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New Faculty Resources

The New Faculty Welcome and Orientation takes place during the required Flex Days in August (part I) and January (part II) of each year. Invitations are sent to new faculty, full-time and part-time, from the Vice President of Instruction and the Academic Senate president. The New Faculty Welcome and Orientation is led by the Faculty Teaching and Learning Coordinator(s) and is an opportunity to learn of Cañada's resources and to meet new colleagues.

Below you will find resources that will help you get started at Cañada College:

Essentials for Your First Semester

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  1. Make sure you can login to Canvas, your SMCCD email and WebSMART.
  2. Review our Equitable Syllabus Guide, which includes information on finding your SLOs and Course Outline of Record in CurricuNet and Student Support Resources.
  3. Follow along with our Countdown to Canvas Course Launch Checklist to get your Canvas shell set up quickly.
  4. Once you receive your classroom assignment and keys, stop by your classroom before the first day of class to be sure your keys work and test out the technology and A/V system in the room.

If you have any questions or issues with the technology in your classroom, you can put in a work order with ITS.

        5. Attend the New Faculty Orientation on Flex Day  for important information about the college’s commitment to equity and anti-racism and to learn about resources for your teaching, support services for students, faculty evaluations procedures and more! Part-time faculty can be paid!

 

 

Teaching Resources

This resource is meant to collect all the guides, resources, templates, and examples we've found or created to help you. Faculty can explore the resources here by selecting the button below or reach out to one of us on the right to be sure you get right to the resources that address your particular needs.

Cañada College Faculty Resource Repository

 

Selecting Course Materials for Your Class

  • Textbook Affordability Subcommittee
      • Need help selecting a ZTC (Zero Textbook Cost - including all other materials) or low-cost (all materials cost less than $40) text(s)? Members on this committee can help you!
      • Open Education Resources (OER) - e.g., Pressbooks, LibreTexts, and OpenStax.
  • ZTC Adoption Program
      • Professional development support and incentives for faculty to convert courses currently using traditional textbooks to use ZTC material.
  • ZTC Adoptions - see what your colleagues are using (listed by discipline, course, and instructor).

 

Library Resources

  • Faculty & Staff
    • Need a library instructional session, orientation, tour, workshop, or video? Want to have your course textbook put on reserve in the library? Interested in adding other physical inventory from your department/program via the Library's check out system for tracking/inventory purposes? You can find more information on the library faculty resource page.
  • Library Instruction
    • The Cañada Librarians can show your class how to search the library databases, create citations, evaluate resources, formulate keywords, and more! Sessions can range from a brief 15-minute overview of library resources to 90-minute custom-tailored workshops related to your class or specific assignment. To request a session, fill out the library instruction request form. Please allow at least two weeks to collaborate with you to prepare a library research lesson for your class.
  • Library Technology
    • Students can check out WiFi hotspots, laptops, Chromebooks, and graphing calculators. Check out our Library Technology page for the most up-to-date policies and other information.

 

Participatory Governance

Participatory governance is defined as a collaborative effort of administration, faculty, staff, and students for the purpose of providing high quality college programs and services. All members of the campus community are invited to participate in planning for the future and in developing policies, regulations, and recommendations under which the College is governed and administered (see California Education Code (70901(b)(1)(E)). 

Participatory Governance Bodies

The primary stakeholder groups at Cañada College are Senates:

Representatives from each stakeholder group come together with college administrators to collaborate in the following participatory governance Councils:

and College Committees:

The reporting structure between participatory governance bodies, as of May 17, 2023, is depicted in the chart below:

partic gov reporting structure

A Compendium of Participatory Governance Bodies describes the role, responsibility, membership and relationship of all college-wide committees to the PBC.  Other Operational Groups or Task Forces may exist for a specific purpose (see definitions below) but are not participatory governance groups.