If you directly support faculty through committee work, are staff at a teaching
and learning center, or a department chair or administrator who wants new resources,
these resources are for you.
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Why are campus
Centers for Teaching and Learning so important
?
The
Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network
explains it well.
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Participate in TEPCD -- a forum
for
Ohio
educators to help and support each other assist faculty to integrate technology
effectively for quality teaching and learning
.
Members share ideas, lessons learned, and challenges solved
.
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Visit other T and L Centers in Ohio
to see innovations, services and programs that work.
Here are four great organizations to join!
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The Professional and Organizational
Development Network (POD)
"supports a network of nearly 1,600 members -
faculty and teaching assistant developers, faculty, administrators, consultants,
and others who perform roles that value teaching and learning in higher
education"
POD has wonderful resources, including an annual conference, Journal, reading
packets, and member listserv.
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The
National Council for Staff, Program and Organizational Development
(NCSPOD)
is an affiliate of the American Association of Community Colleges.
NCSPOD's mission is to “increase institutional vitality by providing
professional growth opportunities for members enabling them to establish,
enhance, and/or revitalize staff, program and organizational development in their
organizations.
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The
Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE)
is a Canadian national association of academics interested in the improvement of
teaching and learning in higher education.
Its members comprise faculty and teaching and learning resource professionals
from institutions of post-secondary education across
Canada
and beyond.
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Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, Inc.
(HERDSA) is
Australia's leading society in the field of higher education and brings together
and informs anyone interested and involved in the improvement of teaching,
learning and policy in higher education.
Helpful Books, Journals, eZines for Faculty Developers
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Sorcinellil, M. D., Austin, A. E., Eddy, P. L., and Andrea L. Beach.
Creating the Future of Faculty Development: Learning From the Past,
Understanding the Present, Anker Publishing, 2006.
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The Journal of Faculty Development
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The Journal on Excellence in College Teaching
provides a scholarly, written forum for discussion by faculty about all areas
affecting teaching and learning, and gives faculty the opportunity to share
proven, innovative pedagogies and thoughtful, inspirational insights about
teaching
.
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National Teaching and Learning Forum
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Members of POD receive their excellent journal
To Improve the Academy
Helping others Teach Online
WGBH Boston and the League for Innovation in the Community College created
developed and recently released
Getting Results:
6 modules that provide faculty members excellent strategies for deepening
teaching and learning.
The modules focus on the teaching of science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics, specifically in Advanced Technology Education classrooms.
Modules are: Creating A Community of Learners, Planning for Outcomes, Active
Teaching and Learning, Moving Beyond the Classroom, Teaching with Technology, and
Assessing Teaching and Learning.
The videos accompanying the modules include real teachers and students in real
classroom settings across the country, representing a range of fields,
institutions, programs, and subject areas.
Through a PT3 Grant awarded to the Ohio Board of Regents (catalyst OHIO),
a number of Ohio faculty from a variety of institutions created the
Teaching Online module.
It's a very helpful resource, especially for self-paced learning.
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