Weekly Wrap-Up
 |
| My Friday Photo -- A clear winter day here at home. |
In this third week of 2015, our focus has been on
maintaining academic rigor and standards within online and blended courses.
Following the value of the month, Purity, we have explored improving clarity in
communicating expectations to students, and followed the path to determining
expected standards for online adjuncts.
This week has been especially interesting as President Obama
decided to follow in Tennessee Governor Haslam’s footsteps, promising two years
of free college for everyone, making the role of the adjunct educator and
clarity of the expectations of the position even more important.
Tips & Resources of the Week
1. Create firm and clear instructor policies for excellent classroom
management.
2. Design rubrics for each assignment in which learning
outcomes are assessed by student performance, such as essays, research papers,
presentations, videos, etc.
3. Use best practices in developing, designing, and delivering
each of your courses, following the standards provided by the institution for
which you teach the course.
4. Attend every professional development opportunity afforded
to you.
Favorite Quote of the Week
Professional development is the conscience of the
professional academic. It makes teachers aware of what they do, asks them why,
and challenges them to continually do it better. – Alan Altany
Favorite Tweet of the Week
Tell the world why your PhD research is important. Enter the #ShareMyThesis competition and win a MacBook http://t.co/1fw3DbnSVh #highered
— Melynda Conner (@Melynda_Conner) January 19, 2015
Pins of the Week
My Pinterest Board, Teacher
Tech and eLearning
Thanks for joining me for another great week of information
gathering and processing. As we finish out the month, please lend your voice to
our January survey, and join me on Monday as we begin our discussion on
academic integrity, primary sources, proper attribution, and fair use.
See you then,
Melynda
#TCBHigherEd
The Week’s References
Altany, A. (2012). Professional faculty development: The
necessary fourth leg. Faculty Focus. Retrieved from http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/faculty-development/professional-faculty-development-the-necessary-fourth-leg/
Clement, M. (2014). Six things that make college teachers
successful. Faculty Focus. Retrieved from http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/faculty-development/six-things-make-college-teachers-successful/
Faculty Focus. (n.d.) Special report: 11 Strategies for managing
online courses. Magna Publications: Madison. Retrieved from http://www.facultyfocus.com/wp-content/uploads/images/report-11-strategies-for-managing-online-courses1.pdf
McKeachie, W. J. (1991). What theories underlie the practice
of faculty development? To Improve the Academy, Paper 219. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/podimproveacad/219
Meyer, K. & Murrell, V. (2014). A national study of
theories and their importance for faculty development for online teaching.
Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 17(2). Retrieved from http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/summer172/Meyer_Murrell172.html
Mundy, M., Kupczynski, L., Ellis, J. D., & Salgado, R.
L. (2012). Setting the standard for faculty professional development in higher
education. Journal of Academic and Business Ethics, 5, 1-9. Retrieved
from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1011485641?accountid=458
No comments:
Post a Comment