Teaching Lab: Gearing up for English medium classes
by Howard Brown
Co-authored with Bethany Iyobe and David Coulson
Iyobe, B., Brown, H. & Coulson, D. (2011). Teaching Lab: Gearing up for English medium classes. In A. Stewart (Ed.), JALT 2010 Conference Proceedings. Tokyo: JALT.
As English medium content courses are increasing at Japanese universities, institutions struggle with how to best... more As English medium content courses are increasing at Japanese universities, institutions struggle with how to best support content specialist faculty members who are required to teach content courses to L2 learners. This paper describes the early stages of a Teaching Lab that was established at a small university in response to that situation. The Teaching Lab aimed to both support non-native English speaking faculty who will be teaching content subjects to Japanese students while utilizing English, and to encourage more teachers to use English in their content courses. The political and educational challenges and limitations experienced in the first year of the Teaching Lab are explained in detail.
The positioning of bilingual education initiatives of Japanese universities: the global context and local possibilities
by Howard Brown
Co-authored with Bethany Iyobe
Bilingual education has a long, well studied history. Content education delivered in a learner’s second language... more Bilingual education has a long, well studied history. Content education delivered in a learner’s second language shows clear benefits in the development of both the first and second languages as well as improvements in content learning and cognitive development. If, however, a bilingual education program is not well implemented, these benefits are not realized. In the Japanese context Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) seems to be an appropriate methodology to use in order to achieve the potential benefits of bilingual education. With care given to staffing and administrative issues, the development of appropriate pedagogical competencies and the academic culture of the institution, a CLIL program has the potential to deliver positive outcomes in language and content learning for institutions in Japan and their students.
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Seen by:Personal Learning Networks in Higher Education: Faculty as Agents and Service Providers
by Nazly Nardi
Co-authored with Sean Doyle (Kaplan University), presented at Conference: KU Village 2011
(September, 2011)
Adjunct educators in the higher education industry act as agents that deliver educational services within... more Adjunct educators in the higher education industry act as agents that deliver educational services within predetermined academic and contractual boundaries (Levačić, 2009). Faculty-agents must remain in good academic standing with the policies of an institution, while delivering an exemplary education to their learners. This presentation explores how faculty-agents can develop a personal learning network (PLN) to engage the academic community, and to enhance the educational experience of learners. A PLN is an interactive support system designed as an information hub that provides the ability to share knowledge and build relationships within learning communities (Tobin, 1998). Faculty-agents can join existing PLN’s or establish one of their own. A Faculty Learning Community can be advantageous since they offer learning opportunities, teaching skills development, scholarship activities, and community building (Cox, 2001). To enhance the service delivery of education, faculty-agents can incorporate PLN tools into the online course room and encourage learners to build their own PLN.
Savoir enseigner dans le supérieur : un enjeu d'excellence pédagogique
Avec la massification des effectifs et la compétitivité croissante des établissements dans l'espace européen et... more
Avec la massification des effectifs et la compétitivité croissante des établissements dans l'espace européen et mondial de l'enseignement supérieur, ont émergé des questions de qualité à la fois scientifique et pédagogique. La primauté de la recherche sur l'enseignement est devenue plus ouvertement un objet de débat. Le métier d’enseignant-chercheur a évolué, avec une fonction enseignante plus explicite et des pratiques pédagogiques plus diversifiées et plus « actives », même si le travail reste peu coordonné, en particulier dans les sciences humaines et sociales ; des initiatives originales, bien qu'encore limitées dans leur portée, commencent à voir le jour, pour valoriser l’activité d’enseignement. D’une façon générale, l'excellence pédagogique mobilise aujourd’hui davantage l'attention, et actualise les discussions sur la formation et l'accompagnement pédagogiques des enseignants-chercheurs.
On ne peut plus se permettre de croire qu'être un bon chercheur suffit pour être un bon enseignant, ni de penser que « miser » sur l'auto-formation constitue une politique viable, parce que conforme à l'habitus de la profession. On sait que les représentations influencent directement l’activité d’enseigner et qu’une approche plus centrée sur l’apprentissage des étudiants que sur les contenus à transmettre est a priori plus efficace. En explorant les mesures prises çà et là et en analysant les recherches disponibles, de plus en plus nombreuses, on s'aperçoit qu'il existe une convergence véritable à la fois des politiques et des chercheurs sur l'importance du « développement pédagogique » des enseignants-chercheurs. Cet intérêt est cependant plus d’origine institutionnelle qu’il n’émane des enseignants-chercheurs qui, même s’ils expriment par exemple des besoins relatifs à la gestion des grands groupes et à l’introduction de méthodes plus actives, notamment via les TIC, sont exceptionnellement prêts à y consacrer plus de deux jours par an.
