Faculty development is imperative need to provide professional
and competent teachers, educators,researchers and leaders in order to improve and sustain the quality education by an institution.
What are the most important intrinsic and extrinsic factors that decide Faculty professional development?
I think faculty's ability to teach and reach all the students in their classrooms, which are becoming increasingly culturally and internationally diverse. I had the experience as an international student in finding that the dominant host-country faculty were not always equipped to deal with such diversity. I have written a few articles that further elaborate on these insights that I hope would be helpful for you:
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Best regards,
Debra
Note:
An extremely erroneous idea, is that research over-weighs teaching, in an academic setting for promotion purposes even if the research is fake. The end result of this is that many scholars will ignore the value of teaching & may think that teaching is an easy undertaking which anyone can do .
Such scholars do need faculty teaching development programs. These programs will rekindle their motivation & enthusiasm, and improve their knowledge, behaviors, and dissemination of skills. Faculty development programs that support teaching improvement, effectiveness, and competency are needed for individuals teaching at colleges or universities whatever their titles are.
Faculty development committees (FDCs) ought to be formed in any university but the administration has to be vigilant of not composing the FDC from young scholars. Long experience, in teaching, is required & those elders can set the rules.
Of course, there is a cost but the reward is immense. The turnover will be observed in the products (i.e. high quality graduates).
Any Higher Education Institute (HEI) that is determined to follow what is mentioned in their 'VISION' in it's true meaning and spirit would not think twice about investing in faculty development. It is a smart thinking to maximize the potential of available resources. Students will be the biggest beneficiaries of this and their quality will speak for the Organization.
Thanks to all the participant for their valuable inputs and relevant ideas
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