Resources

Below are links and information for contacting GCC people for assistance in Teaching and Learning.

"I need help for my students with physical or learning disabilities."
"I need an interpreter for one of my students."
"I need to have a computer/classroom equipment or furniture modified for a student with disabilities."
"I want to best understand how to teach to and receive feedback from a specific student with needs."

Disabilities Services and Resources
623-845-3080
Located in TDS100
http://gecko.gc.maricopa.edu/dsr

"I want to assess my students' performances in my classroom."
"I want to assess my effectiveness as an instructor in my classroom."

Your first stop is your department chair. He or she can assist you with formal ways to assess one or both of the issues above.

Another place of assistance is the Faculty Development group. They offer peer mentors, grant assistance, syllabus information, a turtorial on sexual harrassment, software training workshops, interest group meetings and personal assistance in most faculty development subjects.
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/facdev
Tim Sylvester: 623-845-3236, Room 01-122
Linda Smith:623-845-3703, Room 05-130

" I want to explore current instructional issues, research academic topics or studies, or discuss team teaching possibilities."
"I want to integrate active learning into the classes I teach."

The following groups can help you research, discuss or join a group on most current and future instructional techniques and issues. GCC's Learning Communities can help you "link up" to a team teaching partner.

Faculty Development
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/facdev/

Library Media Center
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/LMC/
Library Media Center, center mall at northeast corner intersection of E-W and N-S main malls
Faculty Liaison: Christine Moore, 623-845-3425Linkup Learning Communities
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/linkup/
Learning Communities Coordinator: Britney Lieze, 623-334-1831

The FCC Team can also assist you one-on-one.

"I want to integrate technology into a course."
"I want to develop classroom media for a traditional classroom or online course."
"I need to prepare a computer-based presentation (Powerpoint, web) for a class."
"I need to check out a laptop to present material in or outside of my classroom."
"I need camera equipment to create images for my classroom, school-based or research projects."

Innovation Center (assistance with technology-based instruction, Palette issues, online exams, web pages, discussion boards, Blackboard, podcasting, laptops, cameras, and computerized tests in a proctored testing center.
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/ic/
Faculty Resources: http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/ic/facultyresources/
623-845-3482, HT2-130
Director: Jim Daugherty, 623-845-3192

The Media Center will assist you in preparing audio-visual materials, provides AV equipment, handles video and photography requests, instructional video purchases, and assists with copyright issues.They also offer media duplication and enlargements, lamination and color photocopying for a fee.
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/lmc/media_services.html
Media Services Librarian: Frank Gonzalez, 623-845-3119
The Media Services Counter is in the northeast corner of the Library Media Center

The FCC Team can also assist you one-on-one.

"I want to adopt a new textbook for my course."

You will need to contact your department chair and/or the department manager. Provide the title, the author(s), version number, Publisher and the ISBN number. Make certain you identify which course for which the textbook is needed and if you also want accompanying workbooks (Provide title and ISBN#). Also identify if you need instructor copies of each textbook and accompanying materials.

"I need help to customize my syllabus, course curriculum or individual assignments."

Your department chair can provide you with sample syllabi and connect you with other instructors teaching the same course.

The Training and Employee Development Center (TED) offers assistance on a variety of topics on an individual basis through its TED2U program.
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/ted/
Manager: Deborah Krumtinger, 623-845-3485
HT2-139

The FCC Team can also assist you one-on-one.

"I have some students who missed a test and I want to arrange for them to make up the test outside of class."
"One of my students needs extra tutoring that I can't provide."

GCC's Center for Learning will give the test and monitor the student(s). The Center also offers tutoring in ESL and any subject except math (see Math Solution below for math tutoring).
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/cfl/
Contact by email
623-845-3818, Office located at CL-36

For Math tutoring, contact the Math Department's Math Solution tutoring center:
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/math/mathsolution.htm
Supervisor: Karen Quinn, 623-845-3853, Office: MA-186
Faculty Support: Kevin Fitzgerald, 623-845-3942, Office: MA-168
Math Solutions is in the northwest end of the Math Building

"I am a new instructor or an adjunct instructor, and I don't know where to start on tapping into campus resources."

You've chosen a good start by looking at the FCC Resources page. We can help you, also, on an individual basis.We also provide seminars and workshops specific to faculty needs. See our home page to link to the specific activities.

Your department chair and department office manager can also be a great help.

The Faculty Development group can also help you personally or set you up with a mentor to assist you.The group also sets up specific interest groups on academic topics and needs.
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/facdev
Tim Sylvester: 623-845-3236, Room 01-122
Linda Smith:623-845-3703, Room 05-130