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Bill Jasper's First Night, Nick Brockunier, Alan G. Heffner, Barbara Millis (Editor)

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Bill Jasper's First Night Exhibit 1: Syllabus

Bill Jasper's First Night Exhibit 2: Lecture Outline

Use of the Case entitled "Bill Jasper's First Night"

Appendix A

Not Another Inventory, Rather A Catalyst For Reflection, Neil D. Fleming, Colleen Mills

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Developing a Technique

The Catalyst

A Pattern for Discussion

Help Sheets

Using the Technique

Discussion

Conclusion

References

Appendix A: How Do I Learn Best

Appendix B

Team Learning: A Comprehensive Approach For Harnessing The Power Of Small Groups In Higher Education, Larry K. Michaelsen

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Team Learning Defined

Guidelines for Using Team Learning

Answering Key Design Questions

Forming Team Learning Groups

Establishing a Grading System

Using Minitests to ''Cover" Content Without Lectures

Developing Group Assignments and Activities

Ensuring the Development of Performance-Oriented Group Norms

Benefits of Using Comprehensive Group-Based Instruction

Using Instructional Resources Efficiently

Providing Social Support for Students

Developing Interpersonal Skills

Building and Maintaining Instructor Enthusiasm for Teaching

References

Interviews With Exiting Faculty: Why Do They Leave?, Deborah Olsen

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Method

Sample

Measures

Results

Work Environment - Support and Resources

Teaching and Research

Review Procedures and Participation in Decision-Making

Salary

Job Satisfaction

Places for Relocation and Reasons for Choices

Summary and Recommendations

Rewards for Teaching

Communication of Expectations

Conflict Between Teaching and Research

Salary

Conclusion

References

Building Motivation And Cognition Research Into Workshops On Lecturing, Michael B. Paulsen

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Connecting Motivation, Cognition and Lecturing

Motivation

Cognition

Preparing for and Conducting the Live Mini-Lecture

Role of the Confederate Lecturer

Role of the Workshop Participants

Reporting and Discussing Participant Observations and Evaluations

Conclusion

References

Appendix: Motivation Strategies, Cognition Strategies

Section I: The Context For Faculty, Instructional, And Organizational Development

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Because faculty, instructional and organizational development is still a relatively new area, it has undergone dramatic changes not only in the last fifteen years but even in the last two or three years. As the focus on undergraduate education becomes more prevalent, as budgets wax and wane, and as the demographics of the academic population change, it is important that we stay abreast of the latest research, discussion, and information in the field. Thus, it is appropriate that the volume begins with a focus on the context in which we do our work. What is happening in faculty development? What …

Section Ii: Strategies For Enhancing Teaching And Learning

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The teaching success of faculty is partly dependent on their having a broad repertoire of instructional strategies to use in various situations. The three articles in this section of the volume focus on some of those strategies as possible ways of enhancing teaching and learning.

Section Iv: Teaching Cases For Use In Faculty / Instructional Development

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

As LuAnn Wilkerson and John Boehrer have indicated in the preceding article, teaching cases can be extremely useful in faculty/instructional development. Because of increased interest in the use of cases and because of feedback that suggests that To Improve the Academy should continue to provide some practical materials that can be reproduced simply and used, we have included some teaching cases.

The Case Of Edwina Armstrong, Rita Silverman, William M. Welty

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Edwina Annstrong, assistant professor of psychology, pushed her glasses up into her hair and massaged the bridge of her nose as she listened to Shirlee Jasper's complaints.

Use of the Case entitled "Edwina Armstrong"

Cosmopolitan Communities For Faculty Developers, Myrna J. Smith, Steve Golin, Enid Friedman

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Partners in Learning Coordinators' Meetings

Partners in Learning Program

History and Development of the Coordinators' Meetings

Faculty Development Network

History and Evolution of FDN

The Annual Meeting

Networking

Conclusion

References

Instructional Needs Of Part-Time Faculty: Implications For Faculty Development, Christine A. Stanley, Terrence D. Lumpkins

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Definition of Part-Time Faculty

Issues Related to Use of Part-Time Faculty

Isolation

Professional and Instructional Development

Implications for Faculty/lnstructional Development

Orientations for Part-Time Faculty

Ongoing Development Activities for Part-Time Faculty

Collaboration for Part-Time Faculty

Conclusion

References

Inclusive Teaching: A Workshop On Cultural Diversity, Emily C. Wadsworth

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Setting Workshop Goals

Opening the Workshop

Developing a Culturally Sensitive Perspective

Explaining Theories of Cultural Variability

Comparing U.S. Values with Collectivist/High Context Values

Creating an Inclusive Classroom

Applying Cultural Knowledge

Conclusion

References

Appendix

The Case of the Irate Students

The Case of the Silent Students

Improving Higher Education: Issues And Perspectives On Teaching And Learning, Maryellen Weimer

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

To Faculty Belongs the Ultimate Instructional Prerogative

Instruction Can Be Improved

Instructional Tips, Tricks, and Techniques Bless and Curse Improvement

Instructional Improvement is a Difficult Process

Faculty Want to Improve

Conclusion

References

Using Focus Groups To Obtain Students' Perceptions Of General Education, Sheila P. Wright, Anne Hendershott

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Description of the Interdisciplinary Program

Method

Procedure

Data Analysis

Results

Reactions to Content

Instructor-Content Interaction

Impact of Courses

Implications

Teaching

Further Research

Use of Focus Groups

Conclusion

References

Appendix A

Appendix B

Breaking Barriers: Mentoring Junior Faculty Women For Professional Development And Retention, Marie A. Wunsch, Linda K. Johnsrud

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This paper describes a successful two-year pilot program on mentoring new junior faculty women. The program emphasizes individual professional development and retention issues and includes colleague-pairing, mentor training, the use of a mentoring agreement, and a multi-leveled series of development workshops, seminars, and networking activities. The assessment and research component includes a needs assessment, pre-and postparticipation perception studies, assessment interviews, and a proposed longitudinal study of mentees from entrance to tenure.

The Return Of Bill Jasper, Kenneth J. Zahorski

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

As Bill Jasper left his office and walked down the hall toward his classroom, he found it hard to believe that only a few months earlier he had begun teaching his first class at University College. A wistful smile played at the comers of his mouth as he thought back to that enlightening, but somewhat unsettling, experience. "I was greener than a spring apple," he muttered. "I wish I had known then what I know now."

Reflection on the Use of "The Return of Bill Jasper," by The Editors

1992-93 Unopa Executive Board Minutes, January

UNOPA: Minutes

No abstract provided.

Introduction, James Jennings

Trotter Review

This issue of the Trotter Institute Review is devoted to a two-part proposition. The first is that institutions, agencies, businesses, and schools must begin to reflect the increasingly diverse ethnic and racial characteristics of American society. America is in the midst of a demographic revolution. It is unfortunate that some educators have chosen to ignore the social, economic, and intellectual implications of this change and that others have even become angry and attacked efforts to create an appreciation of multiculturalism.

This unfortunate resistance to the implications of America's unfolding demography leads to the second proposition reflected in this issue of …

Undergraduate Catalog (1992-1993), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Undergraduate Catalogs

The University of Nebraska at Omaha is a comprehensive, public university located in the heart of Nebraska's largest city. It is the second largest higher education campus in the state. The University of Nebraska at Omaha is part of the University of Nebraska System, which also includes the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the University of Nebraska at Kearney and the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Graduate Academic Catalog (1992-93), University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Graduate Catalogs

This Graduate Catalog is provided by the Graduate Faculty of the University of Nebraska at Omaha in the hope that it will be a source of information to you on the graduate programs available through our University. We are proud of our University and of its programs. We encourage you to become acquainted with us and with the many sources available to the community through the University.

The lamp of learning which you see on this page is the symbol of the scholarship and creative activity which characterizes every graduate program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. It is …

Professional Development And The Police: A Study Of Institutional Change, Gehrig Kenneth La Velle

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of the study was to examine curricula change in the area of police professional development in England and Wales. More specifically, it was an examination of the process of change in a professional development institution. The intent was to investigate a comparative institutional model that could assist United States police educators and career development. The Police Staff College. known as Bramshill, agreed to participate in the study. A quantitative-interpretive paradigm was used and three study visits were conducted at Bramshill from May 1990 to September 1991. Participants included the Police Group, Directing, and Support Staff. Each participant was …

0552: Albert Esposito Papers, 1971-1992, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Huntington, West Virginia ophthalmologist. Copies of correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports and other items related to Dr. Esposito's role in the establishment of the Marshall University School of Medicine.

Resolution 92-6-S - Experimental Residence Hall Visitation Program, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Resolution to introduce an experimental 24 hour visitation program in two dormitories.

Membership Of The Faculty Senate, 1992-1993, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Membership Lists

No abstract provided.

Reflections On Teaching Courses In Faculty Development: Three Case Studies, Kathleen T. Brinko, Richard G. Tiberius, Sally S. Atkins, Judy A. Greene

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Richard Tiberius: Reflections on a Graduate Course at the University of Toronto

Sally Atkins: Reflections on a Graduate Seminar at Appalachian State University

Judy Greene: Reflections on a Training Institute for New Faculty Developers

Themes Across the Case Studies

Conclusion

References

See You On Wednesday!, Elizabeth Fideler, Deanna Yameen

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The first class meeting seemed to go smoothly enough. I went in, introduced myself, and ran through the course syllabus and calendar. The students seemed pretty much like the students I taught at State U--maybe a little older. They asked the same questions about how long the papers should be and which books to buy. They made no comments about the journal assignment for the next class. They filled out my survey readily enough. In fact, the class ended twenty minutes early.

In my eight years of teaching at State U, I never saw anything like the survey responses I …

Conducting Discussions In The Diverse Classroom, Andrew S. Knoedler, Mary Ann Shea

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Cognitive Frameworks

Felder and Silverman-Learning Styles

Perry and Cognitive Development

Belenky et al. and Women's Ways of Knowing

Additional Strategies for Facilitating Discussion in the Diverse Classroom

Flick-Inclusive Teaching

Collett-Teaching in the Culturally Diverse Classroom

Billingsley-Fostering Diversity Through Discussion

Conclusion

References

Effective Programming For Ta Development, Lavon Gappa

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Teaching Associate Appointment

Departmental Programs

University-Wide Programs

Designing and Conducting University-Wide Orientation Sessions

Designing and Participating in University-Wide Workshops

Ongoing Instructional Support as Models and Mentors

Conclusion

References

Appendix A: Department Programs

Hard Times Signal Challenges For Faculty Developers, Elizabeth Fideler, Mary Deane Sorcinelli

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Articulation of the Problems

Creative Solutions

Involving Faculty in Program Initiatives

Seeking Administrative Leadership

Encouraging Collegiality

Creating Systems of "Outside" Support

Providing Rewards and Recognition

Conclusion

References

Conducting Effective Peer Classroom Observations, Barbara J. Millis

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Case for Peer Classroom Observations

Conducting Peer Observations

Conclusion

References

Appendix A: Classroom Visit Instrument (Consolidated)

Appendix B: Self-Assessment Instrument For General Teaching (Consolidated), Faculty Self-Assessment Questionnaire

Appendix C: Self-Assessment Instrument For Specific Session (Consolidated), Classroom Session Self-Appraisal, by Barbara J. Millis

Appendix D