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Linking Change Initiatives: The Carnegie Academy For The Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning In The Company Of Other National Projects, Barbara Cambridge

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The scholarship of teaching and learning provides an overarching framework for progress on a number of important educational issues today. The Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning encourages connections with other national projects that deal with issues such as defining student learning outcomes, building an infrastructure of support, and establishing evidence for purposes of accountability in mutually supportive ways. Connecting such efforts honors faculty time in the midst of multiple demands and raises the likelihood of significant, lasting impact on the quality of teaching and learning.

Evaluating Teaching Workshops: Beyond The Satisfaction Survey, David G. Way, Virleen M. Carlson, Susan C. Piliero

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Workshops are a prevalent approach to fostering instructional development for both teaching assistants (TAs) and faculty. Frequently we evaluate workshops by asking participants to fill out a satisfaction-oriented survey at the end. To what degree do such surveys evaluate adequately the workshop’s long-term effect on participants’ learning? The authors explicate earlier investigative work on transfer of training, and present the results of a follow-up survey to two groups of TA workshop participants designed to assess the degree to which conditions theoretically conducive to the transfer of training exist at their institution.

Teaching Through Discussion As The Exercise Of Disciplinary Power, Stephen D. Brookfield

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The French philosopher Michel Foucault spent much of his lifetime analyzing the way in which power flows through all human interactions, including those of discussion groups within higher education. His analysis of disciplinary power and surveillance is directly applicable to the practice of discussion-based teaching.

Preface, Volume 20 (2002), Devorah Lieberman

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Preface to volume 20 (2002) of To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, by Devorah Lieberman of Portland State University.

Institutional Transformation And Change: Insights For Faculty Developers, Peter D. Eckel

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This chapter presents a series of insights about the process of institutional change and how leaders might implement it. Since the majority of energy goes into what the institution should do, little attention in higher education is given to how institutions should go about change. Based upon six years of work with 24 diverse institutions working on a range of change agendas in two projects, this chapter presents some conceptualizations of change and offers some language to discuss the type of intended change that might be useful for faculty developers and other campus leaders. It identifies three key elements in …

Overcoming Cultural Obstacles To New Ways Of Teaching: The Lilly Freshman Learning Project At Indiana University, Joan K. Middendorf, David Pace

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Evidence has been accumulating for over a decade that approaches such as collaborative and active learning have potential for creating real increases in student learning. Yet on many campuses these ideas are having little impact on what is actually happening in classes and in the formation of institutional practices. What are the cultural obstacles that are preventing the exploration of new ways of teaching and how can these be overcome? In this chapter we will describe cultural obstacles that prevent the adoption of new ways of teaching. After presenting a few opportunities created by the current sense of crisis in …

Bibliography, Volume 20 (2002)

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Bibliography for volume 20 (2002) of To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development.

Introduction. Volume 20 (2002), Devorah Lieberman

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Introduction to volume 20 (2002) of To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, by Devorah Lieberman of Portland State University.

Research On Faculty As Teaching Mentors: Lessons Learned From A Study Of Participants In Uc Berkeley's Seminar For Faculty Who Teach With Graduate Student Instructors, Linda Von Hoene, Jacqueline Mintz

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This chapter describes the results of a research study of University of California, Berkeley’s annual seminar for faculty teaching with Graduate Student Instructors (GSIs). It demonstrates that such a faculty development activity can have a significant impact not only on faculty mentoring of GSIs but also on faculty teaching, attitudes, and behaviors vis-à-vis teaching and learning in higher education. The chapter presents an overview of the seminar, a description of the format and methodology of the research project, and qualitative and quantitative outcomes.

