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Building Capacity Through Facilitated Conversations, Sarah Edwards
Building Capacity Through Facilitated Conversations, Sarah Edwards
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
While there is a national call for more training and support for department chairs who are positioned to have direct impact on faculty quality, only 3-4% report having received any type of formal training. Collectively sharing resources and facilitating conversations is a fiscally responsible way to support the development of all chairs and directors on a campus. This presentation will provide one institution’s journey and model for providing necessary training and support to chairs and directors.
Building Community And Teaching Excellence Among Adjunct Faculty, Kirk Weller, Kristi Haik
Building Community And Teaching Excellence Among Adjunct Faculty, Kirk Weller, Kristi Haik
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
We describe a professional development program to enable mathematics adjuncts to meet HLC guidelines for credentialing. We explain how this program has supported community building and teaching excellence among the adjunct group and consider possibilities for scalability and expansion.
2.0 Academic Management: "Disruptive Innovation" For The 21st Century, Don Chu
2.0 Academic Management: "Disruptive Innovation" For The 21st Century, Don Chu
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
This workshop will focus on assisting educational leaders to re-imagine academic departments and how they are managed in the 21st Century. Re-imagining the academic department will strengthen them as the foundation upon which college and university change may be built. Led by the chair and the faculty-administrative leadership team, departments will be primarily responsible to set and reach their goals, as well as manage their own resources and professional development. Themes that will be discussed include curriculum development, course schedules, student services, personnel and ‘political’ issues, department resources and more.
Creating A Culture Of Evidence-Based Teaching Through Faculty Professional Development, Kirsten Fleming, David Polcyn
Creating A Culture Of Evidence-Based Teaching Through Faculty Professional Development, Kirsten Fleming, David Polcyn
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
This session will focus on leading change designed to instill a culture of equity-minded, evidence-based teaching and learning. Drawing on a community of practice model, a variety of professional development opportunities will be explored that enable STEM faculty members to redesign courses in ways that intentionally incorporates evidence-based teaching practices.
Enhancing Communication Through Crucial Conversations® Training: Outcomes And Best-Practices, Dawn E. Bratsch-Prince, Rodney S. Bagley
Enhancing Communication Through Crucial Conversations® Training: Outcomes And Best-Practices, Dawn E. Bratsch-Prince, Rodney S. Bagley
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Department chairs and other academic leaders were invited to participate in Crucial Conversations training as part of professional development programming sponsored by the provost’s office. This session will 1) describe the logistics of the program including the Crucial Conversations platform; 2) present cohort data, 3) share assessment data for the program; and 4) identify best practices for on-going communication training.
Seizing The Opportunity: Creating A Chair Development Network, Margaret A. Thomas-Evans, Natalia Rybas, Carrie Longley
Seizing The Opportunity: Creating A Chair Development Network, Margaret A. Thomas-Evans, Natalia Rybas, Carrie Longley
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
In this presentation, we discuss an example of developing a leadership network for Chairs on a small regional campus. We argue that when a campus has limited leadership capital, a peer group can serve as powerful professional development platform for new and upcoming chairs.