A Guide to Faculty Development

by Gillespie, Kay J.; Robertson, Douglas L.; Bergquist, William H.

• ISBN13: 9780470405574
• ISBN10: 0470405570
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-12
• 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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
About the Authors	p. xiii
Establishing and Sustaining a Faculty Development Program
Overview of Faculty Development: History and Choices	p. 3
Program Types and Prototypes	p. 21
Establishing an Educational Development Program	p. 35
Working with a Faculty Development Committee	p. 53
Listen, Learn, Lead: Getting Started in Faculty Development	p. 67
Important Skills and Knowledge	p. 83
Promoting Your Program and Grounding It in the Institution	p. 99
Practical Suggestions for Programs and Activities	p. 117
Key Priorities in Faculty Development: Assessment, Diversity, and Technology
Program Assessment for Faculty Development	p. 135
Assessing Teaching Practices and Effectiveness for Formative Purposes	p. 151
Assessment Practices Related to Student Learning: Transformative Assessment	p. 169
Overview of Diversity Issues Relating to Faculty Development	p. 185
Conceptualizing, Designing, and Implementing Multicultural Faculty Development Activities	p. 203
Working with Underrepresented Faculty	p. 225
International Faculty Development: Pursuing Our Work with Colleagues Around the World	p. 243
Issues in Technology and Faculty Development	p. 259
Faculty Development Across Institutional Types, Career Stages, and Organizations
Effective Practices at Research Universities: The Productive Pairing of Research and Teaching	p. 277
Effective Practices in the Context of Small Colleges	p. 293
Faculty Development in the Context of the Community College	p. 309
Graduate and Professional Student Development Programs	p. 327
Working with Adjunct Faculty Members	p. 347
Supporting Faculty Members Across Their Careers	p. 363
Organizational Development	p. 379
Afterword	p. 397
Epilogue	p. 419
Name Index	p. 421
Subject Index	p. 429
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