Taking flight : making your center for teaching and learning soar / Laura Cruz [and three others] ; foreword by Cher Hendricks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cruz Castro, Laura, author.

Contributor:

Hendricks, Cher, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teacher centers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 192 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Virginia : Stylus, [2020]

Summary:

The book guides educational developers in enhancing and applying their knowledge, skills and abilities to establish a leadership role which, in turn, will enable them to play a pivotal role in translating visionary strategies into meaningful actions across their respective campuses.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction What is Taking Flight?

2 Establishing a Baseline: Where are you now?

Step 1: Just the Facts

Step 2: Listening

Step 3: Taking Stock

Option 1: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats

Option 2: Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results

Step 4: Mapping your Terrain

Option 1: Environmental Scan

Option 2: Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental,and Legal Analysis

3 Needs Assessment: What do they need?

Step 1: Plan

Step 2: Do

Step 3: Analyze

Step 4: Act

4 The Big Ask: What will you ask for?

5 Strategic Planning: How will you Define your Path?

Step 1: Finding your Hedgehog

Step 2: Mission Control

Step 3: Mission Accomplished?

Vision, Mission, &amp

Values

Step 4: Being a Pillar of Support

6 Prioritization: What will you do First?

Stage 1: Building your Nest: do your Homework

Stage 2: Learning to Fly: Setting Goals

Stage 3: Soaring High: Building your Programs

Which Programs are Right for you?

Which Programs are your Highest Priority?

Which Programs can you Actually do?

Stage 4: Returning Home: Sustained Practice

7 Communication: How will you Tell your Story?

Communication Function 1: Getting the word out (Marketing and Branding)

Communication Function 2: Getting them in the Door (Persuasion)

Persuasion Challenge 1: Faculty (or other Stakeholders) may not see the Positive Value of your work

Persuasion Challenge 2: What other People Say

Persuasion Challenge 3: They Can't do it

Persuasion Challenge 4: Good idea, But…

Communication Function 3: Hitting your Targets (Strategic Communication)

8 Assessment: How will you know when you get There?.

The Assessment Dilemma in Educational Development

Assessment: A Multilayered Cake

Layer 1: Document

Layer 2: Learning Outcomes

Layer 3: Strategic Alignment

Layer 4: Role Model

9 Networking: Who will you work with?

Your Personal Network: Support Systems

Your Ctl's Network: The Tangled Webs we Weave

Identifying your Stakeholders

Mapping your Stakeholders

Your Networking Plan

The Campus Community: Getting a Seat at the Table

10 Conclusion: Where are you Going to go?

You: A Five-Year Plan

Your Ctl: A Five-Year Plan

Educational Development: A Five-Year Plan

References

About the Authors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-344727-9

1-000-97306-9

1-003-44727-9

1-64267-022-7

9781003447276

OCLC:

1389363764