A Guide to Faculty Development

Since the first edition of A Guide to Faculty Development was published in 2002, the dynamic field of educational and faculty development has undergone many changes. Prepared under the auspices of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD), this thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded edition offers a fundamental resource for faculty developers, as well as for faculty and administrators interested in promoting and sustaining faculty development within their institutions. This essential book offers an introduction to the topic, includes twenty-three chapters by leading experts in the field, and provides the most relevant information on a range of faculty development topics including establishing and sustaining a faculty development program; the key issues of assessment, diversity, and technology; and faculty development across institutional types, career stages, and organizations. "e;This volume contains the gallant story of the emergence of a movement to sustain the vitality of college and university faculty in difficult times. This practical guide draws on the best minds shaping the field, the most productive experience, and elicits the imagination required to reenvision a dynamic future for learning societies in a global context."e; R. Eugene Rice, senior scholar, Association of American Colleges and Universities "e;Across the country, people in higher education are thinking about how to prepare our graduates for a rapidly changing world while supporting our faculty colleagues who grew up in a very different world. Faculty members, academic administrators, and policymakers alike will learn a great deal from this volume about how to put together a successful faculty development program and create a supportive environment for learning in challenging times."e; Judith A. Ramaley, president, Winona State University "e;This is the book on faculty development in higher education. Everyone involved in faculty development including provosts, deans, department chairs, faculty, and teaching center staff will learn from the extensive research and the practical wisdom in the Guide."e; Peter Felten, president, The POD Network (2010 2011), and director, Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, Elon University

Since the first edition of A Guide to Faculty Developmentwas published in 2002, the dynamic field of educational and facultydevelopment has undergone many changes. Prepared under the auspicesof the Professional and Organizational Development Network inHigher Education (POD), this thoroughly revised, updated, andexpanded edition offers a fundamental resource for facultydevelopers, as well as for faculty and administrators interested inpromoting and sustaining faculty development within theirinstitutions. This essential book offers an introduction to thetopic, includes twenty-three chapters by leading experts in thefield, and provides the most relevant information on a range offaculty development topics including establishing and sustaining afaculty development program; the key issues of assessmentdiversity, and technology; and faculty development acrossinstitutional types, career stages, and organizations."This volume contains the gallant story of the emergence of amovement to sustain the vitality of college and university facultyin difficult times. This practical guide draws on the best mindsshaping the field, the most productive experience, and elicits theimagination required to reenvision a dynamic future for learningsocieties in a global context."R. Eugene Rice, senior scholar, Association ofAmerican Colleges and Universities"Across the country, people in higher education are thinkingabout how to prepare our graduates for a rapidly changing worldwhile supporting our faculty colleagues who grew up in a verydifferent world. Faculty members, academic administrators, andpolicymakers alike will learn a great deal from this volume abouthow to put together a successful faculty development program andcreate a supportive environment for learning in challengingtimes."Judith A. Ramaley, president, Winona StateUniversity"This is the book on faculty development in higher education.Everyone involved in faculty development--including provostsdeans, department chairs, faculty, and teaching centerstaff--will learn from the extensive research and thepractical wisdom in the Guide."Peter Felten, president, The POD Network(2010-2011), and director, Center for the Advancement ofTeaching and Learning, Elon University

Preface ixAbout the Authors xiiiPart One Establishing and Sustaining a Faculty Development Program1. Overview of Faculty Development: History and Choices 3Mathew L. Ouellett2. Program Types and Prototypes 21Virginia S. Lee3. Establishing an Educational Development Program 35Douglas L. Robertson4. Working with a Faculty Development Committee 53Kim M. Mooney5. Listen, Learn, Lead: Getting Started in Faculty Development 67Margaret W. Cohen6. Important Skills and Knowledge 83Todd D. Zakrajsek7. Promoting Your Program and Grounding It in the Institution 99Ed Neal and Iola Peed-Neal8. Practical Suggestions for Programs and Activities 117Donna E. Ellis and Leslie Ortquist-AhrensPart Two Key Priorities in Faculty Development: Assessment, Diversity, and Technology9. Program Assessment for Faculty Development 135Kathryn M. Plank and Alan Kalish10. Assessing Teaching Practices and Effectiveness for Formative Purposes 151Michael Theall and Jennifer L. Franklin11. Assessment Practices Related to Student Learning: Transformative Assessment 169Catherine M. Wehlburg12. Overview of Diversity Issues Relating to Faculty Development 185Mathew L. Ouellett13. Conceptualizing, Designing, and Implementing Multicultural Faculty Development Activities 203Christine A. Stanley14. Working with Underrepresented Faculty 225Franklin Tuitt15. International Faculty Development: Pursuing Our Work with Colleagues Around the World 243Nancy Van Note Chism, David Gosling, and Mary Deane Sorcinelli16. Issues in Technology and Faculty Development 259Sally KuhlenschmidtPart Three Faculty Development Across Institutional Types, Career Stages, and Organizations17. Effective Practices at Research Universities: The Productive Pairing of Research and Teaching 277Constance Ewing Cook and Michele Marincovich18. Effective Practices in the Context of Small Colleges 293Michael Reder19. Faculty Development in the Context of the Community College 309Helen Burnstad and Cynthia J. Hoss20. Graduate and Professional Student Development Programs 327Laura L. B. Border and Linda M. von Hoene21. Working with Adjunct Faculty Members 347Terri A. Tarr22. Supporting Faculty Members Across Their Careers 363Ann E. Austin23. Organizational Development 379Kay J. GillespieAfterword by William H. Bergquist 397Epilogue 419Name Index 421Subject Index 429