{"product_id":"9781933371085","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\u003eDouglas Reimondo Robertson | Linda B. Nilson\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, this 25th anniversary edition of \u003ci\u003eTo Improve the Academy\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on contributing to and expanding the scholarship of educational development. Each chapter of this volume provides context and strategies for faculty and organizational development that advances student learning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo Improve the Academy, Volume 25\u003c\/i\u003e, offers a resource for innovating and meeting new challenges in higher education to faculty and instructional development staff, department chairs, deans, student services staff, chief academic officers, and educational consultants. Divided into five sections, the book covers topics such as\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePOD's ethical guidelines for educational developers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEducational development and sociological imagination, or the ability to connect individual experience to social structure\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eParadigms for readers to consider, including critical theory and chaos theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEducational development and the scholarship of teaching and learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpecific practices and issues related to improving curriculum and instruction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFaculty development, vitality, and reward at different stages of the faculty career\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe aim of the book—and POD as an organization—is to instill in educational developers a sense of responsibility for improving the quality of teaching and learning. This anniversary edition not only celebrates this value but also guides readers to a workable understanding of how to contribute to improvements in higher education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDOUGLAS REIMONDO ROBERTSON\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant provost and professor at Northern Kentucky University. He has helped to start or reorganize four university professional development centers (Portland State University, University of Nevada, Eastern Kentucky University, and Northern Kentucky University. He is senior editor of the book series on better teaching for new Forums Press, as well as current or past member of the editorial boards for Innovative Higher Education, Journal for Excellence in \u003ci\u003eCollege Teaching,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKentucky Journal for Excellence in College teaching and Learning.\u003c\/i\u003e He is Fullbright senior specialist candidate and a frequent consultant and speaker at colleges, universities, and a diverse array of other organizations. He has authored or co-edited five books including \u003ci\u003eMaking Time, Making Change: Avoiding Overload in College Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e (New Forums press, 2003) and \u003ci\u003eSelf-Directed Growth\u003c\/i\u003e (Brunner-Routledge, 1988).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLINDA B. NILSON\u003c\/b\u003e is founding director of Clemson University's Office of teaching Effectiveness and Innovation. She recently co-edited \u003ci\u003eEnhancing Learning with Laptops in the Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e (Jossey-bass, 2005) and revised her bestselling guidebook \u003ci\u003eTeaching at Its Best: A research-Based Resource for College Instructors\u003c\/i\u003e (Anker, 2003), now in its second edition. In addition to teaching a graduate course on college teaching, she leads faculty workshops at universities and conferences both nationally and internationally. Before coming to Clemson, she directed teaching centers at Vanderbilt University and the University of California-Riverside, and was on the sociology faculty at the University of California-Los Angeles.\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 2006\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\u003e9781933371085\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\u003e428\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310353182860,"sku":"9781933371085","price":37.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781933371085.jpg?v=1781091631","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781933371085","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}