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Reported Long–Term Value And Effects Of Teaching Center Consultations, Wayne Jacobson, Donald H. Wulff, Stacy Grooters, Phillip M. Edwards, Karen Freisem

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

We regularly ask clients for feedback on their recent consultations with Center for Instructional Development and Research (CIDR) staff, but in the past we have not systematically assessed our longer-term contributions to the teaching of our clients. We recently surveyed faculty and teaching assistants who consulted with CIDR one to five years ago and found that many former clients highly valued CIDR’s contribution to the development of their teaching. However, some of the most highly valued benefits they identified were not limited to what they did each day in class. This chapter identifies benefits of consulting with a teaching center …

Promoting The Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning At Community Colleges: Insights From Two Learning Communities, Stanford T. Goto, Andrei Cerqueira Davis

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is a powerful vehicle for professional development. Faculty make their teaching public as they investigate phenomena in their classes. This process encourages sustained discussions of teaching. In conducting SoTL, community college faculty face substantial hurdles: heavy workloads, few institutional supports, no employment rewards, perceived irrelevance, and weak peer networks. Can these challenges be overcome within existing institutional structures? This chapter explores this question by examining how SoTL is pursued in two learning communities. Evidence from these institutional case studies suggests that SoTL programs are viable in community colleges, despite major challenges.

Starting And Sustaining Successful Faculty Development Programs At Small Colleges, Michael Reder, Kim M. Mooney, Richard A. Holgren, Paul J. Kuerbis

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This chapter complements a recent chapter in To Improve the Academy by Mooney and Reder (2008) that discusses the distinctive features and challenges of faculty development at small and liberal arts colleges. As a continuation and expansion of that more conceptual discussion, we aim to convey practical strategies for relatively new faculty developers at small institutions with incipient programs. The suggestions offered in this chapter are grounded in our experiences as faculty developers at liberal arts colleges and developed through numerous national conference presentations and conversations with colleagues in the field over the past decade. Although our recommendations are particularly …

Establishing External, Blind Peer Review Of Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning Within The Disciplines, Cheryl A. Stevens, Erik Rosegard

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Colleges and universities face growing pressure to reward multiple forms of scholarship in order to align their missions with faculty roles and rewards. This chapter proposes that disciplinary societies develop templates, processes, and criteria for external, blind peer review of the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) in order to provide a reliable and valid way to judge the quality of faculty SoTL work. Although SoTL requires support from faculty development programs and other interdisciplinary SoTL forums, it will continue to be viewed as evidence of teaching excellence rather than scholarship until discipline-based external, blind peer-review processes are established.

When Mentoring Is The Medium: Lessons Learned From A Faculty Development Initiative, Jung H. Yun, Mary Deane Sorcinelli

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Campuses across the country are investing considerable time, effort, and expense to replenish their faculty ranks with a new generation of scholars. How can mentoring help these new faculty juggle the many demands of surviving and thriving in academia? And how can institutions frame mentoring as a broader faculty development initiative in which faculty at all stages of the academic career can teach and learn from each other? This chapter addresses these questions by sharing the goals, design, and lessons learned from the Mutual Mentoring Initiative at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Website: 2009 Colby College Undergraduate Research Symposium, Colby College

Undergraduate Research Symposium (UGRS)

Colby College Undergraduate Research Symposium 2009 Website

Contents:

Keynote Speaker

Schedule - Wednesday

Schedule - Thursday

Schedule - Friday

Poster Program

Associated Sessions

Abstracts

Honors Program

Independent Study Projects

Participating Departments/Programs

Colby College Catalogue 2009 - 2010, Colby College

Colby Catalogues

Colby College Catalogue: September 2009 - August 2010

Biztech Winter 2009, Southern Adventist University

BizTech – School of Business Newsletter (Retired)

The winter 2009 edition of BizTech features articles on ADRA, what the three keys to resiliency are, and a message welcoming Lisa Goolsby.

Information-Seeking Strategies Of Doctoral Students And Implications For Design Of The Graduate School Web Space, Debra Winter

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation looks at the information-seeking practices of doctoral students in the context of their search for a doctoral program and considers the implications for design of the graduate school Web space. Of particular interest is the description of patterns of Web use and the practices related to students' preparation for interactions with technology, the nature of the interactions, and the thinking that occurs. An exploratory study that brings together hypertext theory, contextual, holistic approaches, and information behavior, this research includes a focus group of current undergraduate and graduate students to gather fresh details about information-seeking for a graduate program …

Sae Magazine : The Magazine Of Sae Institute And Sae Alumni Association 2009|1, Sae Institute

SAE Magazine (2007-2011)

No abstract provided.

