Faculty

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Faculty

Blazing the Trail in Texas: Work in Progress on the Texas Affordable Baccalaureate

April 25, 2013

  “What we’re talking about is a different satisfactory academic progress model than most of you are used to,” said project leader Van Davis to a large group of faculty from the two Tex…

Fulbright Scholar Program Also Serves Learning Technologists

March 15, 2013

by Meg Stewart “The world is changing. Our disciplines are changing. Our students are changing. But is higher education keeping pace?...For education to do better we cannot just keep do…

Engaging Faculty as Catalysts For Change: A Roadmap for Transforming Higher Education

February 26, 2013

Key Takeaways The Faculty Fellowship Program at the University of Minnesota aims to change faculty culture to implement effectively the thoughtful and innovative application …

10 Ways to Ruin a Perfectly Good Design Assignment: Guest Blog by Dave Underwood

January 23, 2013

This guest blog by talented author Dave Underwood  takes a tongue-in-cheek look at what NOT to do when creating multimedia assignments for students. As a media consultant, he has worked wit…

Effective Faculty Development through Strategies for Engagement and Satisfaction

September 5, 2012

Key Takeaways To address exponential growth in online learning , the University of Central Florida expanded its faculty development program, focusing on offering more effective an…

From On-Ground to Online: Moving Senior Faculty to the Distance Learning Classroom

June 6, 2012

Jennifer Golightly is an Academic Trainer and Consultant for Pearson eCollege. Key Takeaways As postsecondary distance education offerings increase and budgets become tighte…

Next Generation Learning Challenge: Simulating Teaching

December 15, 2011

Key Takeaways Can someone learn to teach by practicing with a classroom simulation ? Simulations provide multiple chances to practice , including making attempts with highe…

Advisory Groups to Encourage Collaboration: A Case Study

September 27, 2011

Key Takeaways System-wide advisory groups can serve a key leadership role when seeking broad-based consensus on large initiatives . Establishing task groups with clear ti…

The Educational Potential of Mobile Computing in the Field

March 29, 2011

Key Takeaways Giving students hands-on experience of field work with mobile tablet PCs loaded with visualization software facilitates active learning and integration of complex …

The Changing Landscape of Higher Education

February 7, 2011

David J. Staley ( staley.3@osu.edu , David.Staley@harrison.edu ) is Director of the Goldberg Center at The Ohio State University and is National Dean for General Education at Harrison Col…