How to Create a Supportive Environment for Faculty

Be approachable

One-on-one is always best

No students (sorry)

Grease the wheels of the organization

Make yourself easy to find

Know your audience

Be familiar with the discipline

Be familiar with curriculum issues

Understand departmental politics

Do things to show you care: send journal articles, software demos, conferences, etc.

Be a support person, not a salesperson

Ask faculty about curriculum problems

Start small (one professor, one department)

Be patient

Leverage fear, envy and competitiveness

Realize that computers can be intimidating

Other faculty and other schools are great motivators

On to Curriculum examples