Kandyce Richards

• Facilitate just-in-time teaching (JiTT) workshops on best practices and current standards in teaching and learning.
• Mentor faculty in online course design and development.
• Perform teaching observations in all modes of delivery and provide 1-on-1 assessment feedback.
• Create engaging online courses independently.

• Created and led 5 faculty development initiatives:

1. Excellence in Teaching and Learning

2. Excellence in Scholarship

3. Excellence in Leadership

4. Best Practices in Inclusive Teaching

5. Best Practices in Online Teaching and Learning.

• Conducted faculty development and training activities 1 time per week.
• Chaired Advisory Board meetings 3 times per year.
• Developed and implemented Orientation and Mosaic Mentorship programs.
• Created innovative faculty development activities and resources using educational technology (web design, gaming).
• Mentored and coached individual faculty and faculty pods to enhance portfolios.
• Curated faculty development resources in central online repository.
• Collected, analyzed, and interpreted data for assessment of Center outcomes.
• Generated Center outcomes assessment reports 1 time per month to support continuous improvement of teaching and learning across university programs.

• Conducted faculty KSA needs assessments.
• Directed faculty development activities for all CU campuses in southeastern region of US.
• Led Scholarship initiative nationally.
• Developed online faculty development courses for Scholarship (game-based) and Master Instruction (story-telling/narrative-based) initiatives.
• Conducted research as co-PI on 'A Mixed-Methods Study to Determine the Impact of Master Instruction on Teaching and Student Outcomes'.
• Presented professional papers both competitively and by invitation via podium and posters at national conferences.
• Developed and/or revised university policies and procedures.
• Served as liaison between Faculty Development and Student Success teams.

• Defined clear faculty development objectives and communicated to administrative team members at weekly meetings.
• Conducted faculty KSA needs assessment for 38 campuses nation-wide.
• Conducted train-the-trainer seminars to champion local expertise and best practices in teaching and learning at each campus.
• Created, implemented, and evaluated faculty development programs for all campuses.
• Conducted data-driven outcomes evaluation to measure faculty performance per campus and nationally.
• Carried out other administrative duties as assigned.

• Incorporated multiple types of interactive teaching strategies into online classroom.
• Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers, and course work.
• Conducted virtual office hours to augment and facilitate remote learning and promote online community.
• Registered student progress and attendance on database to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
• Planned and facilitated online learning and testing materials .
• Helped students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.
• Prepared quizzes, tests, examinations, and interactive learning activities as formative and summative learning assessments.

• Facilitated academic and community collaborations to increase number of community-engaged research proposal submissions to extramural funders.
• Taught/facilitated BSN, MSN and PHD-level Nursing courses (clinical and didactic) with didactic focus on research methods, evidence-based practice, and instrument development.
• Developed appropriate and engaging authentic learning experiences for both classroom and online learning applications.
• Supported student-led weekly seminar sessions contributing to student engagement, comprehension, and learning objectives.
• Mentored students and communicated research assistant opportunities.
• Proctored exams and provided remediation for learning improvement goals.
• Conducted program of research with interdisciplinary research team.
• Wrote and submitted several research grants for intra-and extramural funding opportunities.