This volume provides a synthesis of protocols, and strategies to support assessment leaders in effectively using data for educator preparation program improvement. Data-informed decision-making has become increasingly important in quality assurance for both internal and external audiences, yet there are scant resources to guide those charged with managing the development and application of data for monitoring and improving the quality of their programs. Until this work, there has been litt...

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This is the long-awaited update on the bestselling book that offers a practical, accessible reference manual for faculty in any discipline. This new edition contains up-to-date information on technology as well as expanding on the ideas and strategies presented in the first edition. It includes more than sixty-one chapters designed to improve the teaching of beginning, mid-career, or senior faculty members. The topics cover both traditional tasks of teaching as well as broader concerns, su...

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Despite the popularity of organizational change management, the question arises whether its prescriptions and dominant beliefs and practices are based on solid and convergent evidence. Organizational change management entails interventions intended to influence the task-related behavior and associated results of an individual, team, or entire organization. There is a perception that a lot of change initiatives fail and limited understanding about what works and what does not and why.

Don’t you wish you could read the morning paper faster than you are reading these days? It would definitely get you to work more quickly every day. What about the lengthy distracting emails at work that you must refer and correspond to immediately? Or what about taking the usual fill of bulky textbooks to prepare for your school examinations?Why use up your hard earned money to extensive and expensive training courses when speed reading is easily a skill that you can teach yourself...

When it was first published in 1997, The Course Syllabus became the gold standard reference for both new and experienced college faculty. Like the first edition, this book is based on a learner-centered approach. Because faculty members are now deeply committed to engaging students in learning, the syllabus has evolved into a useful, if lengthy, document. Today's syllabus provides details about course objectives, requirements and expectations, and also includes information about t...

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If your life is all you want it to be, congratulations! But if, like many, you feel your life is spinning out of control, and you’re nowhere near the success you can be, this 7 minute read is exactly what you need to turn things around and begin living life on your own terms. Know it or not—like it or not—your life today is what you’ve made it. Your hourly decisions and choices have put you where you are. And that’s the good news because, if you don’t like where you are now, you already ha...

Are you parenting with love—or repeating the past without realizing it?Your words become your child’s inner voice. Your reactions shape their emotional world. But what if your past is influencing your parenting in ways you don’t even recognize?This groundbreaking book will help you understand, heal, and transform your parenting—so you don’t pass on the emotional wounds you once carried. Whether you struggle with los...

A timely update to the best-selling, practical, and comprehensive guide to online teachingThe Online Teaching Survival Guide provides a robust overview of theory-based techniques for teaching online or technology-enhanced courses. This Third Edition is a practical resource for educators learning to navigate the online teaching sector. It presents a framework of simple, research-grounded instructional strategies that work for any online or blended course. T...

The fully updated Third Edition of Focus Groups: Theory and Practice offers a unique blend of focus group theory and practice in a single, easy-to-read source. It provides systematic treatment to the design, conduct, and interpretation of focus group data within the context of social science research and theory. Known for accessibility and step-by-step guidance, comprehensive treatment, and historical perspective, the book examines every facet of focus gro...