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Section I: Faculty Development: Past, Present, Future
Section I: Faculty Development: Past, Present, Future
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
If the faculty development enterprise is to maintain its health and vigor through this decade and into the next century, its practitioners and caretakers must not only address present needs, but also prepare for the future-in part by studying the past. Tunnel vision and near-sightedness spell doom to a field whose success depends so heavily upon its ability to quickly and effectively meet the changing needs of the professoriate. Thus, as faculty development professionals we are called upon not only to serve as counselors and facilitators, but also as historians and visionaries. We must study our brief, but rich, history …
Section V: Enhancing Teaching-Learning And Classroom Climate
Section V: Enhancing Teaching-Learning And Classroom Climate
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Since the beginnings of faculty development in the early 1960's, professionals in the field have been asked to perform dozens of functions, but one has remained central: helping faculty improve teaching and learning. If there is a single raison d'etre for faculty developers, this is it. Approaching their task with extraordinary energy and dedication, faculty developers have become true pioneers and innovators in the area of teaching-learning. Indeed, they have become some of the most assiduous students of the craft of teaching. And what they learn they generously share. Over the years faculty development professionals have made invaluable contributions to …
Outside Consultants: When, Who, And How To Use Them, Martin Nemko
Outside Consultants: When, Who, And How To Use Them, Martin Nemko
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
How Do You Know When You Need A Consultant?
1. Before initiating a new program
2. When effectiveness is hampered by interpersonal difficulties
3. When budget problems are hampering effectiveness
4. When in-house staff doesn't have time to do vital work
5. When a more objective viewpoint is is needed
How Do You Find the Right Consultant?
How Do You Ensure Maximum Benefit at Minimum Cost?
1. Before the initial phone call, define with care the problem to be addressed by the consultant
2. The initial phone call focuses on refining the definition of the problem(s) to be addressed and …
Starting Out: Experiences Of New Faculty At A Teaching University, Virginia Van Der Bogert
Starting Out: Experiences Of New Faculty At A Teaching University, Virginia Van Der Bogert
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Methods
Subjects
Interview Protocol
Data Analysis
Results
Workloads
Collegial Support
Teaching
Scholarly Writing
Discussion
Workloads
Collegial Support
Teaching
Scholarly Writing
Summary
References
Section Ii: A Primer For Faculty Development Professionals
Section Ii: A Primer For Faculty Development Professionals
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Faculty development is a sophisticated, dynamic, demanding, and challenging field that calls for professional staff possessing a broad range of competencies, skills, and positive personal qualities. Indeed, as Sell and Chism point out in an earlier article, the "range of competencies and attributes needed for a faculty developer suggests a person who can 'walk on water' -- one who has a rare blend of conceptual, technical, interpersonal, and organizational skills." But even those developers fortunate enough to possess such enviable skills and attributes need something else if they are to flourish as facilitators. The formula for success calls for still …
Nine Keys To Enhancing Campus Wide Influence Of Faculty Development Centers, Martin Nemko, Ronald D. Simpson
Nine Keys To Enhancing Campus Wide Influence Of Faculty Development Centers, Martin Nemko, Ronald D. Simpson
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Enhancing the Influence of FDCs
1. Report to the top
2. Give due credit to the boss
3. Help the boss solve problems
4. Give things away
5. Involve faculty in your efforts
6. Build relationships with other campus leaders
7. Publish a ''must have" newsletter
8. Sponsor nurturing activities
9. Don't act like an empire builder
Summary
Coping With The Academic "Tragedy Of The Commons": Renovating Classrooms At Carnegie Mellon University, Edwin Fenton
Coping With The Academic "Tragedy Of The Commons": Renovating Classrooms At Carnegie Mellon University, Edwin Fenton
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Carnegie Mellon: A Case Study
The situation
1. An action plan and its recommendations
2. The Educational Facilities Committee
3. The results: improved facilities and enhanced learning
4. What we have learned
Conclusion
References
Gender And Racial Differences Among A Research University Faculty: Recommendations For Promoting Diversity, Deborah Olsen
Gender And Racial Differences Among A Research University Faculty: Recommendations For Promoting Diversity, Deborah Olsen
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Method
Sample
Measures
Results and Discussion
Career path
Major responsibilities and role interests
Career commitment and job satisfaction
Balance between work and personal life
Recommendations
References
Putting The Teaching Portfolio In Context, Barbara J. Millis
Putting The Teaching Portfolio In Context, Barbara J. Millis
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
What is the Teaching Portfolio?
Five Reasons for the Viability of the Teaching Portfolio
The Teaching Portfolio and the New Scholarship
Conclusion
References
Appendix A
Appendix B
What Every Faculty Development Professional Needs To Know About Higher Education, Daniel R. Rice
What Every Faculty Development Professional Needs To Know About Higher Education, Daniel R. Rice
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Introduction
Four Frames or Perspectives
Application of the Frames
Conclusion
References
The Feminization Of Academia, Deborah Du Nann Winter
The Feminization Of Academia, Deborah Du Nann Winter
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Faculty Development as a Feminist Activity
The Marginalization of Faculty Development
The Feminization of Academia
Faculty Development as a Feminist Agenda
References
Honors Programs: Development, Review, And Revitalization, C. Grey Austin
Honors Programs: Development, Review, And Revitalization, C. Grey Austin
National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs
This is a monograph on the development and review of honors programs. Both subjects are treated in a single handbook because the materials presented here are useful in each process. The section on principles and practices of honors education in the United States (the overview) is background for those who would plan an honors program; for those who are reviewing and evaluating an existing program, the overview provides the means for educating those whose experience with honors is limited to the honors program of a single institution. It may add little or much to the director's knowledge, but it is …