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Direct linkJovan Groen; Carolyn Hoessler; Carolyn Ives; Veronica Bamber; Corinne Laverty; Klodiana Kolomitro – To Improve the Academy, 2023
Across higher education, educational developers and their supporting campus communities are being called upon to scale up evidence-informed practices, to enhance student experiences, and to document the changes. This article builds on the work of scholars who have taken up this evaluative challenge, by examining varied aspects of the evidencing…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Change, Higher Education, Evidence
Wise, Sarah B.; Ngai, Courtney; Corbo, Joel Christopher; Gammon, Mark A.; Rivard, Jaclyn K.; Smith, Clara E. – To Improve the Academy, 2022
Due to the "wicked problem" of the Academy's resistance to innovation, new teaching and learning programs struggle to become integrated into the fabric of the Academy, which slows the uptake of evidence-based practices. This wicked problem is rooted in the lack of slow, intentional mechanisms for cultural change in the Academy. In this…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Change, Higher Education, Resource Centers
Rebuilding a Teaching Conference in a Pandemic: User-Centered Guiding Principles and Lessons Learned
Lukes, Laura A.; Reid, E. Shelley – To Improve the Academy, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged educational developers, like instructors across the world, to pivot their traditionally face-to-face faculty development programs to online formats. At the Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning at George Mason University (classified as research-intensive and the largest public institution in Virginia, U.S.), we…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Development, Distance Education
Williams, Kate Z.; Margulieux, Lauren E.; Lawrence, G. David – To Improve the Academy, 2020
Higher education teaching certificate programs can improve graduate students' and postdoctoral scholars' teaching while preparing them for their future roles as faculty, providing a multi-tiered benefit to universities' teaching goals. This article documents the decision points and initial success of a redesign of one such teaching certificate…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Certification, Graduate Students, Doctoral Students
Hoffmann-Longtin, Krista; Morgan, Zachary S.; Schmidt, Lauren; Walvoord, Emily C.; Palmer, Megan M.; Dankoski, Mary E. – To Improve the Academy, 2017
Women frequently benefit from focused faculty development opportunities not because they need to be "fixed," but rather it is a means to demonstrate that success, even in chilly environments, is possible. The Stepping Stones program uses a unique design to provide participants with inspiration, time for reflection, and strategies for how…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Faculty Development, Women Faculty, Reflection
Hines, Susan R. – To Improve the Academy, 2017
This paper provides a program evaluation model, along with field-testing results, that was developed in response to the need for an evaluation model able to support systematic evaluation of teaching and learning centers (CTLs). The model builds upon the author's previous studies investigating the evaluation practices and struggles experienced at…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Models, Resource Centers, Educational Development