2009 Nebraska Business

College of Business: Trade Publications

2009 Nebraska Business

Graduate Record 2009: I Double Bulldawg Dare You!, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

SWOSU Yearbooks

The 2009 Graduate Record was produced by the communications department.

Budgeting In Higher Education, Annetta M. Gibson

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Backlog 2009, Lipscomb University

Backlogs and Other Yearbooks

The 2009 Lipscomb University Backlog yearbook.

Commencement, 2009, Marshall University

Marshall University Commencement

Program for the One Hundred Seventy-Second Commencement of Marshall University.

Uni Wrestling 2008-09 Media Guide, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--2008-09 UNI Panthers Wrestling Roster --front cover
--Quick Facts --1
--Western Wrestling Conference --2
--President Ben Allen --4
--UNI Administration --4
--Director of Athletics/SWA --5
--Panther Head Coaches --6
--This is UNI --6
--Academics --7
--Strength & Conditioning --8
--Outlook --10-11
--Head Coach Brad Penrith --12
--Assistant Coaches --13-14
--Wrestling Roster --16-26
--2007-08 Results & Statistics --28
--2007-08 Dual Results --29
--2008 West Regional --30
--2008 NCAA Championships --31
--WWC All-Conference --32
--WWC All-Academic --32
--WWC Wrestler of the Week --32
--Career Season Leaders --34
--Panther Honor Roll --35
--All-Americans --36-39
--Dual Results --40-43
--Lettermen --44-45
--Series Records --46 …

2009 University Of Northern Iowa Panther Tennis Media Guide, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--Roster --inside front cover
--Season Preview --2
--Head Coach Sachin Kirtane/Roster --3
--Player Bios --4-7
--Review --8
--2007-08 Records/Results --9
--Panther History --10-11
--All-Time Records --12
--Panther Year-by-Year Results --13-15
--Administration --16
--Why UNI --17
--UNI Facilities --18
--Academics --19
--This is the Valley --20

2009 University Of Northern Iowa Panther Softball Media Guide, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--2009 UNI Softball Roster --inside front cover
--University Information --1
--Coaching Information --1
--Team Information --1
--Program History --1
--UNI Athletics Media Relations --2
--UNI Athletics on the Internet --2
--Primary Media Outlets --2
--This is UNI --4
--Academic Support --5
--Administration --6-7
--Athletics Facilities --8
--Conditioning/Sports Medicine --9
--Athletics Staff --10
--2009 Outlook --11-13
--Head Coach Ryan Jacobs --14
--Assistant Coach Julie Gerdes --15
--Assistant Coach Stephanie Winter --15
--Volunteer Assistant Coach Mandi Daigh --15
--2009 Team Roster --16-30
--Opponents Information --32-35
--MVC Tournament Information --35
--2008 Season Recap --38
--Game-by-Game --39
--Overall Statistics --40
--Conference Statistics --41 …

University Of Northern Iowa Panther Volleyball 2009 Media Guide, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--Quick Facts/Contents --1
--Panther Volleyball - A Winning Tradition --2-3
--Missouri Valley Conference --4
--Media Information --5
--Molten Ad --6
--The Coaches --7
--Head Coach Bobbi Petersen --8-9
--Assistant Coaches --10
--Support Staff --11
--Asics Ad --12
--The 2009 Panthers --13
--Outlook --14-15
--2009 Roster --16
--Players --17-24
--2008 Review --25
--2008 Stats --28
--2008 Results --29
--2008 MVC Stats --30-34
--The University --35
--This is UNI --36
--President Benjamin Allen --37
--Athletics Director Troy Dannen --38
--Panther Head Coaches --39
--The McLeod Center --40
--Radio/TV Roster --Inside back cover

In The News [Difficult Dialogues Website], Clark University

Difficult Dialogues (2006-2013)

A pdf adaptation of the 'In the News' webpage from Clark University's extinct Difficult Dialogues website. Updates appear to have stopped during 2009. All links have been removed.

Clark University's Difficult Dialogues initiative was launched in 2006 and ran through 2013. The initiative aimed to raise awareness and develop skills of dialogue as a distinct approach to discourse, as well as encourage its practice among faculty, staff, and students.

Unibusiness: The Alumni Magazine Of The College Of Business Administration University Of Northern Iowa, 2008-2009, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Business Administration.

UNIBiz

Inside This Issue:
-- Message from the Dean ••• 1
-- The Road Less Traveled ••• 2
-- A Change for the Better ••• 4
-- Broadening Students' Worldview ••• 6
-- A Great Idea is Hatched ••• 7
-- Faculty Awards ••• 8
-- Celebrating Student Excellence ••• 9
-- New Faculty ••• 10
-- Down But Not Out ••• 11
-- Message from Development ••• 13
-- Annual Report on Giving ••• 14
-- So Many Ways to Give ••• 16
-- Alumni Spotlights ••• 16
-- Focus on Alumni ••• 18
-- Alumni in Residence ••• 24

Csbs Statements, V11, Winter 2009, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Social And Behavioral Sciences.