Les premiers travaux théoriques sur le développement pédagogique ont été conduits en Amérique du Nord dès la fin des années 1980 ; l’influence en particulier des courants issus du SoTL (scholarship of teaching and learning) est indéniable, tant sur les programmes que sur les référentiels de compétences. Il s’agit de rapprocher enseignement et recherche, de montrer que, par la pratique réflexive et l’implication dans des recherches-actions, l’activité d’enseignement peut répondre aux mêmes exigences que l’activité de recherche. Dans les faits, le développement pédagogique peut s’incarner dans différents types de scénarios, du plus informel au plus formel. L’idée d’une formation obligatoire pour entrer dans la carrière ou être titularisé est soutenue activement dans certains pays (Australie, Norvège, Royaume Uni, Suède), dans d’autres le choix relève plutôt des établissements (États-Unis, Finlande, Nouvelle Zélande, Pays-Bas). Dans d’autres encore, les efforts se concentrent sur l’accompagnement (Belgique, Canada), alors qu’en France c’est la formation des doctorants qui était jusque là privilégiée, avec les CIES (centres d’initiation à l’enseignement supérieur).
Formation « initiale » ou formation « continue » ? Les deux modalités gagnent à être articulées. Pour ce qui concerne l’entrée dans la carrière, une formation d’une durée minimale d’un an, en alternance avec l’enseignement, semble nécessaire pour non seulement acquérir de nouvelles méthodes, mais surtout pour faire évoluer les représentations vis-à-vis de l’apprentissage. Il s’agit aussi d’encourager une pratique « scientifique » de l’enseignement, de favoriser la construction de réseaux et d’aider à appréhender le contexte institutionnel. Rendre obligatoire cette formation requiert un cadrage explicite à l’échelon national et ne présente un réel intérêt que quand elle intervient dans un environnement structurel et culturel propice. L’influence du département en particulier est décrite comme cruciale, pour promouvoir les liens entre recherche et enseignement et favoriser les échanges entre novices et avec les enseignants plus expérimentés, via par exemple des dispositifs de mentorat ou des communautés de pratiques.
Si la formation continue n’existe pas vraiment, dans le sens où elle n’est pas statutaire, de nombreuses initiatives, souvent locales et donc très variables d’un établissement à l’autre, peuvent s’y rapporter. Les avis divergent sur le fait qu’il faille ou non privilégier des interventions ponctuelles, à la demande des enseignants-chercheurs, ou opter pour une offre de services plus classique. Certains sont partisans de programmes courts et sur-mesure, basés sur une pratique réflexive et contextualisée, d’autres défendent l’idée d’une formation moins alternative, basée sur des événements répétés et adressée à tous les enseignants. Dans l’un ou l’autre cas, le lien avec la discipline est considéré comme important. En définitive, il s’agit de promouvoir une offre multidimensionnelle, qui intègre ces différentes modalités, afin de favoriser une approche globale intentionnelle. Autrement dit, il ne suffit pas de programmer des cours et des conférences, il convient aussi de développer l’accompagnement de projet et la recherche action d’une part, et de mettre en place une méthodologie et des outils pour évaluer l’activité d’enseignement.
Dans les établissements, le développement pédagogique repose généralement sur une ou plusieurs structures centralisées, dont l’existence peut être plus ou moins fragilisée selon les budgets et ressources alloués, comme le montrent les expériences anglaise et australienne. Dans ces deux pays, le déploiement a été systématisé il y a plusieurs années, mais les services proposés ne semblent pas avoir atteint leur pleine maturité, en particulier dans les universités traditionnelles. En France, les SUP (services universitaires de pédagogie) se sont développés tardivement, au début des années 2000 ; ils couvrent à peine 20% des universités et viennent de se constituer en réseau. Quelle que soit la configuration, toutes les recherches signalent la nécessité d’un leadership fort, tant au niveau central que local, et d’outils de mesure adaptés pour évaluer l’impact des activités menées, tant sur les enseignants-chercheurs bénéficiaires que sur le fonctionnement global de l’établissement.
