To Improve the Academy : Resources for Faculty, Instructional, and Organizational Development

An annual publication of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD), To Improve the Academy offers a resource for improvement in higher education to faculty and instructional development staff, department chairs, faculty, deans, student services staff, chief academic officers, and educational consultants. Contents include: Professional development for geographically dispersed facultyImplementing a learning consortium for communication and changeFaculty engagement in program-level outcomes assessmentWhat educational developers need to know about faculty-artistsExploring the spiritual roots of midcareer facultyRaising funds from faculty for faculty development centersMentoring in higher educationTough-love consulting in order to effect changeResearch on the impact of educational developmentExamining effective faculty practiceInsights on millennial studentsContemplative pedagogy of teaching and learning centersFaculty and student perspectives on course evaluation terminologyQuestions about student ratingsSmall-group individual diagnosis to improve online instructionSupporting international facultyComplex ecologies of diversity, identity, teaching, and learningOrganizational strategies for fostering faculty racial inclusionThe truth about students' capacity for multitaskingTweeting: the 2011 POD HBCUFDN Conference Twitter backchannelDesigning active learning with flexible technology