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Pod Network News, December 5, 1986, Bette Lasere Erickson

POD Network News

Core Committee news

Notes on the 1986 POD Conference

Membership news

POD 1987 Grants Program

TO IMPROVE THE ACADEMY, 1987

Handbook for New POD members

Coming Events

Pod Network Conference Attendees Directory, October 30, 1986

POD Network Conference Materials

Directory

Addendum to Directory POD Conference 1986

On The Cognitive Interaction Analysis System Diskette, Glenn Ross Johnson

POD Network Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

Pod Network News, September 12, 1986, Bette Lasere Erickson

POD Network News

POD Financial Update

1986-1987 POD Membership Dues

1986 volume of TO IMPROVE THE ACADEMY

POD Core Committee Meeting

Study of Graduate Teaching Assistants

If you offer T.A. training programs

Pod Network News, May 15, 1986, Bette Lasere Erickson

POD Network News

Interim Financial Report

1985 POD/NCSPOD Conference

1987 POD/NCSPOD Conference

POD Goes High Tech

POD Requests U.S. Currency

POD Looks for New Projects

POD Membership Directory

POD Survey of Faculty Development Practices

Leadership for Educational Change

Institutional Responsibilities and Responses in the Employment and Education of Teaching Assistants

Pod Network News, February 17, 1986, Bette Lasere Erickson

POD Network News

Core Committee members

March Core Committee Meeting

POD Panel and Reception at AAHE

TO IMPROVE THE ACADEMY Submissions

1986 POD Conference Call for Proposals

Teaching Consultants' Workshop

GLCA Workshop on Course Design and Teaching

Professional Development Materials and Resources

Program Information Package

POD Network Conference Materials

The POD Network's Eleventh National Conference

Registration and Reservation Information

1986 POD Conference Preliminary Program

Program: Welcome, Some Notes, A Conference Planning Guide, Schedule

Registration And Pre-Conference Materials

POD Network Conference Materials

Program Proposal Form

POD Conference Registration Form

POD Network's 1986 Pre-Conference Workshop

Pre-Conference Activity

Hidden Valley Resort Community And Conference Center, Reservation Request For Pod Network's Eleventh National Conference

POD Network Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

The Great Pod Conference Mystery

POD Network Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

1986 Pod Conference Evaluation

POD Network Conference Materials

Evaluation

Memorandum, by Karron G. Lewis

Evaluation Report, by Karron G. Lewis

Appendix A: Description of Original Evaluation Scheme and Copy of Conference Evaluation Booklet

Appendix B: Proposed 1987 POD Conference Schedule

Appendix C: Copy of Topic Groupings from 1980 Claremont Conference

Appendix D: Sample Materials Source Form

Candidates For Election To The Pod Core Committee

POD Network Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

Pod Newsletter Exchange Mailing List

POD Network Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

Learning To Teach In An American Classroom: Narrowing The Culture And Communication Gap For Foreign Teaching Assistants, Ellen Sarkisian

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Program Description

Discussion about Teaching

Observation of Teaching Skills

Focus 1: Encouraging Participation

Focus 2: Basic Teaching Strategies to Assist Non-native Speakers

Focus 3: Teacher and Student Expectations of Each Other

Videotaped Practice Teaching

Reviewing the First Practice Presentations

The Second Practice Presentation

Practice Discussion-leading

Focus 4: Communication with Colleagues and American Friends

In Summary

References

Notes

Genetics In Jeopardy: The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Chronic Disease In An Undergraduate Medical Course-A Case Report, Richard G. Tiberius, R. J. M. Gold

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Presenting Symptoms

Case History

Diagnosis

Plan of Treatment

Initial Response to Treatment

Relapse

Emergency Treatment

Final Assessment

Conclusions

Editorial Matter 1986

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Foreword

Contents

Indexes: Cumulative Title Index, Cumulative Author Index

Instructional Developers And Instructors As Collaborators In The Oral Presentation Assignment, Robert L. Flagler, John E. Hamlin, Ann Z. Russell

