{"product_id":"9781882982653","title":"To Improve the Academy Resources for Faculty, Instructional, and Organizational Development","description":"\u003ch3\u003eJB - Anker\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTo Improve the Academy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eResources for Faculty, Instructional, and Organizational Development\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCatherine M. Wehlburg | Sandra Chadwick-Blossey\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Teaching \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn annual publication of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education, volume 22 of \u003ci\u003eTo Improve the Academy\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of articles that focus on the role of faculty, instructional, and organizational development in ensuring excellence in education. Recognizing the urgency caused by a recent rash of budget and staff cuts and falling course enrollment, the authors provide new perspectives on how to address the growing need for providing quality, effective higher education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book is divided into six sections:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSection I, Past, Present, and Future of SoTL:\u003c\/b\u003e provides an overview of the scholarship of teaching and learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSection II, Assessment and Faculty Development:\u003c\/b\u003e presents tested methods for assessing both student learning and the impact of faculty development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSection III, Curriculum Design and Evaluation:\u003c\/b\u003e describes different tools for redesigning curriculum and improving student learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSection IV, Faculty Development Tools:\u003c\/b\u003e presents models for enhancing current methods of faculty development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSection V, Student Learning and Faculty Development:\u003c\/b\u003e focuses on helping faculty work with students to enhance and improve their learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSection VI, Faculty Development with Part-Time Instructors:\u003c\/b\u003e includes ideas for integrating adjunct faculty and graduate students into the life of an institution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book makes sense of how the changing climate in higher education is affecting how, when, and in what circumstances American students are learning. It offers an essential resource for improvement in higher education to faculty and instructional development staff, department chairs, deans, student services staff, chief academic officers, and educational consultants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eCATHERINE M. WEHLBURG\u003c\/b\u003e is Director, Center for teaching Excellence, Texas Christian University.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSANDRA CHADWICK-BLOSSEY\u003c\/b\u003e is Director, Christian A. Johnson Institute for Effective Teaching, Rollins College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 September 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781882982653\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e374\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378884571276,"sku":"9781882982653","price":37.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781882982653.jpg?v=1781092481","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781882982653","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}