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Remote Teaching

Teaching online does not remove a faculty member's responsibility to have a regular physical presence on campus. Such a presence is necessary to provide the level of engagement, leadership, availability, and effective communication appropriate to a faculty member and will be a consideration in promotion and tenure evaluations, along with the more specific measures of teaching, service, and scholarship. (Faculty Handbook Section 4.1.4.)

Remote teaching requires a faculty member to 1) be credentialed in advance to teach remotely and 2) either be assigned to a remote or hybrid course or have the prior permission of the Chair.  

Contact Sabrina Qureshi for more information on the specific training requirements and this policy. Unless a Faculty member has been assigned to a hybrid or remote course modality, they must request approval from the Chair for any remote teaching in advance.  

Tenure and Promotion Resources

Important Dates

College-wide tenure and promotion standards are stated in the Faculty Handbook on the following pages:

Departmental Standards can be obtained by Department Chairs in each Department. See the Academic Affairs Council of Chairs List for current Department Chairs. 

 

Sample Faculty Materials

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AI Resources

UVA Wise requires a clear AI policy in your classes that makes every attempt to clarify precisely where AI can and cannot be used in your assignments. Sample policies from multiple faculty at UVA Wise are linked below.

No AI checker is a smoking gun, and charges of plagiarism with AI are nearly impossible to prove. When in doubt, CAFE suggests inviting the student into your office to talk privately about their work and how it was produced. Many students are unaware that Grammarly and other grammar checker sites are now AI-driven and may not be ethical in some uses. This can be a great teaching moment for them and you.

MLA and CCCC recommend the use of portfolios and multiple drafts with instructor and peer feedback as the single best preventative measure to avoid AI plagiarism in writing, as you can easily track the organic evolution of an assignment. Making assignments uniquely specific or personal to your course materials and discussions, requiring AI checks by students, and in-class assignments all help avoid AI usage, but the best way to make students ethical is to teach them where and how AI can be useful in preliminary research, pre-writing including brainstorming, and as a structural model for basic paragraph development, but also not helpful due to inaccuracies in interpreting and assessing sources including programming hallucinations, lack of application and nuanced understanding of complex topics. 

Be aware that since AI can't easily be proven, charges can create a hostile environment over unprovable accusations, so tread carefully and check with your Chair before making any accusations. When you need to do so, try to be calm and respectful to students and have these conversations privately, as you should when addressing any personal issue with a student. 

Faculty are encouraged to consider a variety of alternative grading options to evaluate learning. Unlike flat print essays, grading by contract, specifications grading, graded discussions, presentations, exit interviews, standards-based grading, and portfolio grading are all useful ways to avoid AI-inclined assignments. 

Feel free to contact Emily Dotson at ead2y@uvawise.edu if you have any questions. 

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Advocacy and Opportunity Resources

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Outside Training and Resources

NEW FOR 2025

NCFDD

We now have access to free memberships at two wonderful organizations that provide valuable teaching resources.  NEW: UVA has extended their membership in NCFDD to UVA Wise faculty.  Active your institutional membership account by visiting NCFDD and selecting University of Virginia as your institution. Membership in this Detroit based for-profit organization gives you access to a monthly newsletter and notices about registering for their (paid) online programs and events.  

OLC

Nursing has subscribed to the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and is allowing all UVA Wise Faculty access to their membership, which includes reduced rates for online teacher certification courses that start in early January (schedule at Institute Schedule). OLC Is here to support you with resources to help with your online teaching and learning goals and objectives. You already have a membership through your institution - all you need to do is explore the possibilities. To Access OLC: 

Create your own OLC User Account/Profile - ensures member benefits are available to you.

Sign up to receive OLC Today (weekly newsletter) - this is our best means of communicating what's new in the world of online learning and education.

Explore the Online Learning Consortium page and check out free resources available to you (download Playbooks from our Tools for Educators: Communities of Practice in Higher Education or Supporting Online Adjunct Faculty Across Institutional Roles; sign up to watch OLC Webinars (live or recordings).

Rejuvenate: Take time to refuel - commit to a higher level of learning and involvement. Explore OLC Online Teaching Certificate Programs to advance your career. 

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