To Improve the Academy Resources for Faculty, Instructional, and Organizational Development

The development of students is a fundamental purpose of higher education and requires for its success effective advising, teaching, leadership, and management. This annual volume offers examples and resources for the enrichment of all educational developers. TALE OF CONTENTS - Evaluating Teaching - Faculty Development at Small and Liberal Arts Colleges - Stereotype Threat and 10 Things We Can Do to Remove the Threat in the Air - Meeting the Challenges of Integrative Learning: The Nexia Concept - A Research-Based Rubric for Developing Statements of Teaching Philosophy - Grounded Theory Research in Faculty Development: The Basics, a Live Example, and Practical Tips for Faculty Developers - Credibility and Effectiveness in Context: An Exploration of the Importance of the Faculty Status for Faculty Developers - Promoting Learning-Focuses Teaching Through a Project-Based Faculty Development Program - Points Without Limits: Individual Inquiry, Collaborative Investigation, Collective Scholarship - Reflecting and Writing About Our Teaching - Assessment of a Faculty Learning Committee: Do Faculty Members Really Change? - Supporting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at the Liberal Arts Colleges - Investigating Indicators of the Scholarship of Teaching: Teaching Awards in Research Institutions - Marketing Plans for Faculty Development: Student and Faculty Development Center Collaboration for Mutual Benefit - Team Mentoring: An Alternative Way to Mentor New Faculty - Breaking Down Barriers to the Use of Technology for Teaching in Higher Education - Thawing the Chilly Climate: Inclusive Teaching Resources for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

Douglas Reimondo Robertson is Assistant Provost and professor at Northern Kentucky University.

Linda B. Nilson is founding director of the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation at Clemson University.