Inductive methods of faculty perceptions of ideal graduate characteristics and clustering of themes in the 109 Essential outcomes produced five themes: (a) communication/professional development, (b) evidence-based practice, (c) leadership/management, (d) nursing across the lifespan, and (e) population-based health care.
We conducted a descriptive analysis of the different methods of faculty productivity assessment used by the Departments of Medicine nationwide.
This case study documents the use of a situated instructional coaching process as a method of faculty professional development.
This suggests that the scaffolded material development process in the InTeGrate project is an effective method of faculty change for instructors who exhibit a range of pre-existing pedagogical beliefs.
The reading methods of the faculty level mathematicians were all quite similar and were markedly different from those that have been identified for undergraduate students, as well as from those used by the graduate students in this study.
The challenges in implementing such a system are significant, but can be addressed by drawing on existing innovative initiatives, such as work-based assessment methods, developing cadre of faculty with specialized evaluation expertise, and identifying developmental milestones for competencies.
For research, the filmmakers visited several colleges in the U.S., including Harvard University, Stanford University, and the University of Alabama, observing college architecture, student life, Greek organizations, and the teaching methods of professors and faculty.
Many themes regarding this subject were emerged from the interviews with faculty staff including the number of staff in some departments, training of the staff about new methods of teaching, resistance of the faculty members to the idea of small group teaching and commitment of the staff to the process of teaching in the college.
PUGSOM's exceptional learning environment scores appear to be driven by positive impressions of the teaching methods and faculty and feelings of engagement, acceptance, and safety.
Evaluation of any change or innovation in the study curriculum or methods of teaching from the faculty member's perceptions is very vital for the educational environment.
The OE's assessment of the effectiveness of workshop sessions focused on the question "Was CREATE successfully introduced, modeled, and disseminated in the faculty development workshops in order to adequately prepare college faculty for methods of science teaching that are beyond the traditional lecture and lab?" (Hurley, 2009, p. 3).
