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Allyson Skene; Laura Winer; Erika Kustra – International Journal for Academic Development, 2024
This article explores potential uses, misuses, beneficiaries, and tensions of learning analytics in higher education. While those promoting and using learning analytics generally agree that ethical practice is imperative, and student privacy and rights are important, navigating the complex maze of ethical dilemmas can be challenging, particularly…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Higher Education, Ethics, Privacy
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Bushra Jaleel; Stephanie Horsley; Melanie-Anne Atkins – International Journal for Academic Development, 2024
The concept of thriving in post-secondary education has largely been studied in the context of academic advising and student support services, with limited research that links thriving to pedagogical practices. This paper presents a conceptual model created using an integrative literature review to illustrate how instructional choices made during…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Distance Education, Higher Education, Curriculum Development
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Lindsay Shaw; H. MacDougall; L. Goff; D. Ellis; E. Kustra; M. P. Law; L. Taylor – International Journal for Academic Development, 2024
Strategic documents are artifacts that can reveal evidence of an institution's teaching culture and, ideally, can influence how teaching is valued, rewarded, and resourced. This paper describes how an Institutional Teaching Culture framework based on six well-researched levers was applied to analyze strategic documents for indicators of teaching…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Planning, Strategic Planning, College Instruction
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Jenny Lawrence; Lesley J. Morrell; Graham W. Scott – International Journal for Academic Development, 2024
The programme leader is crucial to the success of a higher education provider's educational portfolio. However, programme leader development is under-researched and is too often conceptualised in a negative way, as the solution to a problem. Here we adopt a positive approach by undertaking an Appreciative Inquiry with programme leaders to…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Higher Education, Instructional Leadership, Knowledge Management
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J. Pareigis; M. Kvarnström; B. Cefa; J. Y. H. Bai; O. Zawacki-Richter; L. Uhlin; N. Jakobsson; G. Theilmeier – International Journal for Academic Development, 2024
Open Networked Learning (ONL) is a collaborative open online course for higher education educators worldwide, focusing on open education, collaborative learning, and course design. The interorganizational course welcomes both institutional and open learners from around 30 nations. Delivered 17 times since 2014 with up to 120 participants in each…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Communities of Practice, Open Education, Problem Based Learning
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Breana Bayraktar – International Journal for Academic Development, 2024
This study explores the experiences of academic developers engaged in creating a cross-institutional community, the Academic Development Collective (ADC). The ADC was formed to address inequities in resources for educational development across institutions in one U.S. state. Semi-structured interviews with 7 participants were used in a case study…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Institutional Cooperation, Equal Education, Communities of Practice
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Diana Soares; Amanda Franco; Magda Rocha; Paulo Dias – International Journal for Academic Development, 2024
Faculty development is essential to promote pedagogical innovation and the transformation of teaching practices. The faculty development model presented in this study was guided by three research questions about how scholars engage in institutionally held training opportunities for professional development; how scholars engage with and collaborate…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Institutional Cooperation, Community Development, Communities of Practice
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Elisa K. Bone; Elaine Huber; Lynn Gribble; Isabelle Lys; Camille Dickson-Deane; Chris Campbell; Ping Yu; Lina Markauskaite; Lucila Carvalho; Cheryl Brown – International Journal for Academic Development, 2024
Academic development usually focuses on individuals, with activities bounded by institutional strategy. There is a lack of research exploring the emergence of cross-institutional communities of practice and their ability to offer opportunities for professional collaboration, particularly for underrepresented or marginalised groups. Our study…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Institutional Cooperation, Communities of Practice, Faculty Promotion
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Lotte Dyhrberg O'Neill; Ane Qvortrup – International Journal for Academic Development, 2024
Little is known about the use of multipurpose teaching portfolios. In this study we examined teachers' general perceptions of a mandatory and publicly available multipurpose teaching portfolio at a research-intensive university with a survey design and a mixed-method approach. Responses from a representative sample of 384 teachers from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Portfolios (Background Materials), Teaching Experience
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Warren J. Code; Ashley J. Welsh; E. Jane Maxwell – International Journal for Academic Development, 2024
We summarize the experiences and outcomes for 'discipline-based education specialists' involved with a large-scale, 10-year initiative: the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative at the University of British Columbia. A key aspect of the initiative was the hiring of these specialists into academic departments where they held graduate-level…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Educational Change
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Marloes Vreekamp; Judith T. M. Gulikers; Piety R. Runhaar; Perry J. Den Brok – International Journal for Academic Development, 2024
This systematic review explores what is known about the relationships between characteristics of pedagogical development programmes (PDP) in higher education, context characteristics within which PDPs take place, and teacher development outcomes. Thirty-one peer-reviewed articles were reviewed using the "Interconnected Model of Professional…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Higher Education, Faculty Development, Teacher Education
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Bojko, Marta; Kowalczyk, Barbara – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
In the highly competitive research sector, performance pressure is leading to the stratification of the academic profession, and to difficulties for early-career researchers. Support is therefore vital for talent retention, and to avoid 'brain drain'. However, limited research has distinguished varying models of professional support in research…
Descriptors: Mentors, Foreign Countries, Scientists, Scientific Research
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Alkhatnai, Mubarak – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
Although many studies indicate that mentoring is an effective approach to developing leadership skills, there is no empirical research that provides support for the idea that mentoring can be effective in the cultural context of the Saudi system of higher education. The present study elicited the views of twelve university administrators…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mentors, Higher Education, Cultural Influences
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Cathcart, Abby; Dransfield, Mark; Floyd, Sarah; Campbell, Laurie-Anne; Carkett, Rachael; Davies, Vicky; Duhs, Ros; Smart, Fiona – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
Global membership of the HEA fellowship scheme is increasing. Despite the focus by academic developers on supporting staff to achieve fellowship, there is limited research that examines whether it improves teaching and the learning experience. Our detailed survey of educators in the UK and Australia indicates perceptions of impact on individuals,…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty, Higher Education, Fellowships
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O Brien, Emma; Moore, Gwen; Costelloe, Laura; O'Sullivan, Íde – International Journal for Academic Development, 2023
The character of professional development offered to those who teach in higher education is changing. There is a shift towards the adoption of more flexible, work-based, apprenticeship models, where experiential routes are increasingly valued. This paper seeks to understand the factors that impact engagement in academic professional development. A…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Teacher Motivation
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