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Assessment From the Faculty Point of View

ckeller — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:39:55 -0600

Anthropologists say professors should stop looking at measuring outcomes as an external threat and start taking ownership of the process.

Exploring Burnout among University Online Instructors: An Initial Investigation

ckeller — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:43:10 -0500

Burnout has been identified as a significant issue among those in instructional positions. The purpose of the present research was to identify and describe the status of burnout among higher education online instructors. The population for this study included responses of 76 online instructors employed by baccalaureate granting institutions within the United States. A demographic survey and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey (MBI-ES) were used to collect data from respondents. Data analysisrevealed online instructors possessed an average score on the emotional exhaustion subscale, high degree of depersonalization, and low degree of personal accomplishment

Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Scholarly Communication:Survey Findings from the University of California

ckeller — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:37:08 -0500

This paper reports the results of over 1,100 responses to a late 2006 survey of UC faculty attitudes and behavior with regard to several key issues in scholarly publishing and scholarly communication. The report is timed to inform Universitywide discussions - many of them prompted by a series of faculty white papers - about strategic responses to challenges and opportunities in the evolution of scholarly publishing and communication. The survey also provides important insight into how the University's eScholarship publishing services (including those offered in partnership with the UC Press) can meet faculty needs.

Office Hours: Coming to a Computer Near You

ckeller — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:07:37 -0500

Harvard University has begun experimenting with virtual office hours this semester. TAs will begin holding real-time, online help sessions for students this week. Using free, Java-based software, students can log on, chat with each other (via text or microphone) and even “raise their hands” with the click of a button, which adds them to a queue on the teaching fellow’s computer.

Navigating the Mammoth University

ckeller — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:59:52 -0500

The University of Minnesota has expanded its orientation for new faculty members from several hours to 3 days. The faculty are given information on the library systems and invited to attend faculty development workshops in teaching and learning along with information on other various aspects and programs the university has to offer.

Institutional Repositories: Evaluating the Reasons for Non-use of Cornell University's Installation of DSpace

drupal — Thu, 03 May 2007 16:47:52 -0500

This article reports on a three-part evaluative study of institutional repositories. We describe the contents and participation in Cornell's DSpace and compare these results with seven university DSpace installations. Through in-depth interviews with eleven faculty members in the sciences, social sciences and humanities, we explore their attitudes, motivations, and behaviors for non-participation in institutional repositories.

2006–07 Salary Survey Executive Summaries

drupal — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:54:30 -0500

The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources have several salary surveys, including Administrative Compensation, National Faculty Salary Survey, and Mid-Level Executives.

The Invisible Professor and the Future of Virtual Faculty

drupal — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:19:38 -0500

"Traditional professors are disappearing from online classrooms as distance learning has altered their roles and responsibilities, as well as their professional status, job security, workload, rewards, and intellectual freedom. This article delineates some of the most significant challenges and suggests that distance learning has created new questions about the future of virtual faculty."

Penn Eyes Stricter Hiring Policies for Faculty

drupal — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:15:19 -0600

"After a spate of recent alleged misconduct, the school may start background checks of prospects."

AAUP Comments on Faculty Background Checks

drupal — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:58:08 -0600

The American Association of University Professors press release for a report titled "Verification and Trust: Background Investigations Preceding Faculty Appointments".