Practically focused, easily accessible, this book is directly relevant to the academic environment in which department chairs operate. The authors--internationally known experts in academic administration--conducted interviews with department chairs and heads at 38 academic institutions from across the U.S. and Canada, public and private, two-year and four-year.
The extensive interviews resulted in four thematic patterns that covered the overarching issues department chairs face: quality, change, culture, and leadership. Each chapter is packed with practical advice and concludes with...
Practically focused, easily accessible, this book is directly relevant to the academic environment in which department chairs operate. The authors--in...
This comprehensive book focuses squarely on academic portfolios, which may prove to be the most innovative and promising faculty evaluation and development technique in years. The authors identify key issues, red flag warnings, and benchmarks for success, describing the what, why, and how of developing academic portfolios. The book includes an extensively tested step-by-step approach to creating portfolios and lists 21 possible portfolio items covering teaching, research/scholarship, and service from which faculty can choose the ones most relevant to them.
The thrust of this book is...
This comprehensive book focuses squarely on academic portfolios, which may prove to be the most innovative and promising faculty evaluation and develo...
There is a need in the higher education arena for a book that responds to the need for using technology in a classroom of tech-savvy students. This book is filled with illustrative examples of questions and teaching activities that use classroom response systems from a variety of disciplines (with a discipline index). The book also incorporates results from research on the effectiveness of the technology for teaching. Written for instructional designers and re-designers as well as faculty across disciplines.
A must-read for anyone interested in interactive teaching and the use of clickers....
There is a need in the higher education arena for a book that responds to the need for using technology in a classroom of tech-savvy students. This bo...
Combining an overview of current research literature and 23 engaging narratives, Faculty of Color invites deeper dialogue on the experiences of faculty of color teaching in predominantly white institutions. By raising issues for commentary and investigation, the book challenges its readers to adopt effective strategies for the recruitment and retention of faculty of color in higher education.
The authors represent a variety of disciplines and share firsthand experiences that range from teaching, recruitment, research, mentoring, institutional climate, and administration, to...
Combining an overview of current research literature and 23 engaging narratives, Faculty of Color invites deeper dialogue on the experiences of...
An annual publication of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD), To Improve the Academy offers a resource for improvement in higher education to faculty and instructional development staff, department chairs, faculty, deans, student services staff, chief academic officers, and educational consultants.
Contents include:
Professional development for geographically dispersed faculty
Implementing a learning consortium for communication and change
Faculty engagement in program-level outcomes assessment
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An annual publication of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD), To Improve the Academy offers a ...
