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Supporting International Faculty, Cutting Li, Sterling K. Wall, Marty Loy, Kelly Schoonaert
Supporting International Faculty, Cutting Li, Sterling K. Wall, Marty Loy, Kelly Schoonaert
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
No abstract provided.
Please Read While Texting And Driving, C. Edward Watson, Krista P. Terry, Peter E. Doolittle
Please Read While Texting And Driving, C. Edward Watson, Krista P. Terry, Peter E. Doolittle
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
No abstract provided.
Tweeting #Podhbcu, Mary C. Wright, Rachel K. Niemer, Derek Bruff, Katherine Valle
Tweeting #Podhbcu, Mary C. Wright, Rachel K. Niemer, Derek Bruff, Katherine Valle
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
No abstract provided.
Using Small Group Individual Diagnosis To Improve Online Instruction, Jennifer H. Herman, Melissa Langridge
Using Small Group Individual Diagnosis To Improve Online Instruction, Jennifer H. Herman, Melissa Langridge
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
No abstract provided.
Millennial Students, Michele Dipietro
Millennial Students, Michele Dipietro
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
No abstract provided.
Acknowledgments, Volume (20), James E. Groccia
Acknowledgments, Volume (20), James E. Groccia
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Acknowledgments for volume 31 (2012) of To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, by James E. Groccia of Auburn University.
Implementing A University Learning Consortium For Shared Communication And Proactive Campus Change, David W. Schumann, Dorian Stiefel, Michelle Corvette, Chutney W. Guyton
Implementing A University Learning Consortium For Shared Communication And Proactive Campus Change, David W. Schumann, Dorian Stiefel, Michelle Corvette, Chutney W. Guyton
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
No abstract provided.
Faculty Engagement In Program-Level Outcomes Assessment, Elizabeth L. Evans
Faculty Engagement In Program-Level Outcomes Assessment, Elizabeth L. Evans
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
No abstract provided.
The Gentle Art Of Mentoring In Higher Education, Nancy H. Barry
The Gentle Art Of Mentoring In Higher Education, Nancy H. Barry
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
No abstract provided.
Contemplative Pedagogy, Daniel Barbezat, Allison Pingree
Contemplative Pedagogy, Daniel Barbezat, Allison Pingree
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
No abstract provided.
Time To Raise Questions About Student Ratings, Linda B. Nilson
Time To Raise Questions About Student Ratings, Linda B. Nilson
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
No abstract provided.
Understanding Intersecting Processes, Kristen A. Renn
Understanding Intersecting Processes, Kristen A. Renn
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
No abstract provided.
Organizational Strategies For Fostering Faculty Racial Inclusion, Dannielle Joy Davis, Edward J. Brantmeier, Robert Torosyan, Hyacinth E. Findlay
Organizational Strategies For Fostering Faculty Racial Inclusion, Dannielle Joy Davis, Edward J. Brantmeier, Robert Torosyan, Hyacinth E. Findlay
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
No abstract provided.
A Work In Progress: The Lived Experiences Of Black Male Undergraduates At One Predominantly White University, Wayne D. Lewis, Steven Thurston Oliver, Jennifer L. Burris
A Work In Progress: The Lived Experiences Of Black Male Undergraduates At One Predominantly White University, Wayne D. Lewis, Steven Thurston Oliver, Jennifer L. Burris
Kentucky Journal of Higher Education Policy and Practice
This exploratory study examines the lived academic and social experiences of current black male undergraduate students, including their perceived barriers and their strategies for persistence and achieving success. Study participants included black male undergraduate students at one predominantly white, four-year, public research university. Data collection methods included two focus group interviews with a purposeful sample of 12 undergraduate, black male students. Students reported that explicit and implicit messages of racial hatred have contributed to a general campus atmosphere of discomfort for black male students. The students described an environment where they continually encounter racial micro aggressions and prejudice. Students reported …
Supporting First Generation College Students, Kelli Hutchens, Matthew Deffendall, Michael Peabody
Supporting First Generation College Students, Kelli Hutchens, Matthew Deffendall, Michael Peabody
Kentucky Journal of Higher Education Policy and Practice
Seeking to help support first generation college students (FGCS), the University of Kentucky (UK) has developed new programming and initiatives in recent years aimed at enhancing institutional support for this student group. Among these efforts was the launch in 2009 of the First Scholars program at UK, a project funded by and affiliated with the Suder Foundation, which currently funds five First Scholars programs at universities around the country. This practitioner’s brief first provides an overview of relevant literature related to serving FGCS and then discusses programmatic efforts undertaken at UK designed to improve the retention and graduation rates of …
The Role Of Data In Decision Making About Online Distance Education: A Case Study Of Three Community Colleges, William Allan Heineman
