Provides an interactive model of faculty development which draws from research on adult education and staff development. Argues that in order to improve the quality of undergraduate education college administrators can no longer assume that faculty will learn their craft on their own; they must provide time, opportunity and support. Contains 1…

The experience of Rutgers University Libraries illustrates the extensive planning, work effort, possibilities, and investment required to develop the digital library. Examines these key areas: organizational structure; staff development needs; facilities and the new digital infrastructure; metadata standards/interoperability; digital collection…

Describes the author's experiences in England as a support staff educational exchange participant. Offers suggestions for classified college staff interested in exchange programs, and presents exchange programs information and funding resources. (NB)

Discusses practical strategies for incorporating diversity in college and university faculty and staff development programs, regardless of content. Presents Malcolm Knowles' seven-step program planning model as a framework--steps include assessing needs and interests, defining purposes and objectives, and designing learning activities. Contains…

Camps should have crisis management plans. Steps to formulating a plan include involving appropriate off-site agencies, identifying potential threats, gathering resources, crafting an appropriate response, training via role-playing, managing incoming and outgoing information, and writing it down. Sidebars present resources, successful response…

Argues that staff development in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States is flawed in practice, representing a consumer market in which "proof of purchase" substitutes for investment in school improvement or individual development. A policy model for investment in school improvement is proposed. (SLD)

Teachers and administrators have opportunities, via e- learning, to participate in multiple professional and personal learning experience. This paper examines what to consider before investing in e-learning products or related services (e.g., research results, content quality, content flexibility, flexible time, learner readiness, follow-up…

Provides educational decision-makers with an overview of the offerings and issues related to adopting handheld computers. Describes several handheld products available to schools, including: Palm, iPAQ, Mindsurf, Symbol Technologies, Texas Instruments, and Gateway Handspring Visor. Compares handhelds to PCs, in terms of functionality, operating…

Four camp directors discuss staff recruiting practices, their three top sources of quality staff, the value of international staff, special approaches for hiring international staff, training practices for international staff, how they help international staff adjust to their camps, staff rates of return, and off-season activities that motivate…

At Brown Mackie College, a private junior college in Kansas, faculty members are immersed in student learning on a daily basis and are doing an excellent job of incorporating assessment techniques in their classrooms. However, they depend mostly on administrative staff to help them provide a conducive environment to learning for the students. The…

Many attempts at bringing successful educational programs and products "to scale" as part of school reform, particularly in urban districts, have been disappointing. Based on the experiences of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and reviews of literature addressing implementation failures, observations about…

The purpose of this paper is to outline a judgement-based model of adult learning. This approach is set out as a Perceptual-Judgemental-Reinforcement approach to social learning under conditions of complexity and where there is no single, clearly identified correct response. The model builds upon the Hager-Halliday thesis of workplace learning and…

It is abundantly clear that increasingly complex, diverse, technological middle level schools require educators to take on new roles. Change is the only constant, and as a result there is a huge chasm between what middle level teachers experienced as students themselves and as preservice teachers and the exigencies and realities of middle level…

Given that the society has not been able to redistribute financial support away from day and sheltered programs, it needs to cut off the supply of consumers. To make this happen, Rusch and Braddock offered two recommendations in their study: (1) All students must leave high school either competitively employed or admitted to a postsecondary…

Parkway School District in Chesterfield, Mo., creates a system in which all their employees have opportunities to experience ongoing professional learning. District leadership believes that all employees, whether or not they interact with students, contribute to the school district's success. The Parkway support staff development is building a…