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

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

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 self-disclosure …

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

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

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: A Journal of Educational Development

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: A Journal of Educational Development

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 Ii Fostering Student Inquiry

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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.

Part Iii Academic Life: Realities And Possibilities

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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.

Part Iv Emerging Contexts For Development

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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.

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

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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

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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

Satisfactions And Concerns Of New University Teachers, Mary Deane Sorcinelli

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Design of the Study

Findings

Sources of Satisfaction

Sources of Stress

Discussion

Annual Competitions

Programs and Opportunities

Future Challenges

Conclusion

References

Evaluating Structured Group Activities For The Large Class, John Stevenson

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

I teach a 500-student introductory course in a large lecture hall with a microphone and an overhead projector. For many students this is a first semester course; often it is taken to fulfill a requirement although there is usually some interest in the subject matter (psychology). I am not a particularly charismatic speaker. From the back of the classroom I look antsize, and my voice rattles, disembodied, from the loudspeakers. Despite this, I want to use class time effectively to give students not only exposure to concepts but practice in using them. I believe memorized factual material will be of …

On Being A Faculty Member Or Things Your Dissertation Adviser Never Told You, Richard W. Thompson, Jim Turner, Robert Boice

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Out of the Nest

Coping by Taking Charge

In Service to the Academy and Yourself

Students-The Pleasure of Their Company

The Power of the Professor

Sex and the College Professor

The Staff of Life

Relationship to the Department Chair

Potpourri

Is There Life After Office Hours?

A Postscript

References

Notes

Practices Used By Excellent Department Chairs To Enhance The Growth And Development Of Faculty, Myra Wilhite, Anita Leininger

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Research Questions

Method

Participants

Instrument

Procedure

Results

Preliminary Information about Chairpersons

Job Satisfaction

Reported Preparation for Chair Role

Conditions Influencing Chairperson Behaviors

Behaviors and Practices Used for Faculty Development

Implications and Recommendations

Bibliography

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

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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

Join The Pod Network

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: 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

Pod Network News, December 15, 1987, Marilla D. Svinicki

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: POD Network News

List of nominees for the Core Committee

Pod Network News: Newsletter November 1987, Marilla Svinicki

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: POD Network News

A Final Report from Kerrville

Core Committee Business

Grants Program

To Improve the Academy

Membership Renewal and Networking Information

Core Members Election

Things for you to do

Program Description Project

Sample Program Descriptions

POD Grant Program

Editor 1989 Volume Job Description

Pod Network News: Newsletter September 1987, Marilla Svinicki

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: POD Network News

The Conference Approach

To Improve the Academy

POD Grants Program

Call for Program Descriptions

Core Committee Activities

Other Conferences and Materials of Interest

Faculty Development Self-Instructional Modules and Workshop Materials

Foundations for Research

SAM, an authoring system for CAl

Ninth Annual Sharing Conference

A Regional Conference on the Freshman Year Experience

Things for you to do

To Improve the Academy, 1988 Call for Papers

Program Description Project

Sample Program Descriptions

Pod Network News: Newsletter Spring 1987, Marilla D. Svinicki

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: POD Network News

OUR THANKS TO BETTE LASERE ERICKSON

AND SPEAKING OF THE CHICAGO CORE MEETING

AAHE SESSION AND RECEPTION

1987 CONFERENCE NEWS

HANDBOOK FOR NEW PRACTITIONERS SURVEY

MORE PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES

LETTERS, WE GET LETTERS

CONFERENCES

AND MATERIALS

Pod "Wreck-Ree-A-Shun" Teams

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Tennis

Team-Putt Golf

Bowling

Trivial Pursuit

Pod Networking Guide

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Members by Institution Type (Carnegie Classification) (Information not currently available on Canadian Members):

Research 1&2, Doctoral 1&2, Comprehensive 1&2, Liberal Arts 1&2, Two Year

Members by Geographical Area:

Northeast, Southeast, Northern Midwest, Southern Midwest, West, Canada

1987 Pod Conference Participants

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Memorandum, by Karron G. Lewis

1987 POD Conference Participants

Pod Session Information Sheet

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

Preliminary Proposal: Trigger Films For Training Graduate Teaching Assistants

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Trigger Films for Training Graduate Teaching Assistants

Membership in the POD Newsletter Exchange Network

Pod Network Mentoring Program

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Suggested Activities (on the serious side)

Suggested Activities (on the humorous side)

Letter, by Art Crawley and Marilyn Leach

Mentor/Mentoree List

Survey/Feedback Form

Cartoons

Plenary Session - Pod 1987, Jack Lindquist

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

End-Of-Conference Evaluation

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

1987 Pod Conference Reservation And Registration Information

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Conference Registration Fees

Room and Board Reservations

Ground Transportation

Preliminary Conference Schedule

Inn of the Hills Reservation Request

Condominium Unit Reservations

Inn of the Hills

Program Information

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Memorandum, by Karron Lewis

Session Descriptions

List of Some Proposed Sessions

12th Annual Conference Program:

POD Anthem

Welcome, by Karron G. Lewis (1987 Conference Coordinator)

Table of Contents

Conference Planning Committee Members

Keynote Address

Some Additional Information

Session Schedule

Session Descriptions

Editorial Matter 1987

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Foreword

Contents

Indexes: Cumulative Title Index, Cumulative Author Index