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Jones Cultivates Inaugural Role in Faculty Development at Brown

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Esther Jones Dr. Esther Jones has been named associate dean for faculty development in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty at Brown University. Before her latest post, Jones served in various leadership capacities including as an associate provost in the Office of Faculty Affairs at Clark University.

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Report: Faculty development courses raise educator and student achievement

University Business

Your faculty may be made up of world-renowned professors, but that doesn’t mean students are grasping the material. Unless those educators are naturally talented, you may want to consider enrolling them in a faculty development course if they are student-facing. 2022 to May 2023.

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Seven ways to leverage faculty development for student success

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Maximizing faculty development’s impact on student success and equitable learning requires targeted action. The report , which is based on survey and interview data from 95 responding institutions, also draws on evidence-based standards for high-impact faculty development.

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How Pedagogy Drives Faculty Development in HyFlex Teaching

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

I wholeheartedly believe that HyFlex is the future of higher education, but I also believe that many professors are intimidated by the time required to learn, design and build these types of courses efficiently and effectively.

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Leveraging IT and Library Partnerships for OER Faculty Development across Institutions

Educause

A faculty cohort approach can help overcome obstacles to the adoption of open educational resources.

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Discussing the 4 Pillars of Immersion: The Educational Role of Librarians in Higher Education

ACRLog

In this second post, Daisy Benson and Melissa Bowles-Terry reflect and share their perspectives on the changing roles of librarians in higher education. Melissa) When we brainstormed this question as a group, there were many potential roles we could think of: educators, partners, researchers, stewards, interlocutors. How about you?

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Care for Faculty in Challenging Times: Considerations for Exploring Hope and Healing

Faculty Focus

As higher education professionals, we are still struggling to process the convergence of crises, fear, and violence we have witnessed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We believe many faculty have not had the time, space, or support to process feelings of grief and loss.

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