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News & Views - Vol. 06, No. 08 - January 14, 1988, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1983-1991, News & Views

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Discussion of presidential advisory committees, newsletter, salary survey, WKU Catering, budget and symposium.

Ua3/7/1 Presentation To The Council On Higher Education, Kern Alexander

WKU Archives Records

Presentation of statistics regarding Kentucky universities' extended campuses, community colleges, enrollment, appropriations and comparisons with universities in surrounding states.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding WKU Glasgow, Frankfort rally, faculty staffing, instructional technology, sabbaticals and summer school.

Regulating Casino Gaming: A Checklist For States Considering It, Leonard E. Goodall

Hospitality Review

In his essay - Regulating Casino Gaming: A Checklist for States Considering It – by Leonard E. Goodall, Professor of Management and Public Administration, College of Business and Econornics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Professor Goodall initially states: “Since various states are likely to continue to debate the issue of the establishment of legal casinos, and since states considering legal casinos must also decide how best to regulate them, the author discusses the similarities and contrasts in the regulatory systems already in operation.”

Certainly not all states have solicited casino gaming, or what people generally refer to as gambling, but many have ...

Membership Of The Faculty Senate, 1988-1989, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate Membership Lists

No abstract provided.

1988 Pod Registrations

POD Network Conference Materials

1988 POD Registrations

1988 POD Registrations Addendum

Evaluations Of Pre-Conference Workshop

POD Network Conference Materials

Letter, by Kay Herr

POD Small Group Session Evaluations

Pod 13th Annual Conference Program

POD Network Conference Materials

Welcome, by the Colorado Conference Team

Materials Display

Evaluation

Tracks for Concurrent Sessions

Program

Core Committee

Conference Team

Special Thanks

Resources For Publications

POD Network Conference Materials

POD Publications List

Professional and Organizational Development in Higher Education: A Handbook for New Practioners

Foreword

To Improve the Academy Order Form

Registration And Pre-Conference Materials

POD Network Conference Materials

Memorandum

Additional Information

Registration and Reservation Information

Preliminary Conference Schedule

Concurrent Session Proposal Form

Session Information

Proposal Guidelines

General Information

Tracks for Concurrent Sessions

Level of Audience Experience and Knowledge

Conference Schedule

Pre-Conference Workshops

Part Iv Emerging Contexts For Development

To Improve the Academy

As interest in teaching excellence grows, POD members find themselves called upon to assist in the training and support of academic professionals in a variety of roles. Here we report on three areas of practice that are relatively new in the field.

Minutes, Conference Planning Committee, Susan Holton

POD Network Conference Materials

Attendance

Announcements

Purpose of the Committee

Membership Information

Future Conferences

POD Conference Sites

Cartoon

Join The Pod Network

POD Network Conference Materials

What is the POD Network?

Why Should You Join POD?

How Can POD Help You Achieve Your Personal and Professional Goals?

Why Have Others Joined POD?

POD Network in Higher Education Publications Order Form

Join The Pod Network

POD Network Conference Materials

What is the POD Network?

What Makes POD Unique?

How Does POD Serve its Members? (Annual POD Conference, To Improve the Academy, POD Membership Directory, POD Newsletters)

An Open Invitation to Participate

Membership Application

1987-1988 Core Committee

Editorial Matter 1988

To Improve the Academy

Foreword

Contents

Cumulative Title Index

Cumulative Author Index

Undergraduate Students' Use Of Time: A Classroom Investigation, Barbara E. Brittingham

To Improve the Academy

Questions of the Study

Method

Results and Discussion

Conclusion

References

Author Notes

Collaborating With Departmental Ta Coordinators: The Next Step?, Nancy Chism

To Improve the Academy

The Disadvantages of Sole Reliance on a TA Orientation Program

The Next Step

The Problems

Making It Work

References

Art Essays And Computer Letters, Wendy Holmes

To Improve the Academy

Essay 1

Essay 2

The Problem

Method

Description of Comments

Problems of Implementation

Results

Discussion

Appendix

Samples of Computer Letters

Part Ii Fostering Student Inquiry

To Improve the Academy

The world has no shortage of reform advocates exhorting teachers to promote "active student involvement in learning." Most teachers would love to have active, involved students. But student reticence in class is notorious and figuring out how to overcome it (or bypass it altogether) is a nontrivial task. The two articles in this section suggest very different approaches to the task.

