Parking Lot - Poll Everywhere

Participate in the Poll Everywhere poll.

See handout for polling instructions.Choose a word or phrase that best

describes your career.Send your career word to the poll.

Alissa SellsProgram Administrator, eLearning & Open Educationasells@sbctc.edu | @WAeLearning | 425.239.0456

Jennifer WhethamProgram Administrator, Faculty Professional Developmentjwhetham@sbctc.edu |@jwhethamsbctc | 425.704.4354

Mapping the Full Span of Your Career

Opportunity, Reflection, and Tactical Foresight

Ice Breaker – Pair & Share

Line up in order of years of service or years of teaching.

“Snake” the line front to back to find a partner.

Mindfully speak and listen for 2 minutes each about the word or phrase you chose and why?

Is there a difference between the word “job” and the word “career”?

Session Overview

Norm SettingContextCase StudyConceptsCareer MappingFormative Assessment

Norm SettingThe Importance of Clarifying Expectations

Norms & Norming

Mutually established rules governing how a group will work together.

Co-creation of a safe space for sharing and learning together.

Norm Setting – Collective ActivityObjective: Establish group norms.

5 minute silent read – “Touchstones for Creating Safe Spaces” handout from Parker Palmer.

Select a norm you’d most like our group to adhere to during this session.

Share your selection with the group.

ContextThe Importance of Cross-Generational Conversation

Recent Research Suggests

Career planning and faculty development are largely absent in all fields once a faculty member reaches tenure. (Austin and Scorinelli, 2013)

Few, if any, cross-generational conversations between generations where faculty at all career stages help each other. (DeJanasz and Sullivan, 2004)

Professional careers include many non traditional options. (i.e. faculty positions outside the tenure system) that existing mentoring options do not address. (Goodburn, LeCourt, Leverenz, 2013)

Two Periods, Two Decision Points

Where do we typically focus our attention?Two Periods: Graduate school and the

first two years of academic life.Two Decision Points: Finding the first job

and getting tenure.

Case StudyThe Importance of Self-Reflection through Storytelling

Case Study – The Story of Jane

Jane is a tenured professor at Western CC, an institution she has worked at for nearly two decades. Having served as writing program administrator and as a department chair, Jane has now been asked to apply for the Dean of the Division of the Humanities, a post that promises professional and financial advancement. Although she is quite interested in and qualified for the position, Jane is hesitant. As the divorced mother of an adult son, she is also an only child responsible for taking care of her 82-year-old mother. Although Jane is used to long days at the office teaching and performing administrative tasks, she is looking for more balance to spend more time with her mother, who is showing signs of early onset dementia. If she applies, will she have enough time to see that her mother's needs are met? If she does not, will she have enough financial resources to help cover her mother's medical expenses only minimally covered by insurance?

Collective DiscussionObjective: Evaluate Jane’s choices, risks and potential consequences.

What advice would you give to Jane and why?

What’s your story? – 5 Minute Fast WriteObjective: Identify present career opportunities and choices.

Write 4-5 sentences to help you discover your career story.

Create a written snapshot of your current career opportunities and choices.

Use Jane’s story as an example.

ConceptsThe Importance of Intentionality

Concepts

Kairos – opportunityMetanioa – reflectionPronoia – tactical foresight

Career MappingThe Importance of your Past, Present & Future

Career Mapping – Part 1Objective: Identify past and present decision points.

Map your past career and decision points. Mark 3 to 4 major turning points in your career

where you might have taken different directions. Where have you seized or lost opportunities? Where have you chosen among alternatives? Where have you faced conflicts? Where have you had to make difficult

decisions?

Example 1

Turning Point

Choice 1Potential Gains,

Losses & Impacts

Actual Outcome A

Actual Outcome B

Choice 2Potential Gains,

Losses & Impacts

Potential Outcome A

Example 2

Turning Point

Choice 1Potential Gains,

Losses & Impacts

Actual Outcome A

Actual Outcome B

Choice 2Potential Gains,

Losses & Impacts

Potential Outcome A

Example 3

OutcomesChoicesTurning

Point

Turning Point

Choice 1Potential Gains,

Losses & Impacts

Actual Outcome A

Actual Outcome B

Choice 2 Potential Gains,

Losses & Impacts

Potential Outcome A

Example 4

Turning Point 1

Turning Point 2

Turning Point 3

Decision Point – Pair & ShareObjective: Share a notable decision point in your career.

Select one decision point to share. Mindfully speak and listen for 2 minutes each. What were the factors/people/competing values you

had to take into account when making this choice? How would you compare the path you chose to the

ones you did not? What were the gains and the losses of the choice? What were the positive and negative impacts of this

choice on your career?

Collective DiscussionObjective: Identify how sharing can influence reflection.

What did you hear your partner say about his/her key decision point?

What similarities, if any, emerged?How did listening to your partner help

you reflect on your own decision points?

Tactical Foresight

Kairos – opportunities will present themselves.

Metanioa – reflection will help you leverage your past to create your future.

Pronoia – with awareness comes choice.

Career Mapping – Part 2Objective: Use tactical foresight to begin intentionally guiding your career.

Spend some time imagining your future career.

Be intentional in your thought.What do you want to make space for

in regards to future career activities, projects, experiences, learning…?

Formative AssessmentObjective: Reflect on your learning.

Please take a few moments to reflect on your learning by answering the questions on the half-sheet of paper provided.

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