To Improve the Academy Vol. 30 : Resources for Faculty, Instructional, and Organizational Development

by Miller, Judith E.; Groccia, James E.

• ISBN13: 9781118011317
• ISBN10: 1118011317
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-18
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

The development of students is a fundamental purpose of higher education and requires for its success effective advising, teaching, leadership, and management. This annual volume offers examples and resources for the enrichment of all educational developers.

Author Biography

Judith E. Miller is executive director of assessment at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. James E. Groccia, former president of POD, is director of the Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and associate professor of higher education at Auburn University.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	p. xiii
Preface	p. xxvii
Acknowledgments	p. xxxiii
Ethical Guidelines for Educational Developers	p. xxxv
Promoting Our Colleagues' Professional Success
Graduate Student Internships as a Pathway to the Profession of Educational Development	p. 3
The Digital Academy: Preparing Faculty for Digital Course Development	p. 17
Writing Groups for Work-Life Balance: Faculty Writing Group Leaders Share Their Stories	p. 31
Reflecting Together About Tenure and Promotion: A Faculty Learning Community Approach	p. 43
The Citizenship Imperative and the Role of Faculty Development	p. 54
Supporting Institutional Priorities
Enhancing Out-of-Class Communication: Students' Perspectives	p. 71
Effecting Change in Limited-Control Classroom Environments: A Case Study	p. 85
Adapting a Laboratory Research Group Model to Foster the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning	p. 99
Institutional Encouragement of and Faculty Engagement in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning	p. 112
Defining Critical Thinking in Higher Education: Determining Assessment Fit	p. 126
Curriculum Revision and Cultural Change: A Joint Faculty Development and Faculty Governance Approach	p. 142
Broadening the Campus Context
Academic Dishonesty Among International Students in Higher Education	p. 159
Forty Percent of 2 Million: Preparing to Serve Our Veterans with Disabilities	p. 173
Working Effectively with Psychologically Impaired Faculty	p. 186
Next Generation @ IUPUI: A Leadership Development Program for Faculty of Color	p. 202
Diffusing the Impact of Tokenism on Faculty of Color	p. 216
Difficult Dialogues and Transformational Change Through Cross-Cultural Faculty Development	p. 230
Developing Our Craft
Faculty Development Beyond Instructional Development: Ideas Centers Can Use	p. 247
Go for the Gold: Fundraising for Teaching Centers	p. 262
How Mature Teaching and Learning Centers Evaluate Their Services	p. 277
Faculty Development as a Hazardous Occupation	p. 290
Emergent Shifts in Faculty Development: A Reflective Review	p. 306
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