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Nefdc Exchange, Volume 10, Number 2, Spring 2000, New England Faculty Development Consortium

NEFDC Exchange

Contents

Message from the President - Matt Ouellet, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Adult Learning Theory Informs Authentic Assessment - Ellen L. Nuffer, Keene State College

News from Vermont: New Faculty Orientation - Thomas S. Edwards, Castelton College

Teaching for a Change Conference, June 12-14, 2000, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

News from Massachusetts: Using Technology to Promote Active Learning - Bill Heineman, Northern Essex Community College

Searching for Great Assignments - Jeffrey Halprin, Nichols College

Call for papers; Community College Journal of Research and Practice

News from Maine: Discussion as a Way of Teaching - James Berg, University of Maine

Virginia …

Pod Network News, April 2000

POD Network News

POD Network Office Moves to Florida

Core Committee Election

Member News

Got any news?

Conference Notes

Free Journal

Future Newsletter Items

A 2020 Vision: The Future Of Research And Graduate Education At Unl

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Administration: Papers, Publications, and Presentations

Contents

I. Introduction and Report Scope

A. Our operating premises

B. This report and its organization

II. Historical Context and Cultural Legacy

A. Early in its history, the University of Nebraska was known as one of the great public American universities

B. UNL rests upon a cultural foundation that began with “an atmosphere of endeavor and bright hopefulness”

C. Principles of inclusion and access underlie the University’s culture

D. UNL and the state have a strong tradition in the humanities

E. The professional colleges have made UNL unique in the state

F. UNL has traditionally had strong research and teaching …

2000-01 Unopa Executive Board Minutes

UNOPA Minutes

No abstract provided.

Journal Of The National Collegiate Honors Council -- Volume 1, No. 2 -- Complete Issue

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

CONTENTS

Call for Papers
Submission Guidelines
Dedication
Editor's Note, Dail Mullins

SCIENTISTS IN HONORS
A Physicist in Honors, Len Zane
A Biochemist in Honors, Dail Mullins

TEACHING SCIENCE IN HONORS
The Curiosity Shop (Or, How I Stopped Worrying About Delta Shapes and Started Teaching), Susan Tomlinson
Creative Approaches to Teaching Science in an Honors Setting, Ursula L. Shepherd
FUNDING FOR SCIENCE IN HONORS
Grant Supportfrom the National Science Foundation to Improve Undergraduate Education for All Students in Science and Mathematics, Engineering and Technology, Herbert Levitan
An NIH- and NSF-Funded Program in Biological Research for Community College Students, Thomas P. Arnold, …

Pod Network News, Fall/Winter 2000

POD Network News

President's Column

Silver Memories

Core Committee Self-Nominations

Summer School

Brown Bag Recipe

Center Updates

Conference Notes

Journal on Excellence in College Teaching

State and Regional Studies Information Requested

Emeritus/Emerita Membership Update

Future Newsletter Items

Looking At Ourselves: A Courageous, Necessary Act, Kay Gillespie, David Graf

POD Network Conference Materials

Rationale

Statement of Objectives

Positions and Descriptors, 1999-2000

Faculty, Instructional, and Organizational Development

Summary and Overview of Information/Data

2000 Pod Network Conference Attendees

POD Network Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

25th Annual Conference Call For Proposals

POD Network Conference Materials

Introduction to the POD Network

The POD Network Annual Conference

POD Mission

Conference Theme

Suggested Topics and Issues

Desired Qualities of the Conference and Its Sessions

Format Options for Conference Sessions

Criteria for Proposal Review and Selection

Instructions for Submitting Proposals

Proposal Cover Sheet

"Blind Review" Proposal Form

POD and its Support for Faculty Development, Instructional Development, and Organizational Development

25th Annual Conference Registration Booklet

POD Network Conference Materials

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Mission Statement

Invitation, by Virleen Carlson (Conference Coordinator), Bill Burke (Program Chair), Christine Stanley (President)

