Efforts to support and enrich faculty workparticularly in a changing
contextare critically important to faculty members, institutional
leaders, and higher education itself. This book surveys faculty
development from its beginnings, summarizes the challenges and
pressures now facing developers and higher education as a whole, and
proposes an agenda for the future of faculty development. Based on a
study of nearly 500 faculty developers from all institutional types,
this book offers a vision of what the field might become, addressing
several key issues such as the structural variations among faculty
development programs; the goals, purposes, and models that guide and
influence program development; and the top challenges facing faculty
members, institutions, and faculty development programs. Contents
include: The evolution of faculty development A portrait of
current faculty development: Personnel and programs Influences on
developers and programs Current issues addressed by faculty
development services Future priorities for faculty development
Future directions for faculty development Faculty development in
the Age of the Network "Creating the Future of Faculty Development is
an essential and accessible work that touches upon the major issues
facing not only faculty and faculty developers but also higher
education as a whole, and does so by putting these issues in a
variety of institutional contexts, from research and comprehensive
universities to small liberal arts and community colleges." Michael
Reder, Director, Center for Teaching & Learning, Connecticut College
"Based on feedback from surveying professionals representing a
variety of higher educational institutions, this engaging book
details the direction of future faculty development work, therefore
plotting the direction of pedagogical teaching and learning in
academia." Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, Dean of the College of
Professional Studies and Director of Faculty Development, Johnson C.
Smith University "Using survey data from a variety of institutional
types, the authors provide a powerful, comprehensive and valuable
analysis of major issues in the future of faculty development. I
highly recommend Creating the Future of Faculty Development." Donald
H. Wulff, Director, Center for Instructional Development and Research
and Associate Dean, the Graduate School, University of Washington
"This indispensable new book provides a concise look at the evolution
of faculty development, an informed portrait of current campus
practices, and an insightful view of promising future scenarios for
the network development of this burgeoning field." W. Alan Wright,
Université du Quebec, Canada "An outstanding resource that clarifies
the present and future purposes of faculty development. This book
beautifully illustrates how faculty develop can respond to higher
education challenges." Phyllis Blumberg, Director of the Teaching
and Learning Center, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia "This
book is a must read for anyone in faculty development. It provides a
clear picture of faculty development past, present, and future. I
would highly recommend this book to new and seasoned practitioners. I
have recommended it to faculty developers at Community Colleges
throughout New England." Judith Kamber, Director of Faculty
Development, Northern Essex Community College and President of the
New England Faculty Development Consortium. "This is a wonderful
resource for academic administrators who want an overview of faculty
development research and trends. It is a must for department chairs,
deans, and provosts!" Tuesday L. Cooper, Associate Dean/
Certification Officer, School of Education/Professional Studies and
Graduate Division, Eastern Connecticut State University
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