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Informationen zum Autor MATHEW KAPLAN is an Instructional consultant, Center for research on Learning and teaching, University of Michigan. DEVORAH LIEBMAN is Director of teaching and learning, Center for Academic Excellence, Portland State University. Klappentext An annual publication of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education, 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. Zusammenfassung An annual publication of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education! volume 18 of To Improve the Academy is a collection of articles that reflect upon the changing priorities within faculty development. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Introduction. Section I: Organizational Change in the Academy and in POD. 1. Diversity and its discontents. 2. The challenge and test of our values. 3. POD as a multicultural organization. 4. The scholarship of teaching and learning. 5. QILT: An approach to faculty development and institutional self-improvement. 6. Finding key faculty to influence change. Section II. Collaboration and Partnerships. 7. Student collaboration in faculty development. 8. Transforming introductory psychology. 9. TEACHnology: Linking teaching and technology in faculty development. 10. Writing-across-the-curriculum as a site for new collaborations. 11. Faculty teaching partners and associates. 12. Creating a culture of formative assessment. Section III. Examining Assumptions About Teaching and Faculty Development. 13. Fragmentation vs. integration of faculty work. 14. Getting lecturers to take discussion seriously. 15. Faculty development in a program for first-year students. 16. The influence of disciplinary differences on consultations with faculty. 17. Faculty development centers in research universities. ...
