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ENGAGEMENT: The Secret Sauce to Effective Faculty Professional Development

Faculty Focus

There are two words that often cause faculty to become disgruntled: professional development. The concept of professional development is not the sole issue; the disdain comes from the lack of purpose and the ineffectiveness. Professional development should be an enriching and meaningful experience for adults.

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Weekend Reading: Keeping professional development continuous for researchers

HEPI

This time, rather than exercise (although that may suffer, too), it is skills training and professional development that can get neglected. If this is the case, what can we do to help keep professional development continuous for researchers? Some things we might try So how can we get researchers back into training?

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Professional Learning Communities: A Meaningful Approach to Faculty Professional Development

Faculty Focus

Therefore, faculty professional development needs to be a professional community of scholars working together to maximize each other’s success. The questions then become why and how the implementation of Professional Learning Communities impact Higher Education. McGill Journal of Education.

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Building a Thriving Workforce for Early Learning Through Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, the shortage of qualified professionals poses significant challenges, hindering access to quality early learning programs and impeding economic growth. To address these issues, it is imperative to focus on building a thriving workforce through higher education.

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Higher Education Trends in Executive Education

MindMax

It’s clear that employers are committed to providing development opportunities for middle and senior managers. So what’s on the horizon for executive education? I recently hosted an interactive panel with Chief Learning Officers to discuss this issue with leaders in the higher education community. Steve Mostyn.

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What does 2025 have in store for higher education in EMEA?

The PIE News

The higher education sector across EMEA has weathered much change in recent times and is still navigating a period of transformation. It is now used more and more in universities but educators concerns about the potential for cheating remain. What is your higher education digital strategy in 2025?

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Improving Hiring Practices in Higher Education to Overcome GEM Staffing Challenges

Liaison International

Key Takeaways: The pandemic exacerbated staffing challenges in higher education graduate enrollment management, leading to increased demands for flexibility, better pay, and improved work-life balance among staff. For example, professional development for higher education staff can add significant value for employees.