The Future of Faculty Development: A Techtonic Shift
In “Preparing New Faculty for Leadership: Understanding and Addressing Needs (To Improve the Academy 33.1, September 2014, 57-73), Kelsch and Hawthorne point o...
Category: Faculty & Staff Development
5 Next Steps to Professional Growth and Renewal for Mid-Career Faculty
Nationwide, over half of higher education faculty are mid-career. While they play vital roles sustaining their institutions, relatively little systematic attent...
Creating a Faculty Excellence in Teaching Program
Isn’t it about time that faculty expand their famed trio of responsibilities—i.e., teaching, scholarship, and service—so as to include professional development ...
5 Key Faculty Development Strategies for Adjunct Instructors
Adjunct instructors are the fastest growing population of faculty in the academy. (Tweet this quote.) Given the current economic condition and its impact on ins...
6 Reasons to Use Student-Directed Teaching Strategies
Faculty members traditionally develop a teaching philosophy statement (TPS) as part of the job application process, for tenure reviews, or to encourage reflecti...