CSBS Statements

Contents:

-- From the desk of the (Interim) Dean...
-- Sabin Hall Renovation Set to Begin
-- 100th Anniversary Celebration
-- New Editorial Effort in CSBS
-- GeoTREE
-- College and Department Briefs
-- CSBS faculty take the lead on women's and gender Issues
-- Faculty Briefs
-- New Faculty
-- Faculty Awards
-- Digging In
-- Dressed for Success
-- Denmark's the Spot
-- Student Briefs
-- Field of Opportunities
-- Greetings from campus!
-- Donor Spotlight: Tim Hilby
-- The Gift of a Lifetime
-- CSBS Alumni Updates
-- In Memoriam
-- Stay United with UNI
-- We've …

Fact Book 2009-2010, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Fact Books

• General Information
• Enrollment Information
• Institutional Comparison
• Student Information
• Faculty Information
• Budgets and Resources

Contents

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

No abstract provided.

Formulating A State Approach To Professional Development, R. E. Howard, S. Sarani, J. Woods

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

When viewed from the perspective of an entire state's needs, the challenges of designing professional development to meet the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation of 2001 are daunting. In Oklahoma, the concerns about delivering to rural and urban populations which contain a variety of underserved populations are further complicated by the differences in the way science and mathematics are structured as disciplines. We describe two model programs, one in science and one in mathematics, which take much different approaches. However, the programs have three common elements that make them highly successful. Each program engages teachers strongly, …

Building Middle-Level Mathematics Teachers' Capacities As Teachers And Leaders: The Math In The Middle Institute Partnership, R. M. Heaton, W. J. Lewis, W. M. Smith

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

This article describes professional development for middle-level mathematics teachers offered through the Math in the Middle Institute Partnership, a National Science Foundation-funded project to build teachers’ capacities to improve mathematics learning for all students. An overview of the project, including descriptions of its goals and curriculum are provided. Detailed descriptions of two mathematics courses and one pedagogy course are offered. The mathematics courses included here are the introductory course to the Math in the Middle Institute, as well as one of the final math courses of the Institute in which participants apply mathematical knowledge and processes to real-world problems. The …

The Penn Science Teacher Institute: A Proven Model, C. Blasie, J. Butler-Kahle

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

The University of Pennsylvania’s Master of Chemistry Education (MCE) program graduated five cohorts of approximately twenty teachers between 2002 and 2006. One year after the teachers in the last cohort earned their degrees, the Penn Science Teacher Institute (Penn STI) initiated a follow-up study to ascertain if the goals of the MCE program had been sustained. For example, were the teachers incorporating updated content knowledge into their lessons and were their students learning more chemistry? A total of seventy-four of the eighty-two graduates participated in some aspect of this study. Because baseline data were not available for the MCE teachers …

Let's Observe!, S. W. Brown

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

Teaching the non-science major how to teach science is a challenge! No matter what science course is being taught, professors must model good teaching strategies that promote an inquiry approach that incorporates prior knowledge, connections, a social environment, relevance, and time to actively construct new understandings of scientific concepts.

Asalib Al-Da Wah Al-Islamiyah Lil-Shabab Fi Dawlah Al-Imrat Al-Arabiyah Al-Muttahadah: Talabah Jami At Al-Shariqah Namudhajan., Ahmad Abd Al-Malik Briki

Student Works (2010-2019)

The Islamic Missionary work method of the contemporary actual life of the United Arab Emirates was due to complete and enormous efforts of the different effective institutions in the society to reach the best positive and vocational way in which young people are involved. I also stated in my research the phenomenon of the Islamic mission before and after the Emirates union in all its aspects; its ways, activities and its thinkers. I also dealt with the ways used during the new era and the institutions that work with youth in all fields: religious, cultural and sport. In addition to …

What Do Business School Deans Do? Insights From A Uk Study, Julie Davies, Howard Thomas

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

During the last 40 years, the growth and impact of UK business schools have been significant. Relatively few studies have reviewed how business school deans emerge and grow. This paper aims to explore the experiences and psychometric profiles of UK business school leaders to understand their tenures, problems, dilemmas and succession issues. The study comprised 16 semi-structured interviews with business school deans and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) questionnaires completed by deans and aspiring deans (associate deans and heads of department). The study uses the executive life cycle and concepts of social capital as theoretical frameworks to understand the dean's role. …