TEACHING FACULTY: ISSUES AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Ing ◽  
Peter Gabor
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Faculty Development ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Teaching Faculty

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS: THE FREQUENCY AND VARIETY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO ONLINE INSTRUCTORS

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Heather Herman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Faculty Development ◽  
Online Instruction ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Online Instructors ◽  
Learning Development ◽  
Printed Materials

Online education is no longer a peripheral phenomenon in higher education: over one-third of faculty have taught or developed an online course. As institutions of higher education expand their online education offerings, administrators need to recognize that supporting faculty through the use of incentives and through effective faculty development programs for online instruction is important to the improvement of the quality of educational programs. This quantitative study used an online survey to investigate the types and frequency of faculty development programs for online instruction at institutions with an established teaching and learning development unit (TLDU). The average TLDU offered about fifteen different types of faculty development programs, the most common being websites, technical services, printed materials, and consultation with instructional design experts.

E-Transformation in Higher Education and What It Coerces for the Faculty

2019 ◽  
pp. 355-378
Author(s):  
Ela Akgün-Özbek ◽  
Ali Ekrem Özkul
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Faculty Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

With the phenomenal developments in information and communication technologies, higher education has been facing an unprecedented challenge that affects all the stakeholders. Faculty is no exception. The authors synthesize the demographic, economic, and pedagogical factors that lead to a paradigm shift in higher education and the global trends in digital technologies that impel digital transformation in higher education. They then provide a snapshot of how higher education institutions respond to this challenge and change, and the impact of these factors on the roles and competencies of faculty that need to be covered in faculty development initiatives in the digital age. Finally, examples of faculty development programs and initiatives that address the digital competencies of faculty are provided along with a summary of faculty development models for teaching and learning in the digital age.

Faculty Development in Digital Spaces

2019 ◽  
pp. 36-55
Author(s):  
Russell G. Carpenter
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Faculty Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Concept Design ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Challenging Tasks ◽  
Digital Methods ◽  
Quality Faculty ◽  
Education Academic

The 21st-century faculty member is faced with numerous challenging tasks. Teaching must be current and highly engaging. To ensure the highest quality faculty development focused on digital teaching and learning, higher education academic institutions need to identify innovative new ways to address these challenges, often through digital methods and deliveries. Too often, however, faculty are pressured with diminished time and resources. That is, teaching, scholarship, and service dominate faculty members' schedules and time for faculty development is limited. To confront this serious issue, higher education academic institutions should develop applicable and digitally enabled faculty development programs designed in online, modular environments. This chapter provides an overview and analysis of the concept, design, and implementation of the DEEP (Developing Excellence in Eastern's Professors) online, modular faculty development system as a model for digital teaching and learning.

scholarly journals Exploring the impact of a task-based faculty development certificate program.

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 131-139
Author(s):  
Diane Salter ◽  
Shannon Rushe
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Development ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Approaches To Teaching ◽  
Certificate Program ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
Teaching Faculty ◽  
The Impact

Faculty Development programs aim to improve the knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of teaching faculty with the goal of enhancing the student learning environment. This article describes a two-year research project that explored the impact of a task-based faculty development certificate program. Attitudinal and behavioural changes were assessed by using both quantitative and qualitative measures. Participants’ approaches to teaching were measured by administration of an established pre- and post-participation inventory to provide quantitative data; qualitative analysis was conducted in a review of the written post-session tasks and reflection papers. Results suggest that participation in this certificate contributed to attitudinal and behavioural change with a shift from teacher focused/content-based approaches towards student focused/learner centered approaches to teaching.   Les programmes de perfectionnement du corps professoral visent à améliorer la connaissance, l’attitude et le comportement des enseignants de manière à fournir aux étudiants un meilleur milieu d’apprentissage. Dans cet article, nous présentons un projet de recherche qui a duré deux ans et qui portait sur l’incidence d’un programme de certificat en perfectionnement du corps professoral axé sur les tâches. On évaluait les changements dans l’attitude et dans le comportement au moyen d’outils quantitatifs et qualitatifs. On prenait la mesure des approches enseignantes des participants au moyen de relevés an amont et en aval de la participation de manière à recueillir des données quantitatives. Quant à l’analyse qualitative, elle provenait du matériel écrit, soit les tâches d’après-séance et les travaux réflexifs. Les résultats indiquent que la participation à ce programme de certificat a engendré des changements dans l’attitude et le comportement des professeurs, lesquels sont passés d’une approche axée sur l’enseignant et le contenu à une approche axée sur l’étudiant ou l’apprenant.

Technology Adoption in Higher Education: Overcoming Anxiety Through Faculty Bootcamp

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Terri Johnson ◽  
Mary Ann Wisniewski ◽  
Greg Kuhlemeyer ◽  
Gerald Isaacs ◽  
Jamie Krzykowski
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Faculty Development ◽  
Transfer Of Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Principles Of Andragogy ◽  
Technology Anxiety

The reluctance to design and teach online courses in higher education is often attributed to technology anxiety in faculty. This article documents a faculty development model that has successfully helped faculty overcome this obstacle. “Bootcamps,” faculty development programs held at Carroll University in Waukesha, WI, were specifically and intentionally designed to be consistent with the principles of andragogy and transfer of learning to assist faculty in technology adoption for teaching and learning in an online environment. The faculty development “Bootcamps” can be easily adapted for implementation at other higher education institutions.

scholarly journals O processo de desenvolvimento docente no ensino superior da área de saúde: revisão integrativa

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Carolina Tizzot de Munhoz Furtado ◽  
Ivete Palmira Sanson Zagonel
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Faculty Development ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Caribbean Literature ◽  
Faculty Involvement ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Development Education ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
School Based

The study aimed to highlight the scientific productions about the Faculty Development process in higher education in the health area, from 2009 to 2019. This is an integrative review, performed in the databases: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE); Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS); and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciElo), with the descriptors teaching development, education, and medical school. Based on the inclusion criteria, twelve articles (in English and Portuguese) were selected for discussion and results. Three categories emerged: teaching perception; the role of the Higher Education Institution; and training, continuing education and faculty development. It was concluded that, despite a significant increase in Faculty Development programs, much still needs to be done, especially in terms of management, planning, and faculty involvement.

scholarly journals Faculty Development and Dissemination of Knowledge on Active Learning by Higher Education Leaders

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-70
Author(s):  
Kelber Tozini ◽  
Haylea Hubacz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Faculty Development ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Effective Dissemination ◽  
Phase Study ◽  
Education Leaders ◽  
Higher Education Leaders ◽  
Multi Phase

With faculty development programs being more present around higher education institutions worldwide, researchers question their effectiveness as how it benefits faculty members and students. For development programs to take place, effective dissemination processes must become a common practice, and be strongly encouraged by the leadership. This paper presents a case study on how dissemination of knowledge works after leaders of several Brazilian institutions that are part of a consortium attend a weeklong workshop on active learning methodologies. This study employed a mixed methods approach utilizing the review of program documentation, an online leader survey, and virtual interviews with select participants. This multi-phase study revealed several ways leaders disseminate knowledge within and outside their institutions - including internal and external communities of practice - and that in most cases the high administration is willing to invest on creating an environment which fosters the dissemination. However, some challenges still compromise the complete effectiveness of the dissemination, including the involvement of the leadership of the consortium post-program. This paper sheds light on the role of leaders in this process in addition to presenting a case study in Latin America, context that is still understudied.

A survey of dental faculty development programs

1986 ◽  
Vol 50 (12) ◽  
pp. 728-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
WH Garbee ◽  
EA Strother ◽  
E Ferraro
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Development ◽  
Development Programs
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