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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.
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.
Evolution Of A Peer Review And Evaluation Program For Online Course Development, Cynthia L. Adams, Dianna Z. Rust, Thomas M. Brinthaupt
Evolution Of A Peer Review And Evaluation Program For Online Course Development, Cynthia L. Adams, Dianna Z. Rust, Thomas M. Brinthaupt
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
The faculty peer assistants (FPAs) program combines a mentoring and peer review process for initial online faculty course development and subsequent course revision. An FPA mentors colleagues during course design and conducts peer reviews when the courses are complete. The program incorporates a peer review and evaluation form that outlines course standards and guides the faculty course developer, the peer reviewer, and the department chair. Feedback about the program from department chairs, faculty course developers, and FPAs was uniformly positive.
Social Capital And The Campus Community, Andrew N. Carpenter, Linda Coughlin, Susanne Morgan, Christopher Price
Social Capital And The Campus Community, Andrew N. Carpenter, Linda Coughlin, Susanne Morgan, Christopher Price
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Investigating colleges’ and universities’ social capital through its five dimensions—civic engagement, norms and trust, collective action, bonding capital, and bridging capital—provides a powerful way of thinking about organizational and faculty development. Four very different institutions of higher learning have promoted their organizational development through efforts that build social capital. We seek to inspire additional application of and research into this topic by demonstrating that confronting the complexities of social capital within diverse campus communities can help faculty developers understand those communities with greater nuance and in ways that improve their ability to design and implement development initiatives.
The Ta Consultant Program: Improving Undergraduate Instruction And Graduate Student Professional Development, Mikaela Huntzinger, Paul Mcpherron, Madhumitha Rajagopal
The Ta Consultant Program: Improving Undergraduate Instruction And Graduate Student Professional Development, Mikaela Huntzinger, Paul Mcpherron, Madhumitha Rajagopal
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development
Graduate students, particularly at research-oriented universities, are well prepared for future research careers, but they often lack knowledge or training in other aspects of academic life. A teaching assistant consultant program was created to improve the professional development opportunities for campus teaching assistants and provide a community of practice in which graduate students pursue teaching interests, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and service. We offer recommendations for creating similar programs and conclude by recommending the development of communities of practice to create opportunities for graduate students to improve their teaching skills.
Ready Or Not? An International Study Of The Preparation Of Educational Developers, Nancy Van Note Chism
Ready Or Not? An International Study Of The Preparation Of Educational Developers, Nancy Van Note Chism
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This report of an international survey of educational developers describes their entry-level background knowledge and skills for the work of educational development, how they obtained them, and their recommendations on helping prepare new entrants to the profession. Respondents reported that their experiences rendered them moderately prepared for some tasks and less prepared for others, notably consultation. The results can inform increased professionalization of educational development through more systematic preparation of future educational developers.
Toward A Scholarship Of Faculty Development, Mark Potter
Toward A Scholarship Of Faculty Development, Mark Potter
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This chapter critically examines the scholarship of faculty development. Using a typology adapted from one developed to understand the scholarship of teaching and learning, I reflect on the primary currents identifiable in the literature. Much of what is published in the field of faculty development consists of descriptions of the development and assessment of particular programs. One approach that is largely missing is the metastudy or review of prior studies that can serve to preserve the findings of scholar-practitioners.