Using Field Methods As An Instructional Tool, Donald H. Wulff, Jody D. Nyquist

To Improve the Academy

Defining Field Methods as an Instructional Tool

Using Field Methods in a Speech Communication Course

Advantages of Using Field Methods as an Instructional Strategy

Guidelines

Objectives

Course Content

Other Instructional Strategies

Logistics

Methodology

Student Roles

Teacher Role

Summary

References

Additional Sources on Field Methods

Notes On A Classroom Research Program, Bette Lasere Erickson, Glenn R. Erickson

To Improve the Academy

Sometimes, when you least expect it, a good idea stands up, introduces itself, and asks to be recognized. So it happened two years ago at the AAHE meetings. Pat Cross was urging us all to take teaching seriously -- not a particularly novel idea for POD folks -- but we sat up and took notice when she proposed.

Assessing Faculty Quality Of Life, Jon A. Hageseth, Sally S. Atkins

To Improve the Academy

Method

Results and Discussion

Institutional Mission

The Paradox of Teaching

Faculty Needs

Academic Leadership

Departmental Issues

Human Development Issues

Recommendations

Conclusion

References

Alternatives For Evaluating The Death Education Student, J. Eugene Knott

To Improve the Academy

Although grading in postsecondary education, according to Eison and Pollio (1987), dates back about 200 years, the formal pursuit of learning focused on human mortality per se has been a part of higher education for only about thirty years. In that brief period, however, has come a rapidly growing concern with issues of evaluating and grading, paired with concern about motivation for enrollment in such courses in the first place. I've been very interested for some years in self-assessment as it bears on evaluation for grading, especially in courses where the content and approach encourage a great deal of ...

Student Styles And Learning In Two College Of Business Courses, Blair Lord

To Improve the Academy

In teaching junior and senior finance and insurance courses, courses which must be applied in their emphasis, I think it important to concentrate on developing problem solving skills. Sometimes this means solving straight-forward, technical problems. At other times I focus on more open-ended managerial or public policy problems. While not wanting to foster a "technical school" mentality, the career orientation of business disciplines makes it appropriate to focus on developing the students' ability to apply course material. An ancillary benefit from this orientation is that it nurtures problem solving and analytical skills generally.

Weekly Quizzes And Examination Performance In Intermediate Accounting, Joseph Matoney

To Improve the Academy

For years I have noticed how hard my students work on my course during examination weeks and have toyed with the idea of giving weekly quizzes as a means of motivating them to work that hard more consistently. The material which Intermediate Accounting covers is extensive and technical. Students can ill-afford to fall behind. When they do, they're likely to find it much more difficult to catch up than they expect. Perhaps as important, class meetings can be woefully lackluster and nonproductive when significant numbers of students don't know what's going on.

Part I Classroom Research

To Improve the Academy

At the 1987 POD meeting, Pat Cross challenged us to discover what could be learned by encouraging faculty to become researchers in their own classrooms, answering their own questions empirically, whether through formal or informal investigations. Classroom research is not new to POD members as previous editions of this volume attest. In characteristic POD fashion, several of our members stepped up their efforts in response to Cross's challenge. The results of their inquiries are presented here.

Part Iii Academic Life: Realities And Possibilities

To Improve the Academy

The first two articles in this section report results of intensive interview studies with dozens of faculty. Hageseth and Atkins note connections between the institutional context and the quality of faculty life. Sorcinelli documents the joys and frustrations of new faculty, and describes programs at her institution to support faculty during their first few years on campus.

Improving Teaching By Reflecting On Practice, Ronald Smith, Fred Schwartz

To Improve the Academy

Step 1. Identifying a Difficult Situation

Step 2. Generating Data

Step 3. Building the Diagnosis

Step 3a. Making Reasoning Explicit

Step 3b. Organizing the Reasoning

Step 4. Developing and Expanding the Diagnosis with K.

Step 5. Moving from Diagnosis to Action

Step 6. Surfacing Underlying Values

Step 7. Reframing the Situation

Our Reflections on Our Actions

Notes

Bibliography

The Washington Center: A Grass Roots Approach To Faculty Development And Curricular Reform, Barbara Leigh Smith

To Improve the Academy

Origins of the Washington Center

The Center's Structure and Administration

Crucial Features of the Model: Structural Reform

Crucial Features of the Model: Faculty Exchanges as a Vehicle for Curricular Transformation

Exchanges as a Vehicle for Inter-Institutional Community

Implications for Faculty Development

A Grass Roots Model for Reform

References