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The Verbal Structure Of Teacher Questions: Its Impact On Class Discussion, John D. W. Andrews

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

Improving discussion participation is one of the most widespread concerns of college instructors. Like most consultants, I often make suggestions based on my own experience and on hunches formed from observing a variety of teachers at work. Yet I have felt the need to test these hunches, and to generate solutions to the problem that are based on objective, systematic evidence. To take a step in this direction has been the purpose of the research project presented here.

This study deals with the contribution made by the verbal structure of questions to the form and quality of discussions (1). This …

Staff Development: A Time For Appraisal, Gordon E. Watts, James O. Hammons

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

A 1975 ETS survey by John Centra reported that close to 60 percent of the 2600 degree granting institutions of higher education in the United States had some type of staff development program or someone who coordinated staff development activities (Centra, 1976). As the decade of the 80's begins, there are no indications that staff development has experienced the loss of momentum so characteristic of other innovative ventures in higher education; rather, the interest in the development of staff is continuing to grow. Evidence of this trend include the formation of two national organizations, the Professional and Organizational Development Network …

Learning Styles: A Tool For Faculty Development, Daniel W. Wheeler

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

Grasha and Reichmann (1975) developed a questionnaire to assess student learning style. This instrument allows the student to identify preferred styles described as Independent, Dependent, Avoidant, Competitive, Collaborative and Participant. This material has been used in various faculty development programs.

Kolb (1976, 1977) developed a self-report instrument, The Learning Style Inventory, to measure perceived learning styles. The instrument uses as its basis the experiential learning model with its origin in the work of Jung (1923) and Lewin (1945).

The Learning Style Inventory has been used to assess individual preference for the four identified learning abilities as shown in Figure 1. …

Executive Director's Message, Winter 1980, Lance C. Buhl

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

I suppose it is appropriate-symbolic, really-that this issue of the Quarterly is a double one. It would be convenient to gloss the matter over, to hype the fact that this is POD's first "double issue." Make the most of it; let everyone know how "innovative" we are. That would do an injustice to the deeper truth and to the frayed nerves of Glenn Nyre, who has been ready to go to press for a long time.

No. The fact is that the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education is still struggling to keep its head afloat in a …

Pod Officers And Committee Heads, Winter 1980

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

Executive Director

Executive Committee

Core Committee

Treasurer

Professional Relations Committee

Research Committee

Task Force on Membership

Evaluation Committee

1980 Conference Planning Committee

POD Quarterly Editorial Board

Regional Representatives

Membership News And Information, Winter 1980

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

No abstract provided.

Pod Quarterly: The Journal Of The Professional And Organizational Development Network In Higher Education (Winter 1980)

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

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Contents Page includes Editorial, Articles, Membership News and Information, Book Reviews.

Editor's Message, Winter 1980, Glenn F. Nyre

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

What does one write in one's final statement as editor? David Outcalt, the previous editor, suggested I remind the readership of how difficult it was to follow in his footsteps. Sandy Inglis, who will be the new editor, thought it might be appropriate to remind people of the hard work and long hours that accompany this position. Both are correct and deserve thanks and support, respectively. However, I have something else in mind.

Book Reviews, Winter 1980

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

Instructional Techniques in Higher Education by Robert B. Kozma, Lawrence W. Belle and George W. Williams, reviewed by Theodore C. Wagenaar

Successful Faculty Evaluation Programs: A Practical Guide to Improve Faculty Performance and Promotion/Tenure Decisions by Peter Seldin, reviewed by Christopher K. Knapper

Learning Through Small Group Discussion: A Study of Seminar Work in Higher Education by Jean Rudduck, reviewed by Sally A. Kochendofer

What's the Use of Lectures? by Donald A. Bligh, reviewed by Greg Golden

Legal Handbook for Educators by Patricia A. Hollander and The Law of Higher Education by William A. Kaplin, reviewed by Maurice R. Duperre

Questions And Answers And Informational Exchange (Winter 1980)

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

1. Information Needed on Graduate Courses in Instruction for Teaching Assistants or Persons Preparing for a Future in Higher Education

2. Information Available on Study Skills Packet

3. Information Available on Occupational BURNOUT

4. Information Available on A List of Six Sources of Information on Honors Students

5. Information Available on Research Findings as to Whether Multiple-Choice Tests Can Measure Creativity

Editorial Information, Winter 1980

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

POD Quarterly is a publication of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education. POD is an association of people bound together by an interest in improving higher education through faculty, instructional, and organizational development activities and programs. The Network was created in 1976 so that those who share common interests and concerns could exchange information, ideas, and resources; enhance professional skills; debate issues and strategies; and contemplate and plan for the future. The POD Quarterly is designed to further those aims through refereed articles about professional, organizational, and instructional development practice and research. It will also include …

Contributors, Winter 1980

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

No abstract provided.

