Form I

Salt Lake Community College Goal Setting Worksheet

Facultys Name:

TEACHING

Mark O. Jarvis

Evaluation Period:

2015

to

2016

_______75______%

(Choose from 60 to 75%)

Identify professional objectives serving as rationale for distributed weight:
1.

Instructional Delivery
a. Gather informal, confidential evaluations from the students at least once per semester.
i. Create a webform on Google Drive to solicit anonymous feedback on those
issues. Send the students a link to the webform via email and encourage
them, in person or by email, to submit their viewpoints.
b. Review feedback and incorporate it into my instructional delivery, where appropriate.
i. Notify the students of changes I will make to the class.
ii. Explain my rationale for not implementing suggestions that received
significant support.
c. Use technology in the classroom, including PowerPoint, TurningTechnology clickers,
SMART board, in-class video clips, etc.
d. Post PowerPoint slides on Canvas, so students have a copy of the in-class notes.
i. Post a PDF version as handouts for those who take written notes: 3 slides
per page, with lines for adding handwritten notes.
ii. Post a PPT version for those who take electronic notes.
e. Maintain a Teaching Resource list of supplemental content (news articles, video clips,
etc.) for use in teaching.
f. Incorporate links to the Teaching Resource materials in PowerPoint slides, so students
who are interested can learn more about the content outside of class.
i. Imbed content into slides for content that I intend to cover during class.
ii. Add a FYI: More to the Story page at the end of the files, for students to
explore on their own, if interested.

2.

Instructional Design and Assessment

a. Attend ePortfolio Bootcamp.
b. Redesign ePortfolio rubric in light of college goals/objectives.
c. Design at least two new in-class learning activities each semester.
i. For FHS 1500, add a discussion about neurological development and Hebbian
Theory. Over the course of the semester, apply Hebbian Theory to
development of the senses (vision vs. hearing, depth perception in the visual
cliff experiment, etc.), attachment theory, and so on.
ii. For FHS 1500, add an in-class Observation starter. Use an online observation
of a toddler to illustrate how to do an observation, how many concepts can be
observed in less than 2 minutes of content, etc.
iii. For FHS 2400, add a discussion about legal v. practical family processes.
Discuss polygamy as an example: Utahs anti-polygamy law is not designed
to prevent legal marriage to more than one spouse (since that is already
barred by federal law), but to prevent informal polygamy (extramarital
cohabitation).
iv. For FHS 2400, add an additional learning activity.
v. For FHS 2450, add an announcement about discussing sexuality with
children.
vi. For FHS 2450, add an additional learning activity/announcement.
d. Post sample assignments to guide students in fulfilling written assignments.
e. Message students who score below 70% on quizzes and invite them to meet with me

f.
g.

to discuss strategies to improve.

Design a new plagiarism tutorial that is more basic than the Cornell tutorial.
Prepare FHS 1500 CCO for 5 year review.

3.

Field/discipline Knowledge Applied to Teaching

a. Subscribe to and read Journal of Marriage and Family. Incorporate content into
teaching, as appropriate.
b. Subscribe to and read Family Relations. Incorporate content into teaching, as
appropriate.
c. Subscribe to and read Journal of Family Theory and Review. Incorporate content into
teaching, as appropriate.

4.

Course Management
a. Arrive for class 10-15 minutes early each day.
b. Post and hold regular office hours; in addition, use a Bruinmail Google Calendar form
to allow students to arrange phone meetings and in-person appointments outside of
regular office hours.
c. Respond to message from students in a timely manner: within one business day.
d. Post messages to students on Canvas Announcements page, so students have ongoing
access to the information, for their reference.
i. Refer back to these announcements as relevant questions arise, so students
recognize that the page is there as a resource.
e. Maintain the signup sheet for Eccles Lab School observations in the Bruinmail Google
Calendar, so students can see the appointments in their own calendars upon signup.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

_____10_______%

(Choose from 10 to 20%)

Identify professional objectives serving as rationale for distributed weight:
1.

Professional Organizations
a. Maintain membership in the National Council on Family Relations.
b. Serve on the board for the Utah Council on Family Relations and provide assistance
with the annual conference, as appropriate.
c. Maintain membership in the Utah State Bar Association, since issues of family and
criminal law are directly related to subjects that I teach. Where possible, focus
continuing education activities on areas related to my courses (esp. family law).
d. Serve on the governors Utah Marriage Commission.
e. Participate in and contribute to the CTE Refocus Meeting.

2.

Field of Knowledge
a. Subscribe to and read the Journal of Marriage and Family, Family Relations, and
Journal of Family Theory and Review. Focus on articles related to subjects I teach
(lifespan development, marriage/family, and/or human sexuality).
b. Attend the annual meeting for the National Council on Family Relationships. Arrange,
ahead of time, to attend sessions directly related to subjects I teach (lifespan
development, marriage/family, and/or human sexuality).
c. Attend and assist with the annual conference for the Utah Council on Family
Relationships, arranging to attend sessions directly related to my curriculum, as above.
d. Monitor the status of legal cases/issues relevant to my teaching, such as the Brown v.
Buhman (Sister Wives) polygamy case, which is currently under appeal in Utah federal
court.

SERVICE

_____15________%
(Choose from 15 to 30%)

College Service

_____100________%
(Choose from 50 to 100%)
Within SERVICE:
Partnerships &
____0_________%
Community Service
(Choose from 0 to 50%)
Identify professional objectives serving as rationale for distributed weight:
1.

Department/College Service
a. Serve at recruiting events (CampusConnect, etc.)
b. Serve as Course Lead for FHS 1230, 1500, 2400, and 2450.
i. Prepare updates/materials for all classes.
ii. Observe adjunct faculty.
iii. Create training content.
iv. Answer questions and address issues/concerns. Respond to questions within
one business day.
v. Train instructors on individual basis as necessary, via electronic or face-toface instruction.
vi. Prepare FHS 1500 for 5-year review.
vii. Update Teaching Resource content (see above) on shared Canvas site.
c. Serve on the General Education Curriculum Committee.
i. After each meeting, send relevant issues to department members for their
comments/feedback.
ii. Provide detailed feedback to courses under review, as assigned.
d. Sharing research/knowledge from conferences
i. Seek feedback from adjunct faculty about conference sessions to attend.
ii. Post information/materials from conference sessions for faculty to access.

2.

Partnerships & Community Service

a. Serve as a Concurrent Enrollment liaison.
i. Review customized textbook for issues regarding sex education policy.
ii. Prepare updates/materials for CE classes.
iii. Maintain shared Dropbox folder with updated materials for CE teachers.
iv. Provide orientation for new teachers.
v. Answer questions and address issues/concerns. Respond to questions within
one business day.
vi. Train instructors on individual basis as necessary, via electronic or face-toface instruction.
b. Serve on the board for the Utah Council on Family Relations and provide assistance
with the annual conference, as appropriate.
c.
Serve on the governors Utah Marriage Commission.
d. Oversee the Eccles Lab School observation signup process, in consultation with
Sharlie Barber.

Committee Selection
Two full-time faculty members must be selected to participate in the peer members of the Sitting
Committee.
Lois Oestreich
Signatures:

Sally Schramm

Faculty Sitting Committee Member

Date

Faculty Sitting Committee Member

Date

Academic Administrator

Date