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A Guide to Faculty Development

ISBN: 9780470405574 | 0470405570
Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date: 4/12/2010

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Since the first edition of A Guide to Faculty Development was published in 2002, the dynamic field of educational and faculty development has undergone many changes. Prepared under the auspices of the Professional and Organizational DevelopmentNetwork in Higher Education (POD), this thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded edition offers a fundamental resource for faculty developers, as well as for faculty and administrators interested in promoting and sustaining faculty development within their institutions. This essential book offers an intr... MORE
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Prefacep. ix
About the Authorsp. xiii
Establishing and Sustaining a Faculty Development Program
Overview of Faculty Development: History and Choicesp. 3
Program Types and Prototypesp. 21
Establishing an Educational Development Programp. 35
Working with a Faculty Development Committeep. 53
Listen, Learn, Lead: Getting Started in Faculty Developmentp. 67
Important Skills and Knowledgep. 83
Promoting Your Program and Grounding It in the Institutionp. 99
Practical Suggestions for Programs and Activitiesp. 117
Key Priorities in Faculty Development: Assessment, Diversity, and Technology
Program Assessment for Faculty Developmentp. 135
Assessing Teaching Practices and Effectiveness for Formative Purposesp. 151
Assessment Practices Related to Student Learning: Transformative Assessmentp. 169
Overview of Diversity Issues Relating to Faculty Developmentp. 185
Conceptualizing, Designing, and Implementing Multicultural Faculty Development Activitiesp. 203
Working with Underrepresented Facultyp. 225
International Faculty Development: Pursuing Our Work with Colleagues Around the Worldp. 243
Issues in Technology and Faculty Developmentp. 259
Faculty Development Across Institutional Types, Career Stages, and Organizations
Effective Practices at Research Universities: The Productive Pairing of Research and Teachingp. 277
Effective Practices in the Context of Small Collegesp. 293
Faculty Development in the Context of the Community Collegep. 309
Graduate and Professional Student Development Programsp. 327
Working with Adjunct Faculty Membersp. 347
Supporting Faculty Members Across Their Careersp. 363
Organizational Developmentp. 379
Afterwordp. 397
Epiloguep. 419
Name Indexp. 421
Subject Indexp. 429
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Kay J. Gillespie is professor emerita at Colorado State University and an independent higher education consultant. She has been involved in faculty development for more than thirty years. Douglas L. Robertson is dean of undergraduate education and professor of higher education at Florida International University. He has been involved in promoting innovation in U.S. higher education for more than thirty years and has over twenty years of administrative experience in undergraduate and graduate education.


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