A Guide to Staff & Educational Development

by Baume; David

• ISBN13: 9780749438814
• ISBN10: 0749438819
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer

Summary

In recent years, staff and educational development -- the systematic and scholarly support for improving educational systems and the practices of educators -- has moved to centre stage within higher and further education institutions around the world. Educational development units are widespread, both within institutions and subject disciplines, and extensive funding is being applied to projects that seek to improve the quality of student learning. Large numbers of staff are now involved in the field, yet often receive little or no professional training or support for their role as developers. This timely, comprehensive guide is a practical introduction to the key issues and practices in staff and educational development. Leading contributors draw on their expertise and experience to provide authoritative accounts of the core areas that a good developer should know about, from planning a staff development event to promoting strategic organizational change. A Guide to Staff and Educational Development will be an indispensable reference tool for anyone in the early years of his or her career as an agent in higher or further education, and will act as a comprehensive, up-to-date refresher for more experienced staff and educational developers. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Notes on the editors and contributors	v
Foreword	ix
Acknowledgements	x
Introduction	1	(8)
1. What is staff and educational development?
Lorraine Stefani	9	(15)
2. Carrying out a needs analysis: from intuition to rigour
Gina Wisker	24	(16)
3. Planning and running events
Diana Kelly	40	(21)
4. Consultancy in educational development
Liz Shrives and Chris Bond	61	(15)
5. Monitoring and evaluating staff and educational development
David Baume	76	(20)
6. Disseminating educational developments
Helen King	96	(20)
7. Educational development through information and communications technology
Stephen Fallotus and Rakesh Bhanot	116	(12)
8. Working on educational development projects
Rachel Segal	128	(15)
9. Development in the disciplines
Caroline Baillie	143	(16)
10. Working creatively with national agendas
Diana Eastcott and Neill Theta	159	(12)
11. Being an agent of change
Val Roche	171	(21)
12. Learning from experience
John Cowan	192	(20)
13. Developing professional expertise in staff and educational development
Peter Kahn	212	(15)
14. Personal and professional development: strategies for coping and for growth
Neill Thea	227	(14)
Appendix: further sources of information for staff and educational developers
Bland Tomkinson	241	(8)
Glossary	249	(6)
Index	255