Dans cette perspective, la question de la professionnalisation des conseillers pédagogiques – et donc de leur formation – devient un véritable enjeu. Mais ce n’est pas le seul. Les recherches qui se sont intéressées à la dynamique du changement dans les établissements d’enseignement supérieur montrent que miser sur l’évaluation des enseignements et sur des dispositifs de récompense n’est pas suffisant pour stimuler le développement des compétences. Si le rôle des acteurs individuels est souligné, notamment celui des enseignants-chercheurs « leaders », celui des départements, voire des écoles doctorales, est également essentiel. D’une façon générale, c’est le transfert interne de connaissances qui doit être facilitée, pour tendre vers une organisation apprenante capable de se régénérer. Au préalable, l’institution doit reconnaître l'existence d’un problème à résoudre, tout en prêtant attention à ne pas exacerber les tensions entre recherche et enseignement.
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Seen by:Facilitating faculty development through mentorship: From traditional to technology-enhanced teaching
by Neil Gomes
Gomes, N.D., & Mullen, C.A. (2005). Facilitating faculty development through mentorship: From traditional to technology-enhanced teaching. In F. Kochan & J. Pascarelli (Eds.), Creating successful telementoring programs (pp. 123-144). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Those who can, Teach
Draft version for presentation at
APSA Teaching and Learning Conference, Feb 17-19 2012,
Grand Hyatt Washington, DC
Track: Graduate Education
DO NOT CITE WITHOUT AUTHOR'S PERMISSION
This paper describes the process through which a small group of graduate students at a particular PhD program in a... more
This paper describes the process through which a small group of graduate students at a particular PhD program in a research university developed an informal but effective way to help prepare their peers for the rigors, stresses, and uncertainties of teaching. The main pedagogical tools through which advanced PhD students in this political science department communicated advice, tips and teaching strategies were a panel presentation and a candid discussion on past teaching experiences and strategies for seeking teaching opportunities. The small audience involved new PhD students who had just entered the program as well as more advanced PhD students. Prior to the presentation, advanced PhD students in the program were surveyed on their range of teaching experience during their doctoral careers.
The author argues that peer coaching and frank discussion about teaching at the graduate student level is as important as the tacit learning that takes place when graduate students assist and observe faculty members teaching courses. Such coaching and dialogue can and should take place alongside university-wide programs to prepare graduate students to teach college courses, and supplement other programs specific to the discipline of political science.
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Seen by:Structural Change and Institutionalization in Education: Faculty Members’ Views from a Faculty of Education
by Halil Eksi
Ahmet AYPAY, Çiğdem ŞAHİN, Halil IŞIK
Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice
3 (2) •/ November 2003 • 316-322
This study focused on determining the level of institutionalization of the restructuring
at a Faculty of... more
This study focused on determining the level of institutionalization of the restructuring
at a Faculty of Education. In order to determine the results and qualitative indicators
of restructuring efforts instituted by the Higher Education Governing Board of Turkey
(YÖK) in 1998, the study was based on the views of nine faculty members at a faculty
of education. The conceptual framework provided by the New Institutional Theorizing
was used. The conceptual tools included in the study were coercive institutional pressures,
normative institutional pressures, and cognitive institutional pressures.
Qualitative research methodology was used as the method of the study. Seven semistructured
questions were asked to faculty members regarding the change that has taken
place in the faculties of education in Turkey. The findings indicate that although the
restructuring caused some organizational issues, faculty members generally found the
coercive changes useful. Faculty members also pointed out the problems that arise from
normative and cognitive institutionalization process.
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Seen by:When In Rome (April 2011) in Study Abroad and the City (Special Issue)
From "About" Frontiers (http://www.frontiersjournal.com/index.htm)
The purpose of Frontiers is to publish thought-provoking research articles, insightful essays, and concise book reviews that may provide the profession of study abroad an intellectual charge, document some of the best thinking and innovative programming in the field, create an additional forum for dialogue among colleagues in international education, and ultimately enrich our perspectives and bring greater meaning to our work.
Since its founding at Boston University in 1994, Frontiers has established itself as an important and serious journal for international educators. Currently, there are over 1,300 institutional and individual subscribers in over 25 countries.
A double-blind international peer review process is used in judging all manuscripts for publication. A minimum of three readers review each manuscript. The articles that appear in Frontiers are selected by its editors in consultation with external reviewers.
