Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2023

Universities are increasingly concerned about student success during this era of the Great Disengagement, and faculty success (more specifically, providing care to faculty so they can succeed and in turn support the needs of students) should be an equal priority.

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Faculty Faculty Development Higher Education Empower 97

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

To study the elements causing success—or failure—in gateway math courses, a team of researchers at Education Equity Solutions (EES), an organization focused on higher ed policy reform, examined records for over 22,000 students at four California community colleges.

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Equity Professional Development Community College Faculty 138

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

Integral to these efforts, the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) designed and delivered several faculty development opportunities focusing on research-based teaching and learning strategies that support student mental health and well-being. References and Resources Almog, N.

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Inclusivity Students Faculty Development Environment 131

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement.

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Inclusivity Faculty Faculty Development Policy 122

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Institutions must examine the bowels of their infrastructures to advance student, staff, and faculty development from “artificial” to “authentic.” If institutions continue this pattern, baseline criteria for "inclusive excellence" within all campus program content will also remain unacceptable.

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Inclusivity Faculty Development Institution Degree 110

Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2023

An interesting exercise we do during our faculty development program is reminisce about the very first day we taught as a teacher. Dr. Jayanti Dutta is faculty in the Human Resource Development Centre, Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, India.

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Faculty Development Professional Development Faculty Degree 115

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

At the heart of it all, experts in policy and governance collaborate to establish a legal framework and rules for the Mars colony. Some have created policies to reduce the expense and faculty time devoted to team teaching, such as developing the expertise within existing faculty or hiring faculty with interdisciplinary backgrounds.

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Students Faculty Higher Education Engineering 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Many colleges and universities have struggled to prepare for generative AI on campus, for instance, by providing guiding policies or pedagogical support. What follows is a case study that can be adapted by a wide range of academic programs, such as faculty development centers, university learning centers, and writing centers.

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Professional Development Faculty Technology Administration 116

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement.

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Inclusivity Faculty Faculty Development Policy 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Many colleges and universities have struggled to prepare for generative AI on campus, for instance, by providing guiding policies or pedagogical support. What follows is a case study that can be adapted by a wide range of academic programs, such as faculty development centers, university learning centers, and writing centers.

Professional Development 111

Professional Development Faculty Technology Administration 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2023

An interesting exercise we do during our faculty development program is reminisce about the very first day we taught as a teacher. Dr. Jayanti Dutta is faculty in the Human Resource Development Centre, Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, India.

Faculty Development 98

Faculty Development Professional Development Faculty Degree 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

Integral to these efforts, the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) designed and delivered several faculty development opportunities focusing on research-based teaching and learning strategies that support student mental health and well-being. References and Resources Almog, N.

Inclusivity 98

Inclusivity Students Faculty Development Environment 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

At the heart of it all, experts in policy and governance collaborate to establish a legal framework and rules for the Mars colony. Some have created policies to reduce the expense and faculty time devoted to team teaching, such as developing the expertise within existing faculty or hiring faculty with interdisciplinary backgrounds.

Students 98

Students Faculty Higher Education Engineering 98

University Business

MARCH 28, 2024

Professor, Head of Faculty Recruitment and Retention, and former Vice Provost for Faculty Success, California State University, Sacramento Register Now Sponsored by The post Improving Faculty Well-Being: A 3-Level Strategy to Reduce Burnout and Increase Retention appeared first on University Business.

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Retention Faculty Provost Faculty Development 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

This includes low expectations from teachers or counselors about a student's ability to succeed in advanced classes, funding constraints for offering such classes, inadequate support for faculty development, and exclusionary policies like pre-requisites or grade cutoffs.

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College Educational Systems Equity History 134

Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

High schools pay a fee to NEEL of $250 per student and colleges provide the faculty member, teaching fellows, and course curriculum. Faculty develop and co-facilitate courses with the high school teachers. NEEL currently has partnerships with 12 universities across the country.

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Schooling Faculty Development Equity Organization 52

WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 3, 2023

That report, Supporting Instruction and Learning Through Artificial Intelligence: A Survey of Institutional Practices and Policies , found that only four percent of respondents reported that their institution had an overall institutional strategy for approaching AI, and only seven percent had strategies at the department or college level.

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Model College Policy Faculty 52

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Faculty Training and Development Preparing faculty to create inclusive online learning environments is crucial for promoting access, engagement, and inclusion. Encouraging faculty to engage in ongoing professional development and self-assessment can enhance their ability to create inclusive and supportive learning environments.

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Inclusivity Education Environment Scholarship 105

WCET Frontiers

MARCH 30, 2023

Some senior faculty are not able to fill their course loads during in-person traditional timeframes. Some faculty and staff now live in other states. An accrediting team questioned an institution as to why faculty development was not keeping up with increases in digital courses. Buildings feel a bit emptier.

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Higher Education Education Faculty Technology 105

PeopleAdmin

JULY 7, 2023

A focus on mental health According to Janice, faculty today are much more aware of their mental health and much more likely to prioritize work-life balance. To support them, UAB is creating policies, processes, and initiatives around mental health and holistic employee well-being. We’ve launched a mentor matching program.

