ERIC Number: EJ744384
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 5
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-7555
An Alternative Professional Development Program: Lessons Learned
Erklenz-Watts, Michelle; Westbay, Theresa; Lynd-Balta, Eileen
College Teaching, v54 n3 p275-279 2006
This article describes how a group of small liberal arts college faculty embraced the opportunity to create a faculty learning circle as an alternative professional development program. We provide a review of the program, discuss the lessons learned, and offer recommendations for future efforts in developing a similar faculty development program. Analysis of participant responses to the learning circle indicated that the experience met all their intended objectives. Faculty learning circles contribute to the participants' professional development and could be incorporated into any college campus.
Descriptors: College Faculty, Liberal Arts, Faculty Development, Discussion Groups, Educational Research, Experiential Learning, Participant Satisfaction, Instructional Improvement, Program Evaluation, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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