Abstract
"When in Rome” describes the development of St. John's University’s Summer Faculty Writing... more
Abstract
"When in Rome” describes the development of St. John's University’s Summer Faculty Writing Institute at its Prati campus in Rome and explores how faculty participants’ learning experiences abroad are enriched by the institution’s deep historical and religious connection to Rome as well as the modern city of Rome. “When In Rome” also contends that creating a scholarly, reflective space for faculty to build a learning community far from their daily life on a campus in the United States is a powerful institutional investment in both faculty development and global education. The kind of faculty study abroad discussed in “When in Rome” can lead to new collaborations within and across departments and the development of new courses with an international perspective. As well, having experienced study abroad themselves, faculty return to their home campuses with new perspectives on their disciplines as well as the value of international experiences in cities.
Teaching and Learning With Multilingual Faculty
In Across the Disciplines
Special Issue: WAC and Second Language Writing: Cross-field Research, Theory, and Program Development
This article draws on a survey of 64 self-identified multilingual faculty from across the disciplines who currently... more This article draws on a survey of 64 self-identified multilingual faculty from across the disciplines who currently teach with writing in English at the undergraduate and graduate level. The survey asked faculty about their linguistic experiences from childhood through the present and thus offers insights about the complexity of multilingual faculty members' language lives. The author contextualizes her findings in the literature critiquing WAC/WID as a standardizing force in the academy and the literature identifying the English monolingual biases of composition studies. The article concludes with recommendations for working against the common assumption that faculty who teach with writing in English are linguistically homogenous and suggests that changes in faculty development could nurture WAC/WID programs that work against language standardization.
تدريب المعلمّين: "الواقع والمرتجى" - التدريب ومواءمة المستجدّات التربويّة
نحّاس، ج. ن. (2004). تدريب المعلمّين: "الواقع والمرتجى" - التدريب ومواءمة المستجدّات التربويّة. المؤتمر التربويّ الرابع لرابطة أساتذة التعليم الرسميّ في لبنان حزيران 2004 "الإعداد التربويّ وتعزيز الملاك في التعليم الرسميّ ضرورة ملحّة لتطوير المدرسة الرسميّة". قصر الأنيسكو، بيروت.
من الطبيعي أن تكون عملية تأهيل الأساتذة من أجل امتهان جدّي للتعليم
هاجسًا أساسيًا من هواجس الهيئات المعنية... more
من الطبيعي أن تكون عملية تأهيل الأساتذة من أجل امتهان جدّي للتعليم
هاجسًا أساسيًا من هواجس الهيئات المعنية بالعملية التربوية آكل. في مجال
التأهيل، يأخذ التدريب حيزًا هامًا للغاية وذلك نظرًا لانعكاساته على نوعية
الأداء من جهة واستمرار الرقي بالجودة التربوية من جهة أخرى. سأعالج
موضوع التدريب من وجهة نظر المواءمة مع المستجدات التربوية في العالم
اليوم. وستأتي مداخلتي مجزّأة آما يلي:
أهميّة التدريب من وجهة النظر المعرفيّة
الإشكاليّات التي يطرحها التدريب على حيّز الواقع
الأسس المبدئية للمقاربات الحديثة في مجال التدريب
أنواع التدريب
خصوصيّات مختلف أنواع التدريب
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Seen by:التأهيل الجامعي بين النهاجة التعليمية ودور الأستاذ
نحّاس، ج. ن. (2001). التأهيل الجامعي بين النهاجة التعليمية ودور الأستاذ. في الكتاب السنوي السابع: الجامعات في العالم العربي. تجمع الباحثات اللبنانيات.
يهدف هذا المقال إلى دراسة العلاقة بين النهاجة التربوية (La méthodologie) والتعلّمية (La didactique) من أجل مردود... more
يهدف هذا المقال إلى دراسة العلاقة بين النهاجة التربوية (La méthodologie) والتعلّمية (La didactique) من أجل مردود أفعل على صعيد التأهيل الجامعي. يستند هذا المقال ميدانيًا إلى الحالة اللبنانية وإلى ما صدر من دراسات وتحاليل حولها، خاصة سنة 1995.
أساتذة الجامعات هم على العموم حملة شهادات عالية، يلجون المعترك التعليمي دون أن يمرّوا بالضرورة بتأهيل تربوي محدد، رغم أن أدائهم التربوي يشكّل قسمًا هامًا من عملهم في الجامعة. فرضية هذا المقال هي أن غياب لحمة منهجية في التعليم الجامعي تؤدّي إلى واقع تربوي غير السليم.
