Reports results from a survey of psychology faculty that found that respondents generally held favorable attitudes toward the Internet and incorporated online technology for instructional purposes. Indicated that the primary drawbacks of Internet-based instruction were the time requirements involved and a lack of formal faculty training.…

Describes a project to determine how teachers can best implement new ideas and strategies learned at staff development programs by using peer coaching as a follow-up to training. The project, based on an understanding of the usefulness of mathematics manipulatives, increased teachers' use of a new teaching strategy. (SM)

Of 40 course directors leading the same dental school course for 4 years, 9 sought professional development assistance after receiving student course evaluations. When compared with a matched group of faculty not seeking consultation, this group received significantly higher student ratings in the next three years. (MSE)

Reports the teaching effectiveness workshop experiences for engineering professors. Lists several workshop titles and describes participants' responses. Provides suggestions for successful workshops. (YP)

Describes the benefits and drawbacks of teaching a course outside one's area of expertise. Claims this enhances faculty development and alleviates burnout. Finds the positive aspects, personal and institutional, outweigh the negative. Results show favorable student evaluations. (Author/NL)

A model staff development program used at Bristol Eastern High School, Connecticut, suggests a role for principals to play in promoting and maintaining a professional development program with significant faculty involvement. It involves opportunities for teachers to interact with one another via sharing sessions, peer observations, and committee…

Describes the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a state-supported program designed to reward and renew intellectually exemplary public school teachers in North Carolina (offering in-residence learning opportunities for teachers at all grade levels). Recommendations are provided for states or districts considering establishing…

Because nursing is a practice profession and an applied science, it is a challenge for faculty members to maintain their clinical expertise and pursue scholarly activities. The Medical College of Georgia's School of Nursing's development of a faculty practice plan is reviewed. The political constraints are identified. (MLW)

Draws from site visits to 50 2-year colleges to identify computer applications in instruction, services to disabled students, testing, and distance education. Discusses areas in which computer technology has not been used to its full potential. (DMM)

Urges community colleges to design and administer reward systems that capitalize on faculty members' intrinsic motivation to do their jobs well, while propelling them to make the next step toward self-realization. Discusses the need for and types of rewards, and prerequisites to successful program implementation. (DMM)

Explains the on-line search services of the library at Northern Virginia Community College's Annandale Campus. Describes a statewide conference for librarians held at the college, a campus professional development workshop for faculty and staff, a classroom instruction program on information retrieval, and a one-credit library research skills…

Describes a three-workshop series designed to train classroom observers of English teachers employed by a Middle Eastern oil company. Based on the results of a needs assessment, three workshop topics were identified: (1) classroom observation for staff development purposes, (2) classroom observation forms, and (3) classroom observation meetings.…

This model was an intensive 8-month course for a group of 10 experienced Maltese general practitioners to train with a visiting professor of family medicine. Maltese teaching resources were used, and training occurred in the context of the society and health care system in which course members would teach. (Author/MLW)

Recent funding changes in Great Britain have shifted the purpose of evaluation to serve the ends of government. Government now has the power to define and prioritize key categories in education and provide a mechanism for control. Claims that evaluation is now little more than consultancy and monitoring and is not research-based evaluation. (NL)

Presents four new assumptions that could replace the traditional assumptions that underlie the bases of teacher education programs. The assumptions involve: (1) the importance of personal belief; (2) teacher education as a problem in personal becoming; (3) unique and personal teaching methods; and (4) new roles for field experiences. (Author/CB)