Guided by an understanding of adult development, the authors suggest strategies for designing and presenting a comprehensive faculty development program in support of the first-year seminar. Chapters focus on the organization of one-shot and ongoing development efforts, content for training programs, evaluation as a development activity, and strategies for recruiting and maintaining a dedicated instructor team. While focused on the first-year seminar, the volume offers useful insight for anyone charged with designing faculty development initiatives for first-year instructors.
The First-Year Seminar: Designing, Implementing, and Assessing Courses to Support Student Learning and Success which includes all 5 volumes in this series is available as an eBook ISBN 9781942072652.
List of Figures
Notes on the Series—Tracy L. Skipper, Series Editor
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Need for Instructor Training and Development
Chapter 2: Organizing for Success
Chapter 3: Applying Theory and Research About Learning to Instructor Training and First-Year Seminars
Chapter 4: The Content of First-Year Seminar Training
Chapter 5: The Role of Evaluation in Instructor Training and Development
Chapter 6: Building and Sustaining an Instructor Corps for the Seminar
Chapter 7: Recommendations and Concluding Thoughts
Appendix A: Syllabus: The Teaching Experience Workshop
Appendix B: Online Resources for Instructor Training and Development
“Their argument for the importance of teacher training in higher education … is incredibly timely and effective; it provides a solid foundation for advocates of faculty development to use in future research or to begin a conversation about this topic on their campuses.”
