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Faculty Development in the Age of Digital, Connected Learning

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Today, they are set at the middle of the academy, between administration, faculty and students, in a position to reimagine how learning happens. In recent years, colleges and universities have recognized this and begun merging academic technology and faculty development. We struggle with low faculty engagement.

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The Silent Crisis: Bullying Among Nurse Educators in Higher Education

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Faculty development programs that focus on conflict resolution, communication skills, and leadership training can help create a more supportive work environment. Fostering a Culture of Civility Clark et al. 2011) emphasize the importance of fostering a culture of civility within nursing education.

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New AI Tools Are Promoted As Study Aids for Students. Are They Doing More Harm Than Good?

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ask the authors, Zach Justus, director of faculty development at California State University, Chico, and Nik Janos, a professor of sociology there. “A student who reads an article you uploaded, but who cannot remember a key point, uses the AI assistant to summarize or remind them where they read something.

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Pushback Is Growing Against Automated Proctoring Services. But So Is Their Use

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You don’t get to build a tool and then get to say, ‘I didn’t intend it to be used that way,’” says David Parry, an associate professor of communication and media studies at Saint Joseph’s University. “He 2) how many faculty or staff have been furloughed or fired? Hire better teachers instead.”

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Inclusive Teaching Begins with Authenticity

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They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. Start strong.

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Rethinking the First Two Years of Higher Education

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She’s come up with a new model of a two-year college that puts less emphasis on academic disciplines and more on skills like communication and quantitative reasoning. Students always take four courses, and the faculty have designed the assignments and the courses around themes. Jennifer Schubert wants to rethink the first two years.

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Coronavirus Has Led to a Rush of Online Teaching. Here’s Some Advice for Newly Remote Instructors

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And so a number of individuals, including Daniel Stanford, who's the director of faculty development and technology innovation at the Center for Teaching and Learning at DePaul University. But a lot of people have already really done this in prior iterations, whether it was campuses that were affected by fires or other kinds of crises.