Creating a Policy and Procedures Manual Specific to Online Education
...compiling these P&Ps in a single location or document. Doing so allows the campus community to more easily search for P&Ps and allows for easier dissemination (more on that in...
Institutional, Chair Challenges in Recruiting Faculty in STEM Disciplines
...profiles and become more competitive for a wider range of external funding. The second is the recognition of undergraduate research as a powerful pedagogy/best practice in undergraduate education. Related to...
Consumer Liability 101: 6 Areas to Watch, Part I
...“less a rite of passage in which institutions serve in loco parentis, and more of a commercial transaction between school and student.” Several factors have contributed to this idea that...
Restructuring Academic Programs into Larger Divisions
...Moody’s Investor Services (2013). Moody’s: 2013 outlook for entire US Higher Education sector changed to negative. www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-2013-outlook-for-entire-US-Higher-Education-sector-changed–PR_263866 Jan Pearce, professor of computer science and mathematics, is in her fourth year...
Academic Administrative Teams: Forming, Sustaining, and Changing
...evidence from each team member. Help each member search for and find a peer administrator from a non-competitive institution to bounce ideas off. Finance a professional development plan for each...
Returning to Campus: How Leaders Can Address Trauma
...campus stakeholders and community members share what they are feeling and as well as their needs. These community meetings need to be done in ways that ensure people feel safe;...
Closing the Skills Expectations–Performance Gap
...promote a culture that encourages and rewards research-based instructional experiments. Partner. Successful assessment programs require continuity and faculty buy-in. Department heads reinforce the importance and role of skills in comprehensive...
The Wrong Way to Talk about Higher Ed
...analogy. Analogies help us make sense of complex situations and novel problems, but like deep metaphors, they can bias us to think in certain ways about those situations. Cognitive research...
Effective Referrals to Campus Counseling Services
...sincere interest in the student’s wellbeing Clearly communicate your intent to help Make sure the student understands why you are making a referral Make sure the student knows what he...
Why All Evaluations Are Not Alike
...For example, the course syllabi developed by Professor Smith are exceptionally well organized and adhere closely to institutional guidelines. Moreover, students who complete the introductory sequence of courses with Professor...