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Joseph, Siny; Oh, Jung; Ackerman, Patricia – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2018
Faculty members often collaborate on research and service projects, but teaching remains a relatively solitary activity (Gizir & Simsek, 2005 ; Ramsden, 1998 ). While students attend classes taught by various faculty members, faculty members remain largely unaware of the innovative and pedagogical improvements in teaching made by their…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Teacher Collaboration, Undergraduate Study, College Faculty
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Gammon, Mark A.; McGranahan, Carole – Journal of Faculty Development, 2015
Despite the growing integration of social media in their personal and professional lives, many faculty remain uncertain about its application to the classroom. One barrier for the adoption of social media as a learning tool is continued uncertainty about effective practices and successful use cases. Anchored in a specific course implementation and…
Descriptors: Use Studies, Social Media, Adoption (Ideas), Teaching Methods
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Jarvis, Daniel H.; Lavicza, Zsolt; Buteau, Chantal – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2014
This paper reports on the findings of an international case study in which researchers examined two mathematics departments (Canada/UK) in which the sustained use of technology was strategically established in a mathematics degree program. This case study forms part of a larger research initiative which involved an extensive literature review…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Mathematics Instruction, Educational Technology
Rainey, Katharine; Sheehan, Daniel; Maloney, Catherine – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2010
This report presents findings from the Year 3 evaluation of Texas' state-level Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, or GEAR UP, grant. GEAR UP grant requirements include an evaluation component designed to assess program effectiveness and to measure progress toward project goals. To this end, the evaluation considers…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Preparation, Advanced Courses, Information Management
Cheatum, Billye Ann – 1990
This federally funded project's goals were to provide a competency-based training program that would enable Western Michigan University graduate and undergraduate students to meet Michigan's endorsement requirements for teaching physical education to handicapped individuals, and to provide direct services to handicapped children in the Kalamazoo…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Competency Based Teacher Education, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Anderson, B. Harold – 1991
The purpose of this study was to collect data concerning various aspects of the vocational teacher education programs in the 22 University Council for Vocational Education member institutions. This study was third in a series sponsored by the council to develop a database so that the current status and trends in these programs could be determined.…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Educational Development