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Amanda K. Burbage; Kristen H. Gregory – Journal of Faculty Development, 2022
Women are well-represented in faculty development leadership positions, yet there are inconsistent support systems in place for women leaders. Faculty development requires a unique leadership skill set to work with stakeholders across the institution. We conducted a collaborative self-study to investigate how co-mentorship provides women faculty…
Descriptors: Women Faculty, Leadership Training, Skill Development, Mentors
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Laura P. Naumann; Samantha N. Jewell; Erin L. Rider – Journal of Faculty Development, 2024
Prior studies indicate that faculty often struggle with Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) research due to limited knowledge of relevant research methodologies and data analysis techniques (Boshier, 2009; Kim et al., 2021; McKinney, 2006). Faculty developers at a teaching-intensive institution created an innovative, scaffolded model to…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Faculty Development, Fellowships, Novices
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La Tonya Dyer; Liyan Song – Journal of Faculty Development, 2023
Faculty development activities offered within post-secondary educational institutions tend to focus on developing skills instead of directly addressing faculty conceptual views and beliefs that may affect their successful adoption of instruction within the online environment. This qualitative multi-case study bridges a gap in the current…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Online Courses, Colleges, Skill Development
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Masha Krsmanovic – Journal of Faculty Development, 2024
This study investigated one cohort of Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program participants at a large public university in the Southeast. By examining students' motivation to enroll in and complete the program and the program impact on their teaching self-efficacy, the study offers recommendations for designing new or redesigning existing PFF…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Self Efficacy
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Sievers, Julie – Journal of Faculty Development, 2016
How should educational developers develop their own expertise and skills in the twenty-first century? Today educational developers are drawing on new discoveries in educational research, supporting new pedagogies in many fields, and experimenting with new technologies for teaching and learning. Yet they must do so in a time of uncertain and…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Expertise, Skill Development, Training Methods
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Blumberg, Phyllis – Journal of Faculty Development, 2017
Faculty are assuming greater responsibility for assessment of educational programs, which may be a new and daunting role. Therefore, faculty need to develop expertise and skills to do these assessments meaningfully. The overall purpose of this article is to provide faculty a program assessment resource. Assessments are conducted for accountability…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Skill Development, Program Evaluation, Expertise
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Skarupski, Kimberly A.; Foucher, Kharma C. – Journal of Faculty Development, 2018
Faculty members have numerous competing demands and struggle to find time to write. Writing Accountability Groups (WAGs) were created to help faculty members establish sustainable writing habits by writing with increased frequency and for shorter session durations. WAGs meet one hour a week for 10 weeks and emphasize accountability to the process…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Communities of Practice, Writing (Composition)
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Sperry, Rita; Hawkinson, Chelsie – Journal of Faculty Development, 2019
Faculty training and development for First-Year Seminar (FYS) faculty at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) is conducted in the form of training workshops, bi-annual teaching institutes, and various professional development opportunities. Facilitated workshop content is based on student-centered teaching and learning theories.…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, First Year Seminars, Communities of Practice, College Faculty
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Sanford, Rania; Kinch, Amy Fowler – Journal of Faculty Development, 2016
Building on previous studies on the changing nature of faculty work, this article presents a conceptual framework for faculty professional success. The authors report on the perceptions of 300 faculty development professionals regarding the importance of skills in nine competency domains: teaching; research; leadership; diversity, inclusion and…
Descriptors: Planning, Program Development, Faculty Development, Skill Development
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Hardre, Patricia L. – Journal of Faculty Development, 2013
Self-determination Theory (SDT) presents critical constructs and processes for understanding and improving human learning and development. Though actively utilized as a theoretical framework for K-12 and adult training research, it has been virtually ignored in TA professional development design and research. Self-determination and the process of…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Self Determination, Professional Development, Learning Processes
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Reddick, Richard J.; Griffin, Kimberly A.; Cherwitz, Richard A.; Cerda-Prazak, Aida A.; Bunch, Nathan – Journal of Faculty Development, 2012
This study utilizes a social exchange framework to analyze the qualitative narratives of 81 graduate student mentors participating in the Intellectual Entrepreneurship Pre-Graduate Internship at The University of Texas at Austin. Findings suggest that in addition to personal benefits, mentorship has four major professional benefits: a deeper…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Mentors, Educational Benefits, Experiential Learning
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Sarnoff, Susan; Welch, Lonnie; Gradin, Sherrie; Sandell, Karin – Journal of Faculty Development, 2004
This paper will discuss the results of a project that enabled three faculty members from disparate disciplines: Social Work, Interpersonal Communication and Software Engineering, to enhance writing and critical thinking in their courses. The paper will address the Faculty-in-Residence project model, the activities taken on as a result of it, the…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Interpersonal Communication, College Faculty, Computer Science