Evaluating the Effectiveness of Academic Development Principles and Practice 1st Edition by Lorraine Stefani ISBN 0415872073 9780415872072

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ISBN 10: 0415872073 
ISBN 13: 9780415872072
Author: Lorraine Stefani

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Academic Development Principles and Practice 1st Table of contents:

I Evaluation of Academic Practice

1 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Academic Development

• Introduction

• The Scope of Academic Development

• Structure and Outline of Chapters and Case Studies

• Setting the Scene for Evaluation

• Case Studies of Evaluative Practice

• Large-Scale Evaluative Endeavours

• References

2 Locating Academic Development

• Introduction

• The Context for Academic Development

• The Nature of Academic Development Work

• Academic Development as a Transformative Agency

• Evaluating the Impact of Academic Development

• Evaluating the Management of the Academic Development Unit

• Conclusion

• References

3 The Quality Agenda

• Introduction

• Defining the ‘Student Experience’

• The Changing Landscape of Higher Education

• Where Does Academic Development Sit?

• Opportunities and Challenges for Academic Development

• Orientations to Academic Development

• Conclusion

• References

4 Demonstrating Fitness for Purpose

• Introduction

• The Purposes of Academic Development in Light of the Nature of Academic Practice

• Conflicting Agendas and Expectations

• What Kind of a Practice is Teaching?

• The Nature of Phronesis (Practical Wisdom)

• Authenticity and Links to Phronesis

• Focusing on Authenticity: Why is it Important in Human Relations?

• Empowering Phronesis

• Evaluating Academic Development Practice: Towards Critically Inspired Phronetic Studies

• Conclusion

• References

5 Using Student Survey Data to Shape Priorities and Approaches

• Introduction

• Academic Development Practice in Context

• Types and Purposes of Student Learning Experience Data

• Academic Developers Bridging the Data Gap: a Whole-of-Institution Strategy

• Principles and Strategies to Guide Evidence-Based Academic Development Priorities and Approaches

  • Principle 1: Pursue a Joined-Up, Holistic Approach

  • Principle 2: Delve into the Datasets and Interpret them Strategically

  • Principle 3: Adopt a Variety of Approaches for Reporting Student Data

  • Principle 4: Support Academic Developers to Ensure Informed Use of Data

  • Principle 5: Look for Opportunities to Build Capacity and Trust in a Collegial Environment

• Conclusion

• Endnote

• References

6 Innovation and Change

• Introduction

• Academic Development with a Twist

• The Goals of eLearning Professional Development

• Evaluation with Everything

• Technology and the Curse of Speculation

• The