To Improve the Academy - Resources for Faculty, Instructional, and Organizational Development (Paperback, Volume 24)

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: An Adventure on POD's High Cs: Culture, Creativity, and Communication in the Academy: A Humanist Perspective ("James Downey") Monster at the Foot of the Bed: Surviving the Challenge of Marketplace Forces on Higher Education ("Raoul A. Arreola") The Advantages of a Reciprocal Relationship Between Faculty Development and Organizational Development in Higher Education ("Leora Baron") A Different Way to Approach the Future: Using Chaos Theory to Improve Planning ("Marc Cutright") The New Demand for Heterogeneity in College Teaching ("George Keller") Not Making or Shaping: Finding Authenticity in Faculty Development ("Patricia Cranton") A Theory-Based Integrative Model for Learning and Motivation in Higher Education ("Chantal S. Levesque, G. Roger Sell, James A. Zimmerman") Perceptions of Faculty Developers About the Present and Future of Faculty Development at Historically Black Colleges and Universities ("Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, Andrea L. Beach, Stephen L. Rozman") Preparing Faculty for Pedagogical Change: Helping Faculty Deal With Fear ("Linda C. Hodges") Tailoring Faculty Development Programs to Faculty Career Stages ("Peter Seldin") Creating Engaged Departments: A Program for Organizational and Faculty Development ("Kevin J. Kecskes, Sherril B. Gelmon, Amy Spring") Promoting Intellectual Community and Professional Growthfor a Diverse Faculty ("Dorothe J. Bach, Marva A. Barnett, Jose D. Fuentes, Sherwood C. Frey") Building It for Them: Faculty-Centered Program Development and eManagement ("Bonnie B. Mullinix") An Electronic Advice Column to Foster Teaching Culture Change ("Donna M. Qualters, Thomas C. Sheahan, Jacqueline A. Isaacs") Helping Faculty Learn to Teach Better and 'Smarter" Through Sequenced Activities ("Barbara J. Millis") Practicing What We Preach: Transforming the TA Orientation
"Patricia Armstrong, Peter Felten, Jeffrey Johnston, Allison Pingree" Exploring the Application of Best Practices to TA Awards: One University's Approach ("Laurel Willingham-McLain, Deborah L. Pollack") Expeditionary Learning: A Low-Risk, Low-Cost, High-Impact Professional Development Model ("Chris Carlson-Dakes, Alice Pawley") Learning Communities for First-Year Faculty: Transition, Acculturation, and Transformation ("Harriet Fayne, Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens") Faculty Competency by Design: A Model for Institutional Transformation ("Helen M. Clarke, Philip E. Bishop")