A Guide to Faculty Development / Edition 2

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

Overview

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 Development Network 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 introduction to the topic, includes twenty-three chapters by leading experts in the field, and provides the most relevant information on a range of faculty development topics including establishing and sustaining a faculty development program; the key issues of assessment, diversity, and technology; and faculty development across institutional types, career stages, and organizations.

"This volume contains the gallant story of the emergence of a movement to sustain the vitality of college and university faculty in difficult times. This practical guide draws on the best minds shaping the field, the most productive experience, and elicits the imagination required to reenvision a dynamic future for learning societies in a global context."
—R. Eugene Rice, senior scholar, Association of American Colleges and Universities

"Across the country, people in higher education are thinking about how to prepare our graduates for a rapidly changing world while supporting our faculty colleagues who grew up in a very different world. Faculty members, academic administrators, and policymakers alike will learn a great deal from this volume about how to put together a successful faculty development program and create a supportive environment for learning in challenging times."
—Judith A. Ramaley, president, Winona State University

"This is the book on faculty development in higher education. Everyone involved in faculty development—including provosts, deans, department chairs, faculty, and teaching center staff—will learn from the extensive research and the practical wisdom in the Guide."
—Peter Felten, president, The POD Network (2010–2011), and director, Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, Elon University

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470405574
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/12/2010
Series:	Wiley Desktop Editions Series
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

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. She served on The Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD) Core Committee, and was president of the organization in 1998-99. She was lead editor of the first edition of this title.

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. He is chair of The Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education Publications Committee, as well as a member of the POD Core Committee. He has authored or coedited six books, including Making Time, Making Change: Avoiding Overload in College Teaching (New Forums Press, 2003) and Self-Directed Growth (Brunner-Routledge, 1988).

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Table of Contents

Preface ix

About the Authors xiii

Part 1 Establishing and Sustaining a Faculty Development Program

1 Overview of Faculty Development: History and Choices Mathew L. Ouellett 3

2 Program Types and Prototypes Virginia S. Lee 21

3 Establishing an Educational Development Program Douglas L. Robertson 35

4 Working with a Faculty Development Committee Kim M. Mooney 53

5 Listen, Learn, Lead: Getting Started in Faculty Development Margaret W. Cohen 67

6 Important Skills and Knowledge Todd D. Zakrajsek 83

7 Promoting Your Program and Grounding It in the Institution Ed Neal Iola Peed-Neal 99

8 Practical Suggestions for Programs and Activities Donna E. Ellis Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens 117

Part 2 Key Priorities in Faculty Development: Assessment, Diversity, and Technology

9 Program Assessment for Faculty Development Kathryn M. Plank Alan Kalish 135

10 Assessing Teaching Practices and Effectiveness for Formative Purposes Michael Theall Jennifer L. Franklin 151

11 Assessment Practices Related to Student Learning: Transformative Assessment Catherine M. Wehlburg 169

12 Overview of Diversity Issues Relating to Faculty Development Mathew L. Ouellett 185

13 Conceptualizing, Designing, and Implementing Multicultural Faculty Development Activities Christine A. Stanley 203

14 Working with Underrepresented Faculty Franklin Tuitt 225

15 International Faculty Development: Pursuing Our Work with Colleagues Around the World Nancy Van Note Chism David Gosling Mary Deane Sorcinelli 243

16 Issues in Technology and Faculty Development Sally Kuhlenschmidt 259

Part 3 Faculty Development Across Institutional Types, Career Stages, and Organizations

17 Effective Practices at Research Universities: The Productive Pairing of Research and Teaching Constance Ewing Cook Michele Marincovich 277

18 Effective Practices in the Context of Small Colleges Michael Reder 293

19 Faculty Development in the Context of the Community College Helen Burnstad Cynthia J. Hoss 309

20 Graduate and Professional Student Development Programs Laura L. B. Border Linda M. von Hoene 327

21 Working with Adjunct Faculty Members Terri A. Tarr 347

22 Supporting Faculty Members Across Their Careers Ann E. Austin 363

23 Organizational Development Kay J. Gillespie 379

Afterword William H. Bergquist 397

Epilogue 419

Name Index 421

Subject Index 429