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The Power of Networking to Develop and Launch a New Faculty Academy Online: Insights for Developing Your Own
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Firm Faith Watson – Journal of Faculty Development, 2024
How do faculty developers orient their new faculty to the available university services, networking opportunities, and the requirements for teaching, research, and service? What examples exist to help faculty developers facilitate professional development opportunities in convenient and flexible learning environments? After the traditional…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development, Teacher Orientation
A Situated, Learning-Centered Approach to Designing a New Faculty Program
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Tracy, Pamela J.; Gutiérrez, A. Renee – Journal of Faculty Development, 2019
Educational developers understand the importance of a strong new faculty program (NFP). When designing an NFP, what do new faculty need and when do they need it? What learning goals facilitate transition and help faculty cultivate important knowledge and skills? In a multi-stage, institution-wide collaborative planning process, we adapted Fink's…
Descriptors: Situated Learning, Student Centered Learning, Program Design, Professional Identity
Why Learner-Centered New Faculty Orientations Matter: Organizational Culture and Faculty Retention
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Scott, Whitney; Lemus, Daisy; Knotts, Greg; Oh, Janet – Journal of Faculty Development, 2016
A learner-centered New Faculty Orientation (NFO) can be a powerful way to immediately engage new faculty and develop their organizational identification to the institution and its values. Unfortunately, some NFOs do not model a learner-centered philosophy and miss opportunities to establish a collaborative and celebratory tone. In this paper, we…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Teacher Orientation, Organizational Culture, Teacher Persistence
Adjunct Faculty as Key Stakeholders in Distance Education
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Ridge, Alison; Ritt, Elizabeth – Journal of Faculty Development, 2017
Institutions of higher learning are expanding their academic reach by offering distance education courses and degree programs. Student demand for distance education continues to grow and so does the need for qualified faculty. The literature presents numerous approaches and best practices regarding new faculty orientation and professional…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Distance Education, Stakeholders, Nursing Education
A Yearlong Program for New Faculty.
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Doyle, Terry J.; Marcinkiewicz, Henryk R. – Journal of Faculty Development, 2001
Describes the Ferris State University (Michigan) New Faculty Transition Program, in which incoming faculty members meet every two weeks during the fall and winter semesters and attend an academic retreat. Reports that the program is in its fourth year and has been recognized as an important part of first-year faculty members' transition into the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development
Finding Purpose in New Faculty Orientation: The Education Dean's Perspective.
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Miller, Michael T.; Nader, Daniel P. – Journal of Faculty Development, 2001
Discusses a study of 23 (response rate 86%) California State University system deans of education, regarding the purpose and usefulness of new faculty orientation programs. Reports that deans generally agreed with the focus of orientation programs and that they perceived orientation to be of value to social integration of the new faculty members.…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Attitudes, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers