A Guide to Faculty Development, 2nd Edition

by Editor: Kay J. Gillespie (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO); Editor: Douglas L. Robertson (Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY); Afterword by: William H. Bergquist

• ISBN13: 9780470599587
• ISBN10: 0470599588
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-02-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Since the first edition was published, the dynamics of higher education and faculty development have greatly changed. A Guide to Faculty Development provides an introduction and a guide to faculty development as well as new topics like working with adjuncts, diversity, multiculturalism, assessment, and different issues associated with the various types of campuses. Sponsored by The Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education, this revised and updated guide is essential for faculty developers and administrators newly involved as well as experienced in faculty development.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

About the Authors

Establishing and Sustaining a Faculty Development Program

Overview of Faculty Development: History and Choices

Program Types and Prototypes

Establishing an Educational Development Program

Working with a Faculty Development Committee

Listen, Learn, Lead: Getting Started in Faculty Development

Important Skills and Knowledge

Promoting Your Program and Grounding It in the Institution

Practical Suggestions for Programs and Activities

Key Priorities in Faculty Development: Assessment, Diversity, and Technology

Program Assessment for Faculty Development

Assessing Teaching Practices and Effectiveness for Formative Purposes

Assessment Practices Related to Student Learning: Transformative Assessment

Overview of Diversity Issues Relating to Faculty Development

Conceptualizing, Designing, and Implementing Multicultural Faculty Development Activities

Working with Underrepresented Faculty

International Faculty Development: Pursuing Our Work with Colleagues Around the World

Issues in Technology and Faculty Development

Faculty Development Across Institutional Types, Career Stages, and Organizations

Effective Practices at Research Universities: The Productive Pairing of Research and Teaching

Effective Practices in the Context of Small Colleges

Faculty Development in the Context of the Community College

Graduate and Professional Student Development Programs

Working with Adjunct Faculty Members

Supporting Faculty Members Across Their Careers

Organizational Development

Endnote

Index

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