planning
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning is organized to support the demands of meaningful institutional effectiveness planning and implementation efforts within Academic Affairs and throughout the college.
Service Learning
Service learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility and strengthen communities. It allows both students and faculty to blend educational goals with their passions
- Foster student participation
- Raise awareness of social issues
- Become a "facilitator" of knowledge
Study Abroad and Global Exchanges
The Study Abroad and Global Experiences (SAGE) office has funding for faculty to travel overseas to gain a greater understanding and appreciation for another country and culture in order to internationalize their curriculum.
- Job shadowing and interviews
- Guest speaking/teaching
- Research
Teaching/Learning Academy
The Teaching/Learning Academy (TLA), a community of practice, supports new professors, counselors and librarians as they develop individualized learning plans, a fundamental phase of the tenure process designed to assist tenure candidates to expand and improve their professional practices and students' learning.
- Action research project
- Candidate resources
- Panel reviews/seminar series
Video Productions
The video production team, as a part of the Public Relations department, works with faculty and staff to create professional and captivating videos. Utilizing high-quality equipment and production spaces we are able to help guide a project from rough idea into a polished final product. Our goal is to create videos that are designed to help support broader Valencia College initiatives and serve the college as a whole.
- Single and Multi-Camera Production
Voiceover
Video Conversion