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In It for the Long Haul: Lessons from a Decade of Assessment
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Searing, Susan E. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2013
This paper analyzes student evaluations of library orientation and information literacy instruction over a ten-year period, 2002 to 2011. The survey respondents were five hundred students who were taking or had just completed their first course in LEEP, the distance education option of the M.S. program at the University of Illinois. This case…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Student Evaluation, Library Instruction, Information Literacy
The Ed.D. Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago: Using Continuous Improvement to Promote School Leadership Preparation
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Cosner, Shelby; Tozer, Steve; Smylie, Mark – Planning and Changing, 2012
This article describes the process of replacing a modest Master's level school leader preparation program with an innovative Ed.D. program at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). The new doctoral program is intensive, highly selective, intellectually rigorous, and field-based. The authors provide side-by-side comparisons of the difference…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Doctoral Programs, Instructional Leadership, Total Quality Management
Authentic Problem-Based Collaborative Learning Practices for Professional Development in Teacher Education
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Schultz, Carol; Kim, Seung – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2008
Higher learning organizations frequently offer courses isolated from other disciplines or areas of concentration. The intent of this study was to explore collaboration practices on authentic based projects involving two distinct courses from differing programs: Instructional Technology and Educational Leadership. This paper describes the…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Problem Based Learning, Faculty Development, Educational Technology