The Role Of Data In Decision Making About Online Distance Education: A Case Study Of Three Community Colleges, William Allan Heineman
Graduate Doctoral Dissertations
Community colleges face pressures to use data to make decisions as they expand online distance education, but practical and political factors as well as the emergent nature of online distance education can be obstacles to making decisions in this way. Using a multiple case study strategy, this study examined the following research questions: 1) How and to what extent do community college academic leaders use data when making decisions about online distance education? 2) What data about online distance education do community college academic leaders cite as influences on their decision making and how strong are those influences? 3) How …
Does A Co-Learner Delivery Model In A Mathematics Methods Course Affect Pre-Service Teacher Candidates’ Self-Efficacy In Teaching Mathematics?,, John J. Ribeiro, Denise Demagistris
Does A Co-Learner Delivery Model In A Mathematics Methods Course Affect Pre-Service Teacher Candidates’ Self-Efficacy In Teaching Mathematics?,, John J. Ribeiro, Denise Demagistris
Teacher Education
This study is related to a previous study (Ribeiro, 2009) that examined teachers’ perceptions of teaching self-efficacy. In the first study the sample consisted of two groups of teachers that took the same professional development course in mathematics. The comparison group took the course in their school district with other teachers and the experimental group took the course with pre-service teachers in a university classroom. After completing the course, both groups were measured in three dimensions of teaching self-efficacy: student engagement, instructional strategies, and classroom climate. Findings indicated that although both groups had significant gains in self-efficacy toward teaching mathematics …
Centennial Founders Day Keynote Address: Refocusing Our Lens: The Founding Of Connecticut College In Historical Context, Linda Eisenmann '75
Centennial Founders Day Keynote Address: Refocusing Our Lens: The Founding Of Connecticut College In Historical Context, Linda Eisenmann '75
Centennial Speeches
The author writes that the founding of Connecticut College in 1911 deserves its own attention, and that as a historian of education, she could tell the story while setting it within a wider context of higher education. She takes us through the founding, adding a wide-angle perspective, and ends with a speculation on why this story seems so less present than it should be in the daily life of this campus. What does the Centennial mean for how Connecticut College understands its past and its present? What value is there in examining its history bit by bit over the course …
Faculty Development Beyond Instructional Development: Ideas Centers Can Use, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Tara Gray, A. Jane Birch
Faculty Development Beyond Instructional Development: Ideas Centers Can Use, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Tara Gray, A. Jane Birch
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Most faculty development programs focus on the faculty member as teacher. However, faculty seek support in many areas, including orientation, mentoring, scholarly writing, time management, career advancement, leadership, and service. Research and practice also suggest that faculty and facuity development programs benefit from an integrated approach to professional development. This chapter fills a gap in faculty development practice by suggesting ways that centers can create programming that goes beyond instructional development, thereby supporting a more expansive range of faculty work.
Next Generation @ Iupui: A Leadership Development Program For Faculty Of Color, Megan M. Palmer, Julianna V. Banks, Joshua S. Smith, Sherree A. Wilson
Next Generation @ Iupui: A Leadership Development Program For Faculty Of Color, Megan M. Palmer, Julianna V. Banks, Joshua S. Smith, Sherree A. Wilson
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Next Generation @ IUPUI is an intensive one-year leadership program designed to develop the leadership potential off acuity of color. The program expands the pool off acuity who are ready to assume leadership positions. In addition to addressing higher education administration theories and trends, participants receive individualized coaching and mentoring to develop a broad network of peers.
There Was Something Missing: A Case Study Of A Faculty Member’S Social Intelligence Development, Tamara Rosier
There Was Something Missing: A Case Study Of A Faculty Member’S Social Intelligence Development, Tamara Rosier
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Some faculty members seem to lack the social intelligence or relational skills needed to successfully “read” and respond to their students. This chapter describes the process of developing social intelligence skills in one faculty member. During a series of ten coaching sessions, there was demonstrable change in the faculty member’s behavior and a self-reported increase in his social intelligence skills. The findings of this exploratory study suggest that social intelligence can be developed, and it has the potential to have a positive effect on teaching practices and faculty success.
About The Authors, Volume 29 (2011)
About The Authors, Volume 29 (2011)
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
About the editors and authors of volume 29 (2011) of To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development.
