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Pod Network News, November 1993

POD Network News

POD Conference in Rochester

Report on CORE Committee Decisions

Winners of the Bright Idea Awards

1994 POD Conference in Portland

Thanks to Editors of To Improve the Academy

POD Electronic Network

CORE Meeting at AAHE

Newsletter Enclosures about Upcoming Events

Announcements: Conferences, Journals, Employment Opportunity

From the President

POD CORE Committee, 1994-1997 Self-Nomination Form

Call for Papers for the 1994 Edition of To Improve The Academy

POD Network 1994-95 POD Grant Program

Membership Form

"Using The Faculty Reward System To Facilitate Change": Role Of The Faculty Developer, Delivee L. Wright

POD Network Conference Materials

I. Support Readiness on your campus

II. Organize/facilitate the Development of Goals for Your Campus

III. Planning Strategy for your campus

IV. Facilitating Progress

VI. Assessment and Reporting of Progress

VII. Supporting Faculty in the New Processes

How Colleges Evaluate Professors, 1983 V. 1993, Peter Seldin

POD Network Conference Materials

Methodology

Results

When Evaluating Overall Performance

When Evaluating Teaching Performance

Pod Network News, August 1993

POD Network News

Rochester, Here We Come!

POD Memberships for 1993-1994

Fall CORE Meeting

To Improve the Academy

1994 POD Conference in Portland

CORE Committee Election

1993-94 Teaching Excellence Series

Hesburgh Faculty Development Award

Announcements: Conferences, Congratulations

POD Grant Proposals

From the President

Pod Network News, June 1993

POD Network News

1993 POD Conference in Rochester

CORE Meeting in Washington D.C.

Thanks to Ron and Dan

Standing Committees

POD Activities at AAHE

1993 To Improve the Academy

POD Grants

Future POD Conferences

POD Memberships for 1993-1994

Enclosures

POD Mailing List

Announcements

Thoughts from the New POD President

Pod Network News, February 1993

POD Network News

Our New Look!

CORE Committee Elections

Thank you and a tip of the hat to ...

Spring CORE Committee Meeting

POD Conference at Rochester, Mn, October 14-17, 1993

Regional Faculty Development Groups/Consortia

Summer Workshop for Long-Term Faculty Developers

A Few Reflections of An Outgoing Executive Director

Upcoming Professional Opportunities

Among Us

Resources of Interest

Enclosures

To Do List

Prehistoric Chipped Stone Tools Of Nebraska, Thomas P. Myers

University of Nebraska State Museum: Programs Information

Prehistoric Nebraskans used stone, bone, or even wooden tools for most tasks of everyday life that ranged from cutting a tree to making weapons to preparing foods . Bone and wooden tools are seldom found, but debris from the manufacture and maintenance of chipped stone tools is the most cornman evidence of human activity at prehistoric villages and camp sites. Some kinds of stone tools, such as end scrapers and bifacial knives, were perfected more than 10,000 years ago. Others, notably projectile points, were subject to continual refinements as revealed by changes in shape and size.

To understand the evidence …

18th Annual Conference Advance Program And Registration Materials

POD Network Conference Materials

Welcome, by Kay Herr and Linda Hilsen

Exploring the Conference Theme

Preliminary Conference Schedule

About our speakers ...

Preconference Workshops

The Concurrent Sessions: An Array of Valuable and Value-Laden Topics

Materials and Resource Fair

Educational Expeditions

Registration Form

POD Network Institutional Membership List

18th Annual Conference Program

POD Network Conference Materials

Letter, by Kay Herr and Linda Hilsen, Conference Co-Chairs

POD Executive Directors

1993-94 CORE Committee Members

Acknowledgements

Conference Information and Resources

Conference Overview

Preconference Workshops

Conference Schedule

The Kahler Hotel / Kahler Plaza Hotel Meeting Room Map

1975-93 Unopa Certificates Of Affiliation

UNOPA Documents and Publications

No abstract provided.

1993-94 Unopa Executive Board Minutes

UNOPA Minutes

No abstract provided.

Call For Proposals, 18th Annual Conference, 1993

POD Network Conference Materials

Exploring the Conference Theme

Possible Topics for Conference or Pre-Conference Sessions

Criteria for Selecting Conference Programs

Instructions for Submitting a Proposal

Program Proposal Cover Sheet

Program Session Proposal Form

1993 Bright Idea Award Entry Form

POD Network Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

Teleconference: Progress And Pitfalls: Making A Difference In The Reward System

POD Network Conference Materials

Conference Segments

FAX Question Transmission Form

1993 Pod Network Conference Attendees

POD Network Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

Workshop For New Developers, Larry K. Quinsland

POD Network Conference Materials

Notes and Nuances: Programming for New Faculty

Programming for Teaching Faculty and Staff

Characteristics of New Faculty and Staff

Notes and Nuances: Reflections on Getting Old

Call For Papers For The 1993 Edition Of To Improve The Academy

POD Network Conference Materials

Deadline for submission: February 1st, 1993.

POD invites submissions for the 1993 edition of To Improve The Academy.

To Improve The Academy is the journal of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education which is published annually. It is a collection of essays written by POD's members and supporters. Since its inception in 1982, To Improve The Academy has provided a forum for articles on improving higher education through instructional, faculty, and organizational development.

Creating A "Tqm" Classroom Through Cooperative Learning, Barbara Millis

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Two important trends in higher education-Total Quality Management and Cooperative Learning-happily result in compatible and creative classroom approaches. In fact, much of the TQM theory is predicated on the noncompetitive teamsork that forms the heart of the cooperative learning movement. This paper discusses how instructors using cooperative learning activities simultaneously create a TQM classroom.

