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COVID-19 InfoManagers PD Needs Survey 2023
Topline: Managers Professional Development Survey
Background
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness collaborated with the Office of Professional Development to survey managers about their experience with professional development. All managers received a survey through email, yielding a 32.56% response rate. Most respondents were from Business and Administrative Services (22.22%), Instruction (22.22%), and/or Student Services (22.22%).
Results
Results from the survey will guide and improve future professional development activities. The survey provided insight on professional development needs and interest, logistics (platform, time, day, etc.) and experiences at PCC. Managers had an opportunity to express additional needs, ideas or comments related to professional development.
Professional Development Needs and Interests
The top 2-5 items selected within each category are listed below.
| Professional Development Needs/Interests Related to Non-Instructional Program Development | % of respondents |
| Program outcomes | 29.27% |
| Program evaluation | 29.27% |
| Professional Development Needs/Interests Related to Curriculum Development | % of respondents |
| Online/hybrid course development | 16.33% |
| Student learning outcomes | 14.29% |
| Open Educational Resources (OER) and Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) | 14.29% |
| Professional Development Needs/Interests Related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | % of respondents |
| Culturally-responsive/affirming practices | 19.23% |
| Equity gaps (identifying and making sense of them) | 15.38% |
| Implicit bias (identifying and mitigating it) | 14.10% |
| Professional Development Needs/Interests Related to Student Services | % of respondents |
| Outreach and Recruitment | 13.33% |
| Academic Counseling | 7.62% |
| Basic Needs (e.g. Lancer Food Pantry) | 7.62% |
| Professional Development Needs/Interests Related to Other Aspects Supporting Student Success | % of respondents |
| Career communities and career exploration | 22.39% |
| Completion and transfer | 19.40% |
| Guided pathways | 17.91% |
| Professional Development Needs/Interests Related to General Technologies | % of respondents |
| Accessibility of documents, forms, web sites, Canvas pages, etc. | 31.03% |
| Social media for work purposes | 25.86% |
| Audio/video editing and closed captioning | 13.79% |
| Professional Development Needs/Interests Related to Specific Software Applications used for Academic and/or Administrative Tasks | % of respondents |
| Banner (requisitions, budget tracking, etc.) | 16.67% |
| Chrome River | 14.44% |
| 25Live | 8.89% |
| NeoEd | 8.89% |
| Canvas | 7.78% |
| Professional Development Needs/Interests Related to Leadership and Management at PCC | % of respondents |
| Performance evaluation (all aspects) | 14.13% |
| Budget management | 10.87% |
| Brown Act | 8.70% |
| Union contracts at PCC | 8.70% |
| Professional Development Needs/Interests Related to Health & Safety | % of respondents |
| First aid and CPR | 20.29% |
| Active shooter training | 18.84% |
| Mental health support for PCC employees | 17.39% |
| Professional Development Needs/Interests Related to Retirement and Financial Planning | % of respondents |
| CalSTRS/CalPRS benefits & rights | 41.67% |
| Retirement planning | 25.00% |
Logistics: Preferred Platform and Time/Day
| Preferred Professional Development Platforms | % of responses |
| In-person workshop, one or two hours | 61.54% |
| In-person multi-part workshop/course occurring across a semester or intersession (e.g. a three-part series that occurs on three consecutive Friday mornings) | 50.00% |
| Online synchronous (i.e., guided and with a defined timeline for all participants) | 25.00% |
| Preferred Times for Professional Development Activities | % of responses |
| Friday morning (8am-12pm) | 63.64% |
| Monday-Thursday morning (7am-12pm) | 43.48% |
| Monday-Thursday late afternoon (3pm-5pm) | 20.00% |
| Saturday morning (8am-12pm) | 20.00% |
Participation and Experience with Professional Development
| Reasons for not participating in professional development activities | % of responses |
| Dates/times conflicted with my schedule | 52.38% |
| Topics were not relevant/interesting | 19.05% |
| Unaware of offerings | 19.05% |
| Statements | Strongly Agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly Disagree |
| I am interested in participating in professional development. | 55.56% | 44.44% | 0% | 0% |
| I believe professional development can help me improve my professional practice. | 59.26% | 40.74% | 0% | 0% |
| I am satisfied with the professional development offerings at PCC. | 14.81% | 81.48% | 3.70% | 0% |
| Professional development offerings at PCC help me explore new ways to promote equity in my practice. | 33.33% | 59.26% | 7.41% | 0% |
| I am comfortable discussing race-related topics with my colleagues. | 29.63% | 51.85% | 14.81% | 3.70% |
| I am interested in facilitating professional development activities at PCC. | 18.52% | 48.15% | 25.93% | 7.41% |