ينطلق هذا المقال من أن النهاجة التربوية لا تقوم على اعتماد تقانات تعليمية حديثة، لكن على السعي لامتلاك الفكر النقدي وعلى امتلاك منهجية بناء للمعارف في جو من الحرية يؤكد على ضرورة الإبداع والابتكار.
لذلك فالأستاذ الجامعي ليس باحثًا فحسب بل هو أيضًا ضابط ارتباط بين الجو البحثي والجو التعليمي لأنه مؤتمن على الاثنين معًا.في الختام، وانطلاقًا من فرضيته، يخلص المقال إلى ضرورة إعادة نظر جذرية في مقاربة إشكالية التعليم العالي فتركز على النوعية التربوية وعلى العلاقة بين الجامعة والمجتمع وبين التأهيل الجامعي وجو الحرية والفكر النقدي في التفتيش المستمر عن الحقيقة.
Teething Problems in the Academy: negotiating the transition to large-class teaching in the discipline of history
by Ruth Morgan
Co-authored with Philip A. Keirle
In this paper we provide a template for transitioning from tutorial to larger-class teaching environments in the... more In this paper we provide a template for transitioning from tutorial to larger-class teaching environments in the discipline of history. We commence by recognising a number of recent trends in tertiary education in Australian universities that have made this transition to larger-class sizes an imperative for many academics: increased student enrolments in the absence of a concomitant rise in teaching staff levels, greater emphasis on staff's research and service, and governmental and institutional pressures to maximise resource efficiency. All this, of course, taking place in an environment where staff are required to engage with discipline-specific pedagogies in teaching and learning to ensure that their departments, faculties and institutions successfully meet and maintain standards of quality in the delivery of higher education. The main challenge historians face here, we argue, is to ensure that the 'higher order thinking skills' associated with the discipline are developed in a learning environment often deemed incompatible with doing so. Dealing with this issue requires a particular approach to curriculum design, one that systematically unpacks the signature skills of historical thinking/writing/reading and engages with the pedagogy of large-class teaching environments. What follows is an account of our foray into unfamiliar territory, which, we hope, can act as a guide to academics moving in a similar direction.
The professional development of faculty in the UK
by Chris Rust
An invited keynote presentation for the 2011 International Conference on Faculty Development, Changchun, China, subsequently published In the conference proceedings: Dong, Y (Ed) Developing coordinately and growing together, Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on Faculty Development, Changchun, China: Northeast Normal University Press
A personal view of the current status of the professional development of faculty in the UK – current practices and... more A personal view of the current status of the professional development of faculty in the UK – current practices and attitudes – and how we got there over the past twenty years. Plus the practical illustration of how professional development is provided in one UK institution, namely Oxford Brookes University.
Creating and Supporting Mixed-Level Inquiry Communities
A report on work in Colleges bringing High School Teachers and College Faculty together to do inquiry work around their teaching practice. Co-authored with Katie King, Amy Gillian, Michelle Pittard and Megan Isaac
Learning Innovation Roadmap 2004 - 07
An occassional report prepared in 2004
In 2004 under the President of Pakistan directives we were asked to develop a roadmap.
This roadmap was then... more
In 2004 under the President of Pakistan directives we were asked to develop a roadmap.
This roadmap was then developed for Learning Innovation Division
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Seen by:“Criteria Against Ourselves?”: Embracing the Opportunities of Qualitative Inquiry
Cite as:
Herrmann, A. F. (in press). “Criteria against ourselves?”: Embracing the opportunities of qualitative inquiry. International Review of Qualitative Research.
In this exploration, I consider the dilemmas I experienced as a young qualitative researcher, particularly the ethical... more In this exploration, I consider the dilemmas I experienced as a young qualitative researcher, particularly the ethical questions about how I write, who I implicate as I write, and how community fits into my ideas of personal narrative and autoethnography. This account is drawn from conversations with peers and mentors, ethnographic experience, and interviews. It is an explication of the influences of discourses, the criteria of academia, and a call to arms. It calls for second-generation qualitative researchers to push the boundaries, expand the development and the readership of our work. It calls on our academic parents to continue to protect us within the academy, and also from the academy’s criteria as we are work towards tenure and attempt to enlarge our readership and influence.
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