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ENGAGEMENT: The Secret Sauce to Effective Faculty Professional Development

Faculty Focus

There are two words that often cause faculty to become disgruntled: professional development. The concept of professional development is not the sole issue; the disdain comes from the lack of purpose and the ineffectiveness. Professional development should be an enriching and meaningful experience for adults.

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Professional Learning Communities: A Meaningful Approach to Faculty Professional Development

Faculty Focus

Teaching and learning is the fundamental mission of educational institutions and researchers have documented that the right levels of continuous and job-embedded professional learning opportunities will improve the quality of teaching and learning. On common ground: The power of professional learning communities. References: DuFour, R.,

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Professional Learning Communities: A Meaningful Approach to Faculty Professional Development

Faculty Focus

Teaching and learning is the fundamental mission of educational institutions and researchers have documented that the right levels of continuous and job-embedded professional learning opportunities will improve the quality of teaching and learning. On common ground: The power of professional learning communities. References: DuFour, R.,

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ENGAGEMENT: The Secret Sauce to Effective Faculty Professional Development

Faculty Focus

There are two words that often cause faculty to become disgruntled: professional development. The concept of professional development is not the sole issue; the disdain comes from the lack of purpose and the ineffectiveness. Professional development should be an enriching and meaningful experience for adults.

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Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions to Host Annual Early-Career MSI Faculty Professional Development Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) will host its 8th annual early-career faculty professional development program, ELEVATE (Enriching Learning, Enhancing Visibility & Training Educators), this week.

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The importance of play in academics' professional development (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

It can be valuable for not only children but also grown-ups, write Niya Bond and Todd Zakrajsek, and in fact should be a priority for academics’ professional development.

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Getting started with professional development

ACRLog

I think part of this is personal; I can be a true champion of others’ work and cheer on students and faculty alike with their research topics, but when it comes to my own, it’s harder to do. The imposter syndrome can be really intense.