…textbook.” Almost every week featured a guest discussant from different higher education institutions in the area who would talk “real-world” to the students. The development of the book list for…
…my time for scholarship and course development was being crunched due to student scheduled appointments and unannounced visits. I was not able to dedicate the time necessary to my other…
…a growth mindset: Greater focus on learning and professional development. Faculty who believe they can improve are more likely to seek out opportunities to learn, including taking on directed readings,…
…actions, including ongoing faculty development and mentoring. Faculty members are given feedback on their work with students that is designed to be a process of mentoring and guidance through regularly…
…one faculty member most often cannot institute these types of larger changes. For instance, if you feel your institution would benefit from first-year experience seminars, the development of such courses…
…You need to be trained in those kinds of practices. If there’s not a budget for professional development to help faculty use those environments, they’re going to default to what…
…Faculty Focus Special Report: Diversity and Inclusion in the College Classroom. Magna Publication. Souza, T.J., Ganote, C. M., & Cheung, F. (Nov., 2016). Confronting Microaggressions with Microresistance and Ally Development….
…applied Bruce Tuckman’s model for stages of group development: teams inevitably go through phases which he called Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing (and later added Adjourning). I structured time and activities…