Cartoon, Fall 1979

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

Cartoon by Robert M. Diamond

Research In Support Of The College Teacher, B. Claude Mathis

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

College teaching has traditionally been regarded by a majority of its practitioners as a profession having much in common with the ministry. Those who commit their lives to the front lines of higher education often do so with a dedication which suggests having been called to the task by whatever teleology their disciplines embrace. Teaching in this context becomes a mystical skill which, in its existential unfoldings, loses its artful essence if studied in the objective light of empirical analysis. Those who attempt to study teaching and learning do so at the risk of creating a network of knowledge about …

Special Interest Group: Faculty And Instructional Developement In Higher Education, Robert E. Young

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

POD has a new partner. Members of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) have created a special interest group in the faculty, instructional, and organizational development area. Many POD members, also members of AERA, have been active in the early activities of the group.

Pod Quarterly: The Journal Of The Professional And Organizational Development Network In Higher Education (Fall 1979)

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

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Contents Page includes Editorial, Articles, Departments, Evaluation, Feedback Forum.

Heron: A Mini-P.O.D., D. Joseph Clark

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

P.O.D. has been concerned about the growth and development of its membership since it began. While we number about 300 members, a large number of people seem to join for one year and then fail to renew their membership. CORE has interpreted this as a lack of tangible pay-off for many people who need more than an annual meeting to help them face local responsibilities. The following report about a new faculty development network which has been formed in the Pacific Northwest has a point to consider for those interested in the continued well-being of P.O.D.

Editor's Message, Fall 1979, David L. Outcalt

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

Discussions in the Editorial Board have continued on the best way to specify the types of articles that are appropriate fur publication in the Quarterly. The Editorial Board will meet in Fairfield Glade, Tennessee, during the annual POD Network National Conference in October. At this time we should finish our discussions.

Book Reviews, Fall 1979

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

Men and Women of the Corporation by Rosabeth Moss Kanter, reviewed by Joan North

Teaching Tips: A Guidebook for the Beginning College Teacher by Wilbert J. McKeachie, reviewed by Charles A. Goldsmid

Old Expectations, New Realities: The Academic Profession Revisited by Carol Hernstadt Shulman, reviewed by R. Eugene Rice

Editorial Information, Fall 1979

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

POD Quarterly is a publication of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education. POD is an association of people bound together by an interest in improving higher education through faculty, instructional, and organizational development activities and programs. The Network was created in 1976 so that those who share common interests and concerns could exchange information, ideas, and resources; enhance professional skills; debate issues and strategies; and contemplate and plan for the future. The POD Quarterly is designed to further those aims through refereed articles about professional, organizational, and instructional development practice and research. It will also include …

Calendar, Fall 1979

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

Items in this section are events taking place during a six-month period, no sooner than a month after the appearance of the journal. Information on events to be listed in the calendar should be sent to the current editor. A brief statement as to why a POD member would be interested in the event would be helpful.

Pod Northeast Regional Conference, Michael Koffman, Michael Theall

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

On May 29 and 30, the first POD Northeast Regional Conference took place at Northeastern University's Warren Center in Ashland, Massachusetts.

The main goal of the conference was to provide a forum for instructional, organizational, and personal development specialists from the region to share information on their recent work.

The Practice Of Evaluation, Glenn F. Nyre, Clare Rose

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

As of the current issue, this column takes on a slightly different character-and we do not mean the additional author. Clare Rose will co-author the next two columns and then assume full responsibility during the year I will be serving as editor of the Quarterly. This issue also marks the beginning of a series of brief discussions of the most prominent and influential models in educational and social science evaluation practice.

What Do We Know About Faculty? A New Way Of Looking, Robert E. Young

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

Faculty development puts a focus on individual faculty members, their professional and personal lives. But what do we really know about faculty members? What do we know about how they think and act? What do we know about how they learn and develop in their many roles? In this article, I want to review some of what we do and do not know and propose a way to organize our understanding of faculty members as individuals.

News, Fall 1979

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

The News section is intended to provide notice of change in activity of POD members or other news of interest to readers. Please submit items to the current editor.

Contributors, Fall 1979

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

No abstract provided.

Feedback Forum, Fall 1979

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

Although an official and on-going questionnaire will evolve along with the Quarterly itself, what is needed at this time is input from the readership concerning emphases and directions for future issues. The desire of the Editorial Board is to publish a journal for POD-types which is topical, helpful, interesting and all sorts of other good things. Please let us know to what degree this has been achieved in this issue, as well as what you think should or could be done in the future, by answering the following questions. (If you do not wish to tear out a page, send …

Exchange, Summer 1979

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

This section contains Questions and Answers together with the address of the contributor. Questions will not be answered in subsequent issues and Answers are not in response to Questions raised in a prior issue. Rather, the purpose is to facilitate the personal contact of people with answers to those with Questions and people who wish to find out more about the Answers with the contributors. Please submit either Questions or Answers to the current editor.

Contributors, Summer 1979

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

No abstract provided.

Editorial Information, Summer 1979

POD Quarterly: The Journal of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

POD Quarterly is a publication of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education. POD is an association of people bound together by an interest in improving higher education through faculty, instructional, and organizational development activities and programs. The Network was created in 1976 so that those who share common interests and concerns could exchange information, ideas, and resources; enhance professional skills; debate issues and strategies; and contemplate and plan for the future. The POD Quarterly is designed to further those aims through refereed articles about professional, organizational, and instructional development practice and research. It will also include …