{"product_id":"to-improve-the-academy-isbn-9780470180884","title":"To Improve the Academy","description":"An annual publication of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD), \u003ci\u003eTo Improve the Academy\u003c\/i\u003e offers a resource for improvement in higher education to faculty and instructional development staff, department chairs, faculty, deans, student services staff, chief academic officers, and educational consultants.  About the Authors.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthical Guidelines for Educational Developers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I: Evaluating Teaching.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Evaluating Teaching: A New Approach to an Old Problem (\u003ci\u003eL. Dee Fink\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Investigating Indicators of the Scholarship of Teaching: Teaching Awards in Research Universities (\u003ci\u003eStacie Badran\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Points Without Limits: Individual Inquiry, Collaborative Investigation, and Collective Scholarship (\u003ci\u003eRichard A. Gale\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Easing Entry into the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Through Focused Assessments: The \"Decoding the Disciplines\"Approach (\u003ci\u003eJoan Middendorf, David Pace\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Supporting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at Liberal Arts Colleges (\u003ci\u003eDolores Peters, David Schodt, Mary Walczak\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III: Scholarship of Educational Development.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Grounded Theory Research in Faculty Development: The Basics, a Live Example, and Practical Tips for Faculty Developers (\u003ci\u003eMichael Sweet, Rochelle Roberts, Joshua Walker, Stephen Walls, John Kucsera, Shana Shaw, Janet Riekenberg, Marilla Svinicki\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Assessment of a Faculty Learning Community Program: Do Faculty Members Really Change? (\u003ci\u003eSusan Polich\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection IV: Educational Development and Diversity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Stereotype Threat and Ten Things We Can Do to Remove the Threat in the Air (\u003ci\u003eFranklin A. Tuitt, Lois Reddick\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Thawing the Chilly Climate: Inclusive Teaching Resources for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (\u003ci\u003eKatherine A. Friedrich, Sherrill L. Sellers, Judith N. Burstyn\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection V: Educational Development Centers and Professionals.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Marketing Plans for Faculty Development: Student and Faculty Development Center Collaboration for Mutual Benefit (\u003ci\u003eVictoria Mundy Bhavsar, Steven J. Skinner\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Faculty Development at Small and Liberal Arts Colleges (\u003ci\u003eKim M.Mooney,Michael Reder\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Credibility and Effectiveness in Context: An Exploration of the Importance of Faculty Status for Faculty Developers (\u003ci\u003eBonnie Mullinix\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection VI: Faculty and Instructional Development.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Co-Teaching as a Faculty Development Model (\u003ci\u003eAndrea L. Beach, Charles Henderson,Michael Famiano\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Promoting Learning-Focused Teaching Through a Project-Based Faculty Development Program (\u003ci\u003eSusanna Calkins, Greg Light\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Team Mentoring: An Alternative Way to Mentor New Faculty (\u003ci\u003eTara Gray, A. Jane Birch\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. A Research-Based Rubric for Developing Statements of Teaching Philosophy (\u003ci\u003eMatthew Kaplan, Deborah S.Meizlish, Christopher O’Neal,Mary C.Wright\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Meeting the Challenges of Integrative Learning: The Nexia Concept (\u003ci\u003eJane Love\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. The Teaching Resource Portfolio: A Tool Kit for Future Professoriate and a Resource Guide for Current Teachers (\u003ci\u003eDieter J. Schönwetter).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Reflecting and Writing About Our Teaching (\u003ci\u003eMark Weisberg\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. 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Nilson\u003c\/b\u003e is founding director of the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation at Clemson University.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTo Improve the Academy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolume 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn annual publication of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD), To Improve the Academy offers a resource for improvement in higher education to faculty and instructional development staff, department chairs, faculty, deans, student services staff, chief academic officers, and educational consultants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContents include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvaluating teaching\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaching awards in research universities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividual inquiry, collaborative investigation, and collective scholarship\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe scholarship of teaching and learning and focused assessments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupporting the scholarship of teaching and learning at liberal arts colleges\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrounded theory research in faculty development\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessment of a faculty learning community program\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eStereotype threat\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eInclusive teaching resources for science, technology, engineering, and math\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarketing plans for faculty development\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaculty development at small and liberal arts colleges\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe importance of the faculty status for faculty developers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eCo-teaching as a faculty development model\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ePromoting learning-focused teaching\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeam mentoring\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eA research-based rubric for developing statements of teaching philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeeting the challenges of integrative learning\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe teaching resource portfolio\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflecting and writing about our teaching\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing technology for teaching in higher education\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990393635045,"sku":"NP9780470180884","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470180884.jpg?v=1761787648","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/to-improve-the-academy-isbn-9780470180884","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}