Professional Development

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Professional Development

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…

Seizing the Opportunity at the Top: How the U.S. Can Reach Every Student with an Effective Teacher

January 1, 2011

American children deserve the one ingredient we know creates stellar learning results: excellent teachers, consistently. This brief explains why every child needs excellent teachers year after …

3x for all: Extending the Reach of Education’s Best

January 1, 2009

Teacher effectiveness has the largest impact of school effects on student learning, and research indicates that top-quintile teachers produce learning gains three times (3X) that of bottom-quin…

Elevate Your Game: Develop Your Five-Year Personal Professional Development Plan

March 19, 2013 | A session at the Midwest Regional Conference

The adage failure to plan is planning to fail applies to our careers. No matter what your career level or financial and time constraints might be, there are many opportunities available for you to …

Teaching and Learning with Internet2 Symposium: An Innovative Approach to Professional Development

January 12, 2012 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2012

Advanced research and education networks, such as Internet2, offer faculty and students connectivity to diverse resources and collaborative partners around the world to enhance teaching, learning, …

Essential Attributes of Faculty Professional Development: The Excellence in Online Education Initiative

October 21, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

Professional development in best practices for online teaching is essential to ensuring the success of new online instructors. In this session, learn the 12 essential attributes of faculty profes…

Engaging Faculty in Pedagogical Technology Training

October 19, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

Marist College has introduced engaging faculty trainings with a pedagogical theme that use Sakai in-depth. We are currently rolling out a certification program for online instructors, which include…

Peer Mentoring for Quality of Distance Education

October 30, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

Purdue University Calumet has implemented a faculty peer mentoring program to ensure quality in the online classes offered by the campus. This presentation will discuss the initial process to estab…

Thinking Inside the Box: Modular Professional Development for Online Faculty

October 11, 2006 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2006 Annual Conference

Developing a scalable training program can be a daunting challenge. At Marshall, training has been formatted into a "box." The concept of a "box" was used to create a scalable p…

Building Engagement and Appeal into Your Presentations

April 25, 2006 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference 2006

Being an expert requires vastly different skills from sharing expertise. To advance teaching and learning, presenters must deliver content in an engaging, enduring, and appealing manner. Session pa…