The following links are to articles and materials distributed this
semester to the New Faculty Orientation group
Faculty Development
Evidence of Evidence-Based Teaching, Mary Ellen Weimer, Faculty Focus Email Newsletter, Dec 2, 2015
A New Twist on End-of-Semester Evaluations, Linda Shadiow and Maryellen Weimer, Faculty Focus Email Newsletter, Nov 23, 2015
"An Objective Approach to Grading," Betty Anne Buirs, PhD, Faculty Focus, Nov 16, 2015
"Flipping the Flipped Classroom: The Beauty of Spontaneous and Instantaneous Close Reading," Haerin Shin, Tomorrow's Professor Postings, Stanford University
"How to Read a
Student Evaluation," David D. Perlmutter, The Chronicle of Higher
Education online, Oct 30, 2011
"Mentor, the
Verb," Lucy Ferriss, The Chronicle of Higher Education online,
October 8, 2014
"Only Connect…: The Goals of a Liberal Education," William Cronon, The American Scholar
"Rethinking the Student
Course Evaluation," W. Lee Hansen, AAC&U Liberal Education
"Institutional
Environment and the Academic Community," Christopher J. Lucas and John W.
Murry, Jr., New Faculty
"Teaching Practices Inventory Provides Tool to Help You Examine Your Teaching," Maryellen Weimer, Faculty Focus Email Newsletter, Nov 19, 2014
"In the Classroom, One Size Does Not Fit All," David Gooblar, Vitae, Nov 19, 2014
Pedagogy Unbound website
Student Development
"What Can We Learn from Accidental Learning?" Maryellen Welmer, Faculty Focus Email Newsletter, Nov 5, 2014
"She Didn’t Teach. We Had to Learn it Ourselves," Maryellen Welmer, Faculty Focus Email Newsletter
"Here's a Secret to
Better Student Recall," David Gooblar, The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Confuse Students
to Help Them Learn," Steve Kolowich, The Chronicle of Higher
Education
Is It Cheating - Faculty and Student Survey at Hendrix College
NFO Rubrics
"Why You Read Like An Expert --And Why Your Students Probably Don't," Pete Burkholder, Faculty Focus Email Newsletter, Nov 27, 2014
"Office Hours Redux," Maryellen Weimer, Faculty Focus Email Newsletter, Feb 18 2015
Professional Development
Tomorrow's Professor eNewsletter sponsored by the Stanford Center for Teaching and Learning
"Establishing a
Research Agenda," Sharon Ahern Fechter, The Full-Time Faculty
Handbook
Community Development
"A Foreigner
Teaching in America," Jamie Miller, The Chronicle of Higher Education
Department/Program Leadership
Documentation Template for Difficult Conversations
Excerpts from Depauw's deptchairpedia
Five Steps for Tackling Tough Conversations
Managing People: Five Tips for Success in the Academic Environment
"Myths That Make Chairs Feel They Are Powerless," Ann F. Lucas, Leading Academic Change: Essential Roles for Chairs, Jossey-Bass, 2000.
Academic Affairs Staff Evaluation form