Faculty Orientation Checklist
The following checklist was created to help new or fairly new faculty find their way around North Island College and know what to ask or look out for.
General Employment
ITEM |
CONTACT/SOURCE |
INFORMATION OR OTHER DETAILS |
CHECK |
| Office space, keys, key fob, after-hours building access, photo ID | Chair/Coordinator or Dean/Director Office and Facilities | NIC Service Desk – https://servicedesk.nic.bc.ca/ | |
| Email, myNIC (employee portal) access | Dean/Director Office | Information in the HR Welcome Email | |
| Photocopiers (where to locate, broken, paper etc.) | IT | NIC Service Desk – https://servicedesk.nic.bc.ca/ | |
| Computing equipment, furniture, stationary and supplies | Chair or Co-ordinator | ||
| Contract, benefits, pay etc. | Human Resources | Information in the HR Welcome Email. Also helpful information in myNIC Employee portal (Employee Resources > Human Resources > New Employees) | |
| Introduction to NIC | Centre for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI) | New Faculty Resources (Teach Anywhere: NIC’s Teaching and Learning Supports website) | |
| NIC New Employee Orientation Guidebook | Human Resources | Information in the HR Welcome Email. Also helpful information in myNIC Employee portal (Employee Resources > Human Resources > New Employees) | |
| NIC Teaching and Learning Handbook | Centre for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI) | New Faculty Resources (Teach Anywhere: NIC’s Teaching and Learning Supports website) and direct link. | |
| Professional Development – Learning Opportunities | Centre for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI) | Teach Anywhere website > Learning Opportunities | |
| Submitting Vacation/PD Requests (Regular Faculty) | Dean’s Office/myNIC | MyNIC Employee Portal – Employee Self-Service (View your pay statements, tax forms and leave requests) | |
| Collective Agreement and Contract Questions | North Island College Faculty Association (NICFA) – Union | Documents on NICFA website | |
| Name tag, business cards etc. | Chair or Co-ordinator | ||
| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) | Chair or Co-ordinator | ||
| Campus Location and Maps | NIC Website > Our Locations | ||
| Employee Training | Human Resources and CTLI | Teach Anywhere website > Employee Training |
Students, Course and Teaching Area
ITEM |
CONTACT/SOURCE |
INFORMATION OR OTHER DETAILS |
CHECK |
| Introduction to the area (faculty, department etc.) | Dean’s/Director’s Orientation | Information in the dean or director welcome email. | |
| Department Meetings | Chair or Co-ordinator | Attend as scheduled | |
| Academic Supports | Student Services | NIC website – Support Services | |
| Student Learning Supports | Library and Learning Commons | NIC website – Library and Learning Commons | |
| Elders in Residence | Elders in Residence Page | NIC website – Elders in Residence | |
| Department of Accessible Learning Services (DALS) | DALS Faculty | NIC website – Accessible Learning Services | |
| Directing students to course texts or materials | Bookstore | NIC website – Bookstores | |
| Ordering Course Materials | Chair or Co-ordinator | Email from “Purchasing” sent 2-3 months in advance |
General Teaching and Learning
ITEM |
CONTACT/SOURCE |
INFORMATION OR OTHER DETAILS |
CHECK |
| Teaching and Learning Self-Serve Resources | Centre for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI) | Teach Anywhere website – NIC’s Teaching and Learning Supports website | |
| Teaching and Learning Questions – Individual Support | Centre for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI) | NIC Service Desk > Instructor Consultations
Teach Anywhere website > NIC’s Teaching and Learning Supports website > Staff |
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| Technology Platform (Quick Links) | CTLI and IT | Teach Anywhere website > Tech Platform Links | |
| Classroom Technology | IT | NIC Service Desk > Classroom Resources | |
| Brightspace by D2L (digital learning platform for courses, content, assignments, discussions, quizzes) | Centre for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI) | Teach Anywhere website > Brightspace | |
| Kaltura Video by Kaltura (video recorder, streaming video storage, video sharing) | Centre for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI) | Teach Anywhere website > Kaltura Video | |
| Kaltura Virtual Classroom (teaching and learning web conferencing platform) | Centre for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI) | Teach Anywhere website > Kaltura Virtual Classroom | |
| Student Technology Support | IT (Student Technical Services) | NIC website > Student Technical Services | |
| Research | Centre for Applied Research, Technology & Innovation (CARTI) | NIC website > CARTI | |
| Research Ethics | Research Ethics Board (REB) | NIC website > Research Ethics | |
| Academic Quality and Academic Quality Framework | CTLI | Teach Anywhere website > Academic Quality |