Faculty development in the age of evidence : current practices, future imperatives / Andrea L. Beach, Mary Deane Sorcinelli, Ann E. Austin, and Jaclyn K. Rivard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beach, Andrea L., author.

Sorcinelli, Mary Deane, author.

Austin, Ann E., author.

Rivard, Jaclyn K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--Faculty.

Universities and colleges.

College teachers--In-service training.

College teachers.

College teachers--Professional relationships.

Physical Description:

x, 194 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Virginia : Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2016.

Summary:

"The first decade of the 21st century brought major challenges to higher education, all of which have implications for and impact the future of faculty professional development. This volume provides the field with an important snapshot of faculty development structures, priorities and practices in a period of change, and uses the collective wisdom of those engaged with teaching, learning, and faculty development centers and programs to identify important new directions for practice...What emerges from [this study's] findings are what the authors term a new Age of Evidence, influenced by heightened stakeholder interest in the outcomes of undergraduate education and characterized by a focus on assessing the impact of instruction on student learning, of academic programs on student success, and of faculty development in institutional mission priorities. Faculty developers are responding to institutional needs for assessment, at the same time as they are being asked to address a wider range of institutional priorities in areas such as blended and online teaching, diversity, and the scale-up of evidence-based practices. They face the need to broaden their audiences, and address the needs of part-time, non-tenure-track, and graduate student instructors as well as of pre-tenure and post-tenure faculty. They are also feeling increased pressure to demonstrate the "return on investment" of their programs. This book describes how these faculty development and institutional needs and priorities are being addressed through linkages, collaborations, and networks across institutional units; and highlights the increasing role of faculty development professionals as organizational "change agents" at the department and institutional levels, serving as experts on the needs of faculty in larger organizational discussions." -- Publisher's description

Contents:

Who are we?

What guides our work?

Where and with whom do we work?

Services we focus on

Our approaches to faculty development

Where are we going?

How does assessment fit in our work?

What have we learned?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Beach, Andrea L., author. Faculty development in the age of evidence

ISBN:

9781620362679

1620362678

9781620362686

1620362686

OCLC:

928613794