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Pod Network News, December 15, 1987, Marilla D. Svinicki

POD Network News

List of nominees for the Core Committee

Pod Network News: Newsletter November 1987, Marilla Svinicki

POD Network News

A Final Report from Kerrville

Core Committee Business

Grants Program

To Improve the Academy

Membership Renewal and Networking Information

Core Members Election

Things for you to do

Program Description Project

Sample Program Descriptions

POD Grant Program

Editor 1989 Volume Job Description

Pod Network News: Newsletter September 1987, Marilla Svinicki

POD Network News

The Conference Approach

To Improve the Academy

POD Grants Program

Call for Program Descriptions

Core Committee Activities

Other Conferences and Materials of Interest

Faculty Development Self-Instructional Modules and Workshop Materials

Foundations for Research

SAM, an authoring system for CAl

Ninth Annual Sharing Conference

A Regional Conference on the Freshman Year Experience

Things for you to do

To Improve the Academy, 1988 Call for Papers

Program Description Project

Sample Program Descriptions

Pod Network News: Newsletter Spring 1987, Marilla D. Svinicki

POD Network News

OUR THANKS TO BETTE LASERE ERICKSON

AND SPEAKING OF THE CHICAGO CORE MEETING

AAHE SESSION AND RECEPTION

1987 CONFERENCE NEWS

HANDBOOK FOR NEW PRACTITIONERS SURVEY

MORE PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES

LETTERS, WE GET LETTERS

CONFERENCES

AND MATERIALS

End-Of-Conference Evaluation

POD Network Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

Plenary Session - Pod 1987, Jack Lindquist

POD Network Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

Pod Network Mentoring Program

POD Network Conference Materials

Suggested Activities (on the serious side)

Suggested Activities (on the humorous side)

Letter, by Art Crawley and Marilyn Leach

Mentor/Mentoree List

Survey/Feedback Form

Cartoons

Program Information

POD Network Conference Materials

Memorandum, by Karron Lewis

Session Descriptions

List of Some Proposed Sessions

12th Annual Conference Program:

POD Anthem

Welcome, by Karron G. Lewis (1987 Conference Coordinator)

Table of Contents

Conference Planning Committee Members

Keynote Address

Some Additional Information

Session Schedule

Session Descriptions

Registration And Pre-Conference Materials

POD Network Conference Materials

Letter, by Karron G. Lewis, Ph.D. (1987 POD Conference Coordinator)

Conference Registration Form (Registration Fees, 1987-88 POD Membership, Ground Transportation, Room Sharing Information, Pre-Conference Workshop Registration)

Pre-Conference Workshops

Response Form for Materials Exchange Room

Pod Networking Guide

POD Network Conference Materials

Members by Institution Type (Carnegie Classification) (Information not currently available on Canadian Members):

Research 1&2, Doctoral 1&2, Comprehensive 1&2, Liberal Arts 1&2, Two Year

Members by Geographical Area:

Northeast, Southeast, Northern Midwest, Southern Midwest, West, Canada

1987 Pod Conference Participants

POD Network Conference Materials

Memorandum, by Karron G. Lewis

1987 POD Conference Participants

Pod Session Information Sheet

POD Network Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

Preliminary Proposal: Trigger Films For Training Graduate Teaching Assistants

POD Network Conference Materials

Trigger Films for Training Graduate Teaching Assistants

Membership in the POD Newsletter Exchange Network

1987 Pod Conference Reservation And Registration Information

POD Network Conference Materials

Conference Registration Fees

Room and Board Reservations

Ground Transportation

Preliminary Conference Schedule

Inn of the Hills Reservation Request

Condominium Unit Reservations

Inn of the Hills

Pod "Wreck-Ree-A-Shun" Teams

POD Network Conference Materials

Tennis

Team-Putt Golf

Bowling

Trivial Pursuit

Strengthening Faculty Development Programs Through Evaluation, Ann Ferren, Kay Mussell

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Theoretical Framework for Program Evaluation

Methods and Data Sources

Findings

Implications

Conclusions

References

Rescue The Perishing: A New Approach To Supplemental Instruction, Calvin B. Peters

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Idea of Supplemental Instruction

Preliminary Considerations

Timing and Structure

A Sample Session

Concluding Thoughts

References

The University And The Rediscovery Of Teaching: A System-Level Model, John Bailiff, Susan Kahn

