...grateful. Laura G. McGee, PhD, served most recently as head of the Department of Modern Languages at Western Kentucky University. Under her leadership, the department nearly doubled the number of...
As conversations in academia turn to identifying top educational leaders, what, precisely, constitutes their characteristics? In addition to planning carefully and adapting quickly to unforeseen circumstances, highly effective school leaders...
...student learning.” The federal government became particularly involved in the definition of the credit hour in 2011, when the U.S. Department of Education mandated a definition of a credit hour...
...instructional designers can do to establish a strong working relationship with faculty. Academic leaders can help facilitate the process by creating a collaborative environment. For example, things like inviting instructional...
...do the reviews. Sometimes reviews are done by faculty peers, sometimes by department chairs, and other times by faculty support personnel such as instructional designers. Often the results or feedback...
Leaders at teaching universities should work to eliminate faculty publication and presentation requirements. Bowing out gracefully from the publication arena would reflect not a failure but rather a deliberate step...
...classroom curricula, but moving toward greater institutional support and meaningful opportunities for students to engage in the creation of public knowledge needs campus champions. We urge academic leaders to champion...
...for all students. According to Terrell L. Strayhorn, renowned academic on issues of equity and diversity in higher education, sense of belonging can be defined as “students’ perceived social support...
...leadership and professional development at Florida Atlantic University and senior partner in ATLAS: Academic Training, Leadership & Assessment Services. His latest book, the second edition of The Essential Academic Dean...
...the new: A Farewell Tour for Dr. Jordan brought him to community leaders, education leaders, and campus stakeholders to complete 12 years of conversations. An Introduction Tour for Dr. Jordan...