Preliminary Schedule for the 2000 POD Conference

Plenary Sessions and Keynote Address

Information on Advance Book Sessions at Conference

A Sample of Concurrent Sessions Planned for the 2000 POD Conference

Pre-Conference Workshops (Full-Day Workshops, Half-Day Workshops)

Educational Expeditions

Room Reservation Form POD Network Conference 2000

2000 POD Conference Registration Form

POD Network Institutional Membership List

Unopa Notes, Volume 39, Issue 3, October 2000

UNOPA Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Unopa Notes, Volume 39, Issue 4, November 2000

UNOPA Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Unopa Notes, Volume 39, Issue 5, December 2000

UNOPA Newsletters

No abstract provided.

2000-01 Unopa General Meeting Minutes

UNOPA Minutes

No abstract provided.

Courses In Post Secondary Teaching For Students Of Tomorrow

POD Network Conference Materials

Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication ALEC 805: Schedule of Topics and Assignments

Advanced Teaching Strategies: Case Study Analysis

Advanced Teaching Strategies: Course Learning Objectives

Pod Honored Presentation Awards In Recognition Of Robert J. Menges

POD Network Conference Materials

Robert J. Menges (1939-1997) was and remains an honored scholar whose long years of work and contributions to teaching and learning and faculty development in higher education can be characterized by his spirit of caring consultation, active participation, and rigorous research.

Shaping The Preferred Future Of Faculty, Instructional, And Organizational Development, George Gordon, Daniel W. Wheeler

POD Network Conference Materials

Visions: Images of the Future

Visioning and Strategic Planning

Types of Futures: The 3 "Ps"

Questions to Consider

Possible Outcomes

References

Scenario I: Range of Institutional Initiatives and Reprioritization

Scenario II: Institutions Devoted to A Learning and Development Culture

Scenario III: Virtual Educational Development, Faculty Development, and Organizational Development

Pod Conference Evaluation: Brave New Millennium (November 8-12, 2000)

POD Network Conference Materials

Introduction

Instructions

Pre-Conference Workshops

Plenary Sessions

Concurrent and Roundtable Sessions

Other Conference Events

Conference Meeting Rooms and Equipment

Conference Food and Refreshments, Lodging, and Services

Overall Assessment and Worst/Best Experiences at the Conference

25th Annual Conference Program

POD Network Conference Materials

Welcome, by Virleen Carlson (Conference Coordinator), Bill Burke (Program Chair), Christine Stanley (President)

Core Committee, 2000-2001

POD Presidents/Conference Sites

Conference Overview

Acknowledgements

Pre-Conference Workshops

Conference Schedule

Mission Statement

Pod People Helpful To Meet

POD Network Conference Materials

People who served on the TLC Program Review in 1998.

Others of Inerest.

The Challenge And Test Of Our Values: An Essay Of Collective Experience, Kay Herr Gillespie

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Departing from a specific experience at the 1998 POD conference, the values of the organization—most specifically and directly the “valuing of peopk”—were challenged and put to the test of whether or not we genuinely and sincerely strive to actualize our values. This situation is generalizable to our daily professional and personal lives, and the essay invites readers’ reflection through an examination of our values in combination with the story. The challenge continues, and the test is not finished.

Student Collaboration In Faculty Development: Connecting Directly To The Learning Revolution, Milton D. Cox, D. Lynn Sorenson

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Although faculty developers have worked successfully with faculty to focus on ways to enhance learning and listen to student voices, developers have rarely formed partnerships with students. This chapter reviews established practices involving students directly in faculty development, such as student observer/consultant programs. It also describes the nature, dynamics, and outcomes of some interesting new programs involving students in teaching development activities, thereby empowering students to join developers as change agents ofcampus culture. Finally, this chapter raises issues for faculty developers to reflect on as they consider establishing direct connections-partnerships-with students.

