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Yearlong Student Teaching: Boom Or Bust?, Patricia C. Kornelis, Joshua E. Bowar
Yearlong Student Teaching: Boom Or Bust?, Patricia C. Kornelis, Joshua E. Bowar
Faculty Work Comprehensive List
The Iowa Department of Education awarded Dordt College and a second institution of higher learning a grant to implement a yearlong student teaching pilot program. This presentation describes the implementation of the program and examines the benefits and challenges that resulted from it.
School Counseling, Brandie M. Oliver, Nick R. Abel
School Counseling, Brandie M. Oliver, Nick R. Abel
Scholarship and Professional Work – Education
This timely text describes the role of program evaluation in counselor education and provides step-by-step guidance for faculty seeking to develop comprehensive Student Learning Outcome (SLO) evaluation plans to meet accountability expectations. It serves as a blueprint for demystifying the SLO process and making the switch from an input-based measure of productivity that focuses on what counseling programs do, to an outcome-based approach that concentrates on the quality of learning through evidence-based assessment of students' knowledge and skills. The first and second parts of the book lay the foundation for the SLO process and provide practical guidance for identifying and …
Designing An Evaluation Of Instructional Consultation In A Higher Education Context, Karen Elizabeth Brinkley Etzkorn, David Schumann, Beth White, Tiffany Smith
Designing An Evaluation Of Instructional Consultation In A Higher Education Context, Karen Elizabeth Brinkley Etzkorn, David Schumann, Beth White, Tiffany Smith
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Individual instructor consultation is a common service provided by centers focused on educational development in higher education. The importance of this service has been reflected in its history, increasing demand, and strong anecdotal evidence to its effectiveness. However, the extant literature reveals that comprehensive assessment of consultation effectiveness has proved challenging. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to (a) provide an overview of consultation and summarize the relevant work evaluating this service, and (b) propose a comprehensive process for evaluating consultation services that was piloted at one large research intense university. The goal is to provide a systematic method …