Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
Date of this Version
2015
Document Type
Article
Citation
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development (2015) 34(1-2)
Abstract
This paper describes 2 “strategic partnering” and “interdisciplinary collaboration” case studies between a Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and an academic unit at a mid-sized metropolitan research university in the American Midwest. These faculty development partnerships were developed to meet the unique needs of faculty members who share a discipline area, present current information on specific teaching topics in order to deepen pedagogical knowledge and skills, provide opportunities for faculty to form a collegial group, and advance unit-specific goals relative to faculty development. The work is grounded in literature about the characteristics of a supportive teaching culture, characteristics of effective interdisciplinary collaborations, challenges of preparing faculty to conduct scholarly teaching, and in literature about the role of faculty development in advancing institutional change.
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License: CC BY-NC-ND