Preface, Volume 29 (2011), Judith E. Miller
Preface, Volume 29 (2011), Judith E. Miller
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Preface to volume 29 (2011) of To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, by Judith E. Miller of University of North Florida.
Acknowledgments, Volume 29 (2011)
Acknowledgments, Volume 29 (2011)
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Acknowledgments for volume 29 (2011) of To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, by Judith E. Miller of University of North Florida.
Taking Stock: Contemplating North American Graduate Student Professional Development Programs And Developers, Dieter J. Schönwetter, Donna Ellis
Taking Stock: Contemplating North American Graduate Student Professional Development Programs And Developers, Dieter J. Schönwetter, Donna Ellis
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
A two-stage study was conducted to identify key competencies in graduate student development programs at Canadian and U.S. institutions. Once thirty-nine key competencies were identified, developers of graduate students were asked to rate the importance of each competency in their programming, the extent to which each competency was explicitly taught, and their own confidence in the training received to help teach these competencies. One key finding suggests that numerous potential gaps exist in the training of those who deliver graduate student development programs, which organizations such as the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education can help to address.
Growing A New Generation: Promoting Self-Reflection Through Peer Observation, Allison Boye, Micah Meixner
Growing A New Generation: Promoting Self-Reflection Through Peer Observation, Allison Boye, Micah Meixner
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Many faculty developers understand the value of self-reflection in effective teaching and aim to cultivate the practice in their programming. However, many instructors regard peer observation as punitive or evaluative in nature and overlook how the practice can promote thoughtful self-reflection by the observer. This chapter outlines a model of group peer observation that supports introspection and community, thereby transforming that negative perception. We discuss how the process promotes cross-disciplinary open-door teaching and reflective practice in teaching improvement and how faculty developers from institutions and programs of all sizes can help nurture that growth.
Support Needs Of University Adjunct Lecturers, Sarah M. Ginsberg
Support Needs Of University Adjunct Lecturers, Sarah M. Ginsberg
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Little is known about the support needs of the part-time instructors on university campuses, despite the fact that they represent more than 50 percent of the instructors teaching in higher education. This study of adjunct lecturers investigated their support needs and their preferences for receiving support. Results indicated that adjuncts wanted information about their students and effective teaching methods beyond lecturing. They expressed frustration over the fact that there was no systematic approach to information sharing, particularly with the tenure-track faculty in their programs. They evenly favored resources provided either electronically or face-to-face.
Cross-Domain Collaborative Learning And The Transformation Of Faculty Identity, James B. Young
Cross-Domain Collaborative Learning And The Transformation Of Faculty Identity, James B. Young
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
This chapter addresses how faculty from disparate backgrounds collaborate in interdisciplinary learning communities and how this cross-domain collaboration leads to a tangible change in identity. Faculty enter learning communities playing the more common roles of expert and teacher, but they leave taking on the additional roles of novice, learner, and knowledge integrator. The experience of cross-domain interaction is both rewarding and transformative for faculty as they are well equipped to communicate across the disciplinary landscape and gain a rhetorical awareness that is an invaluable ingredient for learning community participation.
Professional Conversations: A Reflective Framework For Collaborative Development, Peter Shaw, Bob Cole
Professional Conversations: A Reflective Framework For Collaborative Development, Peter Shaw, Bob Cole
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
A small team of faculty and faculty developers at the Monterey Institute of International Studies launched a professional development initiative by adapting Edge’s (1992, 2002) framework of cooperative development into a model they labeled the professional conversation. This structured interaction involves a speaker exploring a topic of professional and personal significance through the facilitation of an understander. The details of the model are presented, along with heuristics for practicing the two roles. Assessment data indicate that the struggle to master the model is judged worthwhile for community building, professional development, and, unexpectedly, pedagogical practice.
The First Day Of Class: How Should Instructors Use Class Time?, Sal Meyers, Brian C. Smith
The First Day Of Class: How Should Instructors Use Class Time?, Sal Meyers, Brian C. Smith
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Students and instructors rated first-day class satisfaction and completed scales assessing the time that instructors spent on introductions, course policies, procedures, and course content. For students, interest on or before the first day, and for faculty, excitement and confidence in students’ abilities, strongly predicted satisfaction on the first day. Student and instructor satisfaction also were positively associated with time devoted to hows and whys, content, and introductions. Findings contradict previous empirical studies of student satisfaction but are consistent with faculty development recommendations.