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Goal Setting

Topic Selection

Collecting Research

Grading

Audience

Student Presenter

Speaking Tips

Conclusion

Appendix

The Place Of Practice-Centered Inquiry In A Faculty Development Program, Nancy Van Note Chism, Donald P. Sanders

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Faculty Use of Practice-Centered Inquiry

Implications for Faculty Development Programs

Questions to Consider

References

Part Iv: Research

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Balanced somewhere between thinking and doing is the need for verification by experimentation. We should never move too far away from the spirit of inquiry which drives us to examine the fundamental assumptions of our professions. If our elegant models and programs have no grounding in reality, they will fail us in practice. Therefore, we include a section on research efforts and encourage others to share their findings with our readers.

A Survey Of Faculty Development Practices, Glenn Erickson

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The POD Network decided to conduct a survey of faculty development practices for several reasons. First, many people believed that the "faculty development movement" was a casualty of tight budgets and an inevitable loss of faith in yesterday's strategies; some of us had our doubts. Also, we were curious about just what kinds of services were being offered by whom in our colleges and universities and whether things had changed dramatically in the years since Centra's survey (Centra, 1976). Finally, we had never had a decent mailing list of "development" practitioners, yet we claimed to be committed to putting such …

Part Ii: Conceptualizations

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Part of the process of learning involves the making of models to guide action. A good model explains what has happened, communicates what is happening, and predicts what will happen. It serves as a schema for thinking about the world and how we interact with it. This can be freeing because a useful model points to new directions which are logical outgrowths of the current situation, but it can also be restricting if we come to believe that the model represents "truth" in capital letters and neon lights.

Teaching The Introductory-Level Course: A Special Challenge, Delivee L. Wright

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Subject Matter in Introductory Courses

Beginning Students

Environment of the Academic Community

Conclusion

References

Teaching Academic Career Paths: Implications For Faculty Development, Mary Deane Sorcinelli

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Decision Points

Influences

Individual Factors

Career Image

Significant People

Socio-Historical Events

Career Patterns

Conclusions

References

Notes

Reflections Of A Practitioner: Ten Years Of Professional And Organizational Development, William H. Bergquist

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Setting the Stage

Theme One: Conformity vs. Innovation

Theme Two: Role of the "Enemy"

Theme Three: Interdependence vs. Autonomy

Theme Four: Dreams and Reality

Concluding Comments

References

Notes

Coping With Resistance To Faculty Development, Jim L. Turner, Robert Boice

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Suggestion of a Model for Conceptualizing Resistance

Examples of Resistance to Faculty Development

Coping with Resistance

What Resistance Says About Needed Interventions

How to Cope with the Aversive Properties of Resistance

What Resistance Can Tell You About Yourself

Discussion

References

Notes

Social Commitment: A Vision For Higher Education, Sheryl Riechmann Hruska

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Social Context

Higher Education and a Social Purpose

The How and Why of Education

Importance of Context

Social Consciousness

The Hidden Curriculum

Implications for Action

Faculty Development Facilitators

Administrators

Conclusion

References

Notes

Getting Development Underway Through Faculty Involvement, Dean Hustuft

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Committee Input

Publicizing the Event

Learning Awareness Day

Additional Activities

Final Observations

Academic Department Chair Training: The Why And The How Of It, Ann F. Lucas

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Academic Chairs Are Not Trained For Their Leadership Role

Necessary Ingredients For Academic Chair Training

Sequence of Steps Necessary For Effective Academic Chair Training

Advantages of the Proposed Model

Appendix

References

Notes

Using Interviews In Development Programs For Beginning Teachers, Lawrence T. Mcgill, James M. Shaeffer

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Advantage of the Beginning Teacher

The Case for the Interview

The Interview in the Context of an Experience-Based Development Program

Introducing Interviews Into Teacher Development Programs

Some Notes on the Mechanics of the Interviews

Sample Interview Schedule

References

Part I: Reflections

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

In virtually all theories of cognitive development, the higher levels include a capacity to engage in some form of metacognition, the ability to think about thinking, to reflect on actions, to come to some understanding of the reasons for being and doing. From these reflections come learning and further development.