What Do The Faculty Think? The Importance Of Concerns Analysis In Introducing Technological Change, Heekap Lee, Amy Lawson

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Change management strategies tend to focus on the inherent characteristics of the proposed change. However, there is a personal side to change and it is reflected in what are called perceptions or personal concerns. To manage change successfully, facilitators must take measures to understand the personal concerns had by those who are required to implement the change. Moreover, this concerns analysis should be done early in the project, ideally before the change is implemented. The purposes of this chapter are to explain the importance of conducting a concerns analysis and to propose a theoretical framework for concerns analysis. The framework …

The Evolution Of A Teacher–Professor: Applying Behavior Change Theory To Faculty Development, Fred Hebert, Marty Loy

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This chapter introduces the sage, the thinker, the builder, and the master as four evolutionary archetypes to use as identifiable characters in the process of teaching development. Once defined, behavior change theory is applied, and stage-specific strategies are used to aid these archetypes in their evolutionary process.

Instructional Development: Relationships To Teaching And Learning In Higher Education, Kathleen Mckinney

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The purpose of this chapter is to review recent literature on instructional development in higher education. More specifically, it defines and illustrates instructional development as a major component of faculty development. Next, it reviews research on how development activities are associated with teaching and learning. Finally, it argues there is a critical need for additional research and offers suggestions for accomplishing that research agenda.

Ua3/9/1 Challenging The Spirit, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Progress report on WKU's strategic plan performance indicators for 2001-2002.

Ua3/9/2 1997-2002 The Beginning Of A Transformation, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

A review of the first five years of the Gary Ransdell administration of Western Kentucky University. The booklet contains information regarding academic reputation, enrollment, private support, Sponsored Programs, budget, physical infrastructure, extended campus, distance education, economic development, athletics and a strategic plan for 2002-2007.

Ua19/16/1 Men's Soccer Media Guide, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Archives Records

Media guide for the 2002 soccer season.

University Of Nebraska- Lincoln: Prior Factbooks Selected Data

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

Prior Fact Books Table of Contents

Student Credit Hours

UNL Student Credit Hours Total Fall, by College .................................................3

UNL Student Credit Hours Total Spring, By College ..............................................5

UNL Student Credit Hours Total Fall & Spring Semester, by College ....................7

Summer Sessions Student Credit Hours ..........................................................9

Retention, Degrees and Majors

Total Degrees conferred by UNL Fiscal Year ................................................10

Degrees Conferred ..............................................................................12

Student Tuition & Fees

Allocation of Student Fees per Student ..........................................................17

UNL Tuition per Credit Hour Trend ..............................................................22

Ua3/9/2 Student Plaza, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Fundraising brochure for the WKU student plaza development plan.

Ua11/1 Echo, Vol. 11, No. 5, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Magazine created for WKU faculty and staff.

Ua56/1 Facts At A Glance, Wku Institutional Research

WKU Archives Records

Statistical and demographic profile of WKU.

Ua19/5 Scrapbook, Wku Women's Basketball

WKU Archives Records

Scrapbook promoting the WKU Women's Basketball program includes images from around campus: Diddle Arena, Cherry Hall, dormitories, Downing University Center and Preston Center.

Planning And Managing School Facilities, Theodore J. Kowalski

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

Nearly half of the nation's school buildings need to be renovated or replaced. This book provides a knowledge base for administrators to plan and manage construction projects, and addresses specific planning tasks including public opinion polling, enrollment projections, financial planning, selecting architects and other professionals, and managing facilities once they are operational.

Theodore Kowalski addresses the administrative procedures associated with planning and managing school facilities. As noted at the outset, practitioner interest in school facilities has been growing rapidly in recent years because decades of neglect, poor planning, and cost cutting have created a situation in which large numbers of …

Recommendations Of The Faculty Senate Task Force On The Role Of The Faculty In Shared Governance, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.

Bylaws Compared: Original Dr. Grube's Suggested Changes Compared To Bylaws Edited 2-18-2002, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Minutes-2002

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

A Summary Of The Findings Of The Faculty Senate Task Force On The Role Of The Faculty In Shared Governance, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.

Bylaws Revision: Article 111, Section 1; Section 3, Section 4; Section 5; Section 5, G; Section 5, I, Section N, N, O; Section 6, B; Section 8; Article Iv, Section 7, E; Section 11, Section 14, Section 17, E., Candy Schille

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.

Bylaws Of The Faculty Senate 4-25-2002, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate Index

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Librarian's Report-2002, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate Librarian's Reports

No abstract provided.