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

A Statewide Project

The Undergraduate Teaching Improvement Grant Program

The Undergraduate Teaching Improvement Council

Conferences and Faculty College

The Wisconsin Teaching Fellows

Dissemination of Teaching Ideas

Patterns Of Successful Faculty Career Change: A Study Of Career Transition Within The University, Sripen Supapidhayakul, Edwin L. Simpson

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Major Themes

Theme 1 : Background and Characteristics of the Changers

Theme 2: Factors that Influence the Change

Theme 3: Choice of Career Area

Theme 4: Support for and Barriers to the Change

Theme 5: Processes of Transition

Theme 6: Life After the Change

Patterns of Successful Faculty Career Transition

Pattern A: Institution-Initiated Change

Pattern B: Situation-Initiated Change

Pattern C: Self-Initiated Change

Discussion

Implications for Practice

References

Teaching The Hearing-Impaired College Student: Current Practices In Faculty Development, Karen Conner, Harry G. Lang

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Guidelines for Postsecondary Programs

What Are the Needs?

Faculty Development Approaches

General Formats

Implementing Faculty Development Program Offerings

Conclusion

References

Notes

Developmental Models Of Faculty Careers: A Critique Of Research And Theory, Mary Pat Mann

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

An Introduction to Developmental Models

Applying Developmental Models to Faculty Careers

Limitations of Current Research

Developmental Models and Faculty Development

References

Faculty Collaboration For Better Teaching: Adult Learning Principles Applied To Teaching Improvement, Elizabeth A. Mcdaniel

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Rationale

Adult Learning Principles

The Instructional Improvement Model

Illustrations of the Model

Summary

References

Non-Traditional Intervention Strategies For Improving The Teaching Effectiveness Of Graduate Teaching Assistants, Jody D. Nyquist, Ann Q. Staton-Spicer

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Standard-Other Model

Self-as-Model

Video Coaching

References

It's Working: A Training Program For Foreign Teaching Assistants, Rosslyn M. Smith, C. Len Ainsworth

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

National Awareness

Program Description

Goals

Admission

Pre-Screening

Testing

Curriculum

Materials Used

Administration and Staff

Results and Follow-Up

In Summary

References

Notes

Editorial Matter 1987

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Foreword

Contents

Indexes: Cumulative Title Index, Cumulative Author Index

Faculty Development Needs As A Function Of Status In The Academic Guild, Sandra Powell Barber

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Professional Development Stages

Stage-Related Faculty Development Needs

Faculty Development: A Need for the Academy

References

Notes

Appendix: Faculty Profile

Faculty Developers As Facilitators Of Scholarly Writing, Robert Boice, Jim L. Turner

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Holding Workshops on Writing Attitudes and Habits

Instituting Writer Support Groups

Using Productive Faculty to Model Ideal Writing Habits

Making Brief, Casual Visits to Faculty Offices

Helping to Arrange Mentoring and Collaboration

Becoming an Active Model for Good Writing Habits

Preparing for Resistance and Frustration

References

The Need For Classroom Research, K. Patricia Cross

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The single most important question in higher education for the rest of this decade will be, I think-What can and should be done to improve the quality of undergraduate education?

The reports that constitute the higher educational reform movement of the 1980s have taken as their major mission the improvement of undergraduate education. Most of the recommendations have to do with what is taught, i.e. the curriculum. Some seem to think that is where the problem lies-that students don't learn what they should learn in college. I am inclined to think, however, that how students are taught is even more …

A Marketing Approach To Conducting Successful Workshop-Based Programs For Faculty, Linda Hilsen, Emily (Rusty) Wadsworth, Judy Cohen

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

A Marketing Orientation: The Key to Successful Workshops

Marketing Research: Identifying the Needs of Your Target Market

Marketing Your Workshop: Planning, Implementation and Control

Planning: Product

Product: Choosing a Presenter

Product: Getting the Presenter Ready

Product: Choosing a Format, Length, and Date

Planning: Promotion

Planning: Place

Implementation

Implementation: Place

Implementation: Product

Control

Conclusion

Notes

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Part Iii: Conceptualizations - Models For Program Planning

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

In this section, we present a spectrum of articles illustrating professional and organizational development practice informed by the theory, research, and methodology of many disciplines. These articles share a theme that characterizes our organization as well as emerging thought in many of the disciplines from which we borrow: the value of collaborative action as a vehicle for improving teaching and enhancing program effectiveness.