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Retention Recruitment Higher Education Faculty 52

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 30, 2023

” ‘Listen to Students’ Dynamic teaching can work for neurodivergent students, with some clarifications, says Liz Norell, an associate professor of political science at Chattanooga State Community College and faculty developer who identifies as neurodivergent.

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Students College Inclusivity Achievement 116

Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 5, 2023

” ‘Listen to Students’ Dynamic teaching can work for neurodivergent students, with some clarifications, says Liz Norell, an associate professor of political science at Chattanooga State Community College and faculty developer who identifies as neurodivergent.

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Students College Inclusivity Achievement 116

University Business

JULY 21, 2023

Joanna Brooks, Associate Vice President for Faculty Advancement and Student Success at San Diego State University, believes higher education leaders must reexamine their institutional structures to ensure the focus of faculty affairs goes beyond equipping staff with the tools to “survive the system.”

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Faculty Faculty Development Higher Education Humanities 52

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

We begin not with the syllabus, not with the table of contents, not with the attendance policy, not with lame jokes but with the real questions that delight us in our own work. I know, I know, there are a whole slew of objections we can raise against this approach: I can’t do this in a big lecture.

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Faculty Humanities Community College Achievement 111

WCET Frontiers

OCTOBER 5, 2023

WCET – the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies, gathered information relating to institutional definitions, policies, and procedures relating to digital learning definitions (such as distance, online, hyflex, hybrid, etc.) There are also increased faculty development and instructional design needs and requirements.

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Institution Policy Faculty Department 59

Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

“These findings lead to a very concrete policy recommendation: increase access to active learning spaces,” says the study, led by Michael C. The authors warn that limited access to active learning spaces may create a marginalizing force that pushes women, in particular, out of the sciences. The solution? Ralph, a Ph.D.

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Arts And Sciences Technology Faculty Engineering 137

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2024

We begin not with the syllabus, not with the table of contents, not with the attendance policy, not with lame jokes but with the real questions that delight us in our own work. I know, I know, there are a whole slew of objections we can raise against this approach: I can’t do this in a big lecture.

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Faculty Humanities Community College Achievement 105

Academic Tech Tips

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Key questions implicated by AI machine learning and data science include responsibility for use, bias and discrimination within development, transparency in development, and responsibility for stakeholder action or policy.

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Technology Faculty Development Faculty Scholarship 40

Continuous Learning Institute

MARCH 31, 2024

Technology as a Pedagogical Ally: The technology faculty were forced to use during the Great Shift to Online is now being leveraged to improve their craft for in-person instruction. This has cleared the stage for fresh ideas and voices to champion student success and equity.

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Faculty Faculty Development Technology Equity 52

ACPA

MARCH 6, 2023

I found more support in communications and sociology, but I was in an Education Policy Ph.D. For example, instructors can make online courses more accessible by partnering with instructional designers, faculty developers, and disability support services to ensure that they are employing technology in equitable ways.

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Technology Equity Inclusivity Faculty Development 59

WCET Frontiers

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

S tay up to date on our work in these areas: WCET Policy , WCET resources on Artificial Intelligence, State Authorization Network (SAN). At the workshop, I was so impressed with the inquisitive and knowledgeable minds gathered together in the room to explore effective AI practices and policies. Enjoy these reflections and comments.

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Technology Policy Faculty Institution 59

Continuous Learning Institute

JULY 4, 2022

"The first barrier, it is a very pervasive issue in higher ed, but particularly for this group of students: the utter lack of financial support across almost all levels of financial aid policy making. But just in terms of the general financial aid policy making, transfer students are not part of the picture. I'm not denying that.

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Community College Education Leadership Faculty Postsecondary Education 52

EAB

AUGUST 25, 2023

Faculty and staff professional development. AskEAB received numerous questions about supporting new faculty, developing new skills among existing faculty, and optimizing schedules for professional development. Faculty morale, faculty recruitment, and faculty compensation.

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Schooling Professional Development Faculty Recruitment 52

WCET Frontiers

JULY 22, 2024

In that July 17 th blog post, Under Secretary James Kvaal, writing for the Department, reiterated that these proposed rules would “further protect students and taxpayers” and “update and improve outdated processes, consolidate rules, and establish more consumer-friendly policies for students to access the aid to which they are entitled.”

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Department Department Of Education Organization Institution 75

WCET Frontiers

JULY 20, 2023

In April 2023, the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) undertook a national survey to ascertain how and why postsecondary institutions are using Artificial Intelligence to support instruction and learning, what policies are in place, and what are the perceived barriers to, and benefits for, its use.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 9, 2024

Theme 2: Policy and the Regulatory Landscape Approximately five years passed between the time of the original state authorization professional survey and the second. The additional responsibilities range from instructional design and faculty development to accreditation and student success.

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Department Of Education Degree Higher Education Allocate 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Excelencia in Education works to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. Some are focusing on faculty development, digital technology, basic needs, other areas beyond what we’ve asked in the past.

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Retention Faculty Community College Recruitment 134