The New Faculty Developer And The Challenge Of Change, Mary Ann Bowman

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This article describes strategies to help novice faculty developers successfully adjust to their new profession and be effective in what they do. These approaches suggest that new developers may be better informed than they think they are, but will need to be prepared to make choices about what they do; deal with the challenge of limited resources; anticipate the unexpected; and recognize that their office may be perceived by faculty members as a safe place. Differences between the roles of faculty member and faculty developer are indicated. Additional suggested strategies include using publications, making the faculty development office visible, keeping …

The Spirit Of Pod: A Network For Development, Marilla D. Svinicki

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Concept of Network

A Dedication to Development

The Spirit of POD: The Next Twenty Years

Challenges For Faculty Developers And Department Chairs: When Faculty Arrive From Professional Settings, Eric W. Kristensen, David R. Moulton

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This paper discusses problems encountered by new faculty coming from professional backgrounds to teach in subjects areas that have no academic traditions. Using the case of Bill, the paper describes difficulties these faculty members encounter and intervention techniques appropriate to them. Finally, the paper discusses how these problems are related to similar problems faced by all faculty.

Section I: Working With Faculty Communities

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This volume of To Improve the Academy begins with essays examining different groups of faculty within our institutions. We clustered these together because each spotlights a special group of faculty. One danger in institutions of higher learning is that the term "community" may be misused. It could be restricted to an academic department that must get along by reason of budgets, proximity of offices, or shared parking lots. Or the term could be a convenient designation for a group of people sharing a category-such as the "research faculty." Or it could be used to disguise problems within or between campus …

Section V: The Roles Faculty Developers Play

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This last section combines perspectives of both organizational development and personal development. Those of us who have been in faculty development a long time remember when we were defining the role faculty developers "should" play on our campuses. At the same time the subject of the "career" of a faculty developer was also discussed, often with some puzzling overtones. The passage of time has helped faculty development clarify both the role-or many roles-faculty developers play and the career paths each might follow.

Taking The Lead: Faculty Development As Institutional Change Agent, Kenneth J. Zahorski

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This article looks at the nature, role, and functions of faculty development from a particular philosophical perspective, exploring ways in which faculty development professionals might step beyond their traditional institutional role as facilitators to become even more powerful change agents. More specifically, the author (1) identifies areas where change agent strategies may be used, (2) provides some concrete examples of faculty development serving as an effective institutional change agent, and (3) identifies the conditions needed for faculty developers to become successful change agents.

Faculty Development Programs: A Perspective, Sandra Hellyer, Erwin Boschmann

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This article describes a study which reviewed information on faculty development programs gathered from 94 institutions of higher learning. The authors collected information to identify common practices of faculty development programs. Elements reportedly used most frequently by institutions include workshops, individual consultations, and resource centers. The authors conclude by mentioning some innovative approaches to faculty development, as well as some new initiatives undertaken at their own institution as a result of their findings.

Faculty Developers As Change Facilitators: The Concerns-Based Adoption Model, Lynn Evans, Sheila Chauvin

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Faculty members involved in efforts to improve their teaching, as well as the faculty developers who work with them, progress through natural, predictable stages of concern which, if understood, can form the basis of appropriate interventions. In this article the authors examine a framework that faculty developers and leaders of change efforts can use in their roles as change facilitators. This framework for understanding and planning educational change is part of the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) developed by Hall, Hord, and others at the University of Texas at Austin Research and Development Center.

The "Bob Pierleoni Spirit Of Pod Award"

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

In 1990, a great many POD Network members were saddened by the news that a colleague, friend, and long-time POD member, Robert Pierleoni, (Bob to most of us) had suffered a fatal heart attack. While Bob had served on the CORE Committee two terms, and had been Co-chair of the Delavan, Wisconsin, conference at Lake Lawn Lodge in 1985, and had been a loyal member from early years, the loss of his presence in POD was one felt keenly as a result of something that many of his friends referred to as his "spirit" of being a "POD'er". He was …

New Trends In Assuring And Assessing The Quality Of Educational Provision In British Universities, George Gordon

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This article describes recent initiatives designed to audit and assess the quality of education in British universities. Such concerns are not new and have been addressed in various ways, including the accreditation of programs by professional bodies and of programs and institutions by regional accreditation/validation bodies. In essence these initiatives, old and new, seek to provide assurance, to the academy and to the public, that standards are appropriate, satisfactory, compatible with objectives, and broadly comparable between similar programs or institutions. At present, there is a gathering international movement toward requiring universities to produce evidence about their systems of quality assurance …

Applying For A Faculty Development Position: What Can Our Colleagues Tell Us?, Erin Porter, Karron Lewis, Eric W. Kristensen, Christine A. Stanley, Carol A. Weiss

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Faculty Development is an emerging field for institutions of higher education; therefore, the procedure for recruiting center directors and faculty developers has not been carefully examined or published. Constructing or reviewing resumes, curriculum vitae, or application portfolios is still an uncharted area in our profession. Information about these procedures is currently available only in the experiences of employers and potential employees for positions in faculty development. The objective of this article is to begin the process of accumulating useful criteria for employees and employers to find the right match of needs and qualifications. As a unique field in the academic …

Section Iii: Teachers And Students In The Classroom

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The first category of faculty development in the POD publication, "An Informational Brochure about Faculty, Instructional and Organization Development," is "the faculty member as teacher." To Improve the Academy is one place where faculty developers and teachers can turn to find out what is happening in the realm of teaching and learning.