Finding Key Faculty To Influence Change, Joan K. Middendorf

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

To succeed in getting faculty to accept new teaching approaches, academic support professionals can benefit from the literature on planned change. By understanding the different rates at which faculty accept change, we can also identify the faculty most likely to lead their colleagues to accepting new approaches. Opinion leaders can offer insight into faculty reactions to new approaches; their involvement in project planning can influence acceptance. Innovators, when selected carefully, can demonstrate and test new teaching approaches. Knowledge of when and how to involve these two kinds of faculty can reduce frustration and enhance efforts to spread new ideas about …

Teachnology: Linking Teaching And Technology In Faculty Development, Mei-Yau Shih, Mary Deane Sorcinelli

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

As a coordinator of teaching technologies and director of a center for teaching in a large research university, we have worked collaboratively over the last year to achieve a common goal: to implement and refine several faculty development initiatives that create linkages among the domains of teaching, learning, and technology. In this case study, we will describe the kinds of programs we’ve developedand summarize lessons we’ve learned. We hope that faculty developers on other campuses who are grappling with how to define their mission related to technology and how to work with faculty to integrate teaching and technology can adapt …

Qilt: An Approach To Faculty Development And Institutional Self–Improvement, Mike Laycock

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

In a climate of increasing emphasis on quality assurance and extra-institutional quality scrutiny, the author argues that faculty developers have a role in encouraging an enhancement-led culture. Faculty ownership of,and responsibility far, continuous quality improvement can help to provide an engagement with teaching and learning issues and may help to overcome resistance and mistrust. At the University of East London, UK, an enabling, whole-institutional framework called QILT (Quality Improvement in Learning and Teaching), whereby faculty create and implement funded improvement plans, has helped to generate this culture.

Transforming Introductory Psychology: Trading Ownership For Student Success, Randall E. Osborne, William Browne, Susan J. Shapiro, Walter F. Wagor

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

As colleges struggle to maintain enrollments, many have shifted from a primary focus on recruitment of new students to an increased focus on retaining students once they begin attending the college or university. An examination of introductory courses on our campus, however, revealed significant differences between faculty perceptions of student skills and the actual skills students brought into the classroom. This prompted shifts in the manner in which we teach introductory psychology on our campus in order to enhance the skills necessary for success in survey courses and to provide a foundation of learning and thinking skills that would translate …

Creating A Culture Of Formative Assessment: The Teaching Excellence And Assessment Partnership Project, Roseanna G. Ross, Anthony Schwaller, Jenine Helmin

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

In a year-long, grant-supported collaborative effort, St. Cloud State University’s Assessment Office and Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence created a Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) faculty development project. This project was targeted at departments across campus at St. Cloud State University, with the intent of creating a university climate of formative assessment while improving teaching and learning. This article describes the purposes, stages of implementation, and results of the project as measured by a pre-test and post-test survey. The pre-and post-test surveys indicate that the project was highly effective in impacting the use of CATs among participants and their departmental colleagues.

Preface, Volume 18 (2000), Matthew Kaplan

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Preface to volume 18 (2000) of To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, written by Matthew Kaplan of the University of Michigan.

Diversity And Its Discontents: Rays Of Light In The Faculty Development Movement For Faculty Of Color, Edith A. Lewis

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Two faculty development conferences held within a six-day period during October 1998 yielded important experiences and lessons for faculty and professionals interested in working with faculty of color. This paper, written from the standpoint of a faculty member of color, outlines the strengths and challenges of working on these issues in higher education institutions.

On The Path: Pod As A Multicultural Organization, Christine A. Stanley, Matthew L. Ouellet

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Since 1993, the Professional and Organizational Development Network (POD) has made an increasingly stronger commitment to becoming a multicultural organization. Poised at the entrance to a new century, it seems useful to examine the current standing of this goal in the context of the overall growth and development of POD. In this article the authors take stock of the organization’s history related to multiculturalism, discuss POD’s current organizational strengths and challenges related to models of multicultural organizational development, and offer suggestions for further progress on the path to becoming a multicultural organization.