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Empowering Faculty Using Distance Learning Mentoring Programs, Nicole Luongo, Sara T. O'Brien Dec 2018

Empowering Faculty Using Distance Learning Mentoring Programs, Nicole Luongo, Sara T. O'Brien

Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence

This article discusses the value of developing mentoring programs for the empowerment of distance learning faculty. The paper describes various ways mentoring relationships enhance the development and teaching of distance learning courses. Distance learning faculty mentoring programs consist of a process where a more experienced faculty member assists a newer faculty member in developing a distance learning course. By creating and supporting distance learning faculty mentoring programs, higher education institutions can provide an efficient and valuable way for new distance learning faculty to gain empowerment as well as the skills and knowledge they need to teach online. This article asserts …


Setting The Direction, Sue Droog Nov 2018

Setting The Direction, Sue Droog

The Voice

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Campus Visit Days: An Inside Look, Kate Henreckson Nov 2018

Campus Visit Days: An Inside Look, Kate Henreckson

The Voice

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New Business Faculty Bring Professional Expertise, Danny Mooers Mar 2018

New Business Faculty Bring Professional Expertise, Danny Mooers

The Voice

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The Inevitability Of Playing Politics As Chair: 2018, Domenick Pinto Feb 2018

The Inevitability Of Playing Politics As Chair: 2018, Domenick Pinto

School of Computer Science & Engineering Faculty Publications

Politics is a term often frowned upon as it pertains to the role of an academic leader. However as chair and now director of a school for 30 years it has become an essential yet sometimes unwanted aspect of the daily rigors of the position. This workshop explores the pros and cons of “playing politics” as a department chair and allows interactivity among participants in “what if” scenarios citing various literature references along the way