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Faculty Senate Review Of The Proposed General Education Document, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Recommendations regarding General Education curriculum.

Report - Study Of Requirements For Graduate Faculty Membership, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Report of the Academic Affairs committee outlining requirements for Graduate Faculty Membership.

Resolution - Faculty Senate Newsletter, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Resolution regarding guidelines for the creation of the faculty newsletter.

Trends In Wku Budget From 1984-1988, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Comparison of budget and actual expenditures by major divisions of WKU from 1984 to 1988.

Part-Time Faculty Statistics, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Ua12/8 Newsletter, Wku Police

WKU Administration Documents

WKU Police departmental newsletters for 1988.

Uaua1f Wku Archives Vertical File - Virginia Garrett, Wku Archives

WKU Administration Documents

Digitized vertical file materials regarding Virginia Garrett, wife of WKU's second president Paul Garrett.

Ua1b3/6 1988 Meeting Minutes & Reports, Wku Parking & Traffic Committee

WKU Administration Documents

Meeting minutes and reports of the WKU Parking & Traffic Committee for 1988.

Ua35/4 Annual Report, Wku International Programs

WKU Administration Documents

Annual report of WKU International Programs & Projects for the year 1987-88.

Minutes, Conference Planning Committee, Susan Holton

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Attendance

Announcements

Purpose of the Committee

Membership Information

Future Conferences

POD Conference Sites

Cartoon

Registration And Pre-Conference Materials

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Memorandum

Additional Information

Registration and Reservation Information

Preliminary Conference Schedule

Concurrent Session Proposal Form

Session Information

Proposal Guidelines

General Information

Tracks for Concurrent Sessions

Level of Audience Experience and Knowledge

Conference Schedule

Pre-Conference Workshops

Evaluations Of Pre-Conference Workshop

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Letter, by Kay Herr

POD Small Group Session Evaluations

1988 Pod Registrations

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

1988 POD Registrations

1988 POD Registrations Addendum

Resources For Publications

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

POD Publications List

Professional and Organizational Development in Higher Education: A Handbook for New Practioners

Foreword

To Improve the Academy Order Form

Pod 13th Annual Conference Program

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Welcome, by the Colorado Conference Team

Materials Display

Evaluation

Tracks for Concurrent Sessions

Program

Core Committee

Conference Team

Special Thanks

Join The Pod Network

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

What is the POD Network?

What Makes POD Unique?

How Does POD Serve its Members? (Annual POD Conference, To Improve the Academy, POD Membership Directory, POD Newsletters)

An Open Invitation to Participate

Membership Application

1987-1988 Core Committee

Editorial Matter 1988

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Foreword

Contents

Cumulative Title Index

Cumulative Author Index

Developing Management Skills Of Academic Professionals, Len Ainsworth

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Initiation

Program Design

Content

Results

Lessons Learned

References

Helping Faculty Meet New Pressures For Scholarly Writing, Robert Boice

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Methods

Subjects

Enlisting Participants

Self-Report Forms

Tracking Participants

Results and Discussion

Practicality and Reliability of the Methodology

Do Librarians Have Less Time for Scholarly Writing?

Complexities in the Search for Sufficient Time

The Initial Attempt at Facilitating Writing in the Midst of Busy Schedules

Short-Term Results: Did Faculty and Librarians Make Use of Available Time?

Why Most Faculty Members and Librarians Didn't Write Productively in the Short Run

Signs of Success in the Longer Run

References

Undergraduate Students' Use Of Time: A Classroom Investigation, Barbara E. Brittingham

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Questions of the Study

Method

Results and Discussion

Conclusion

References

Author Notes

Topics In Question: Active Learning Through Inquiry, Susan Lundvall Brodie

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Why are so many students poor questioners -- why do they lack habits and skills in so fundamental a human activity as inquiry? And why, if it is true that the best teaching capitalizes on students' natural curiosity, do so many students appear to lack the very gift we wish to tap?

Project Learn: Encouraging Innovation And Professional Growth Through Classroom Research, Kate Brooks

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Introduction

Origin and Design of Project Learn

Phase I. Pilot Study (Spring and Fall 1986)

Procedures and Results: First Semester

Procedures and Results: Second Semester

Conclusions from Phase I

Phase II. Data Collection in Additional Courses and Design of Classroom Research Process (Spring 1987)

Additional Data Collection

The Five-Step Research Process

Phase III. Implementation of Seven Faculty Projects (Fall 1987)

Interpretation of Results

Effectiveness of Specific Strategies

Effectiveness in Encouraging Faculty Development

Future Development of Classroom Research

References

Notes

Collaborating With Departmental Ta Coordinators: The Next Step?, Nancy Chism

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Disadvantages of Sole Reliance on a TA Orientation Program

The Next Step

The Problems

Making It Work

References

Notes On A Classroom Research Program, Bette Lasere Erickson, Glenn R. Erickson

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Sometimes, when you least expect it, a good idea stands up, introduces itself, and asks to be recognized. So it happened two years ago at the AAHE meetings. Pat Cross was urging us all to take teaching seriously -- not a particularly novel idea for POD folks -- but we sat up and took notice when she proposed.

Assessing Faculty Quality Of Life, Jon A. Hageseth, Sally S. Atkins

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Method

Results and Discussion

Institutional Mission

The Paradox of Teaching

Faculty Needs

Academic Leadership

Departmental Issues

Human Development Issues

Recommendations

Conclusion

References

Art Essays And Computer Letters, Wendy Holmes

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Essay 1

Essay 2

The Problem

Method

Description of Comments

Problems of Implementation

Results

Discussion

Appendix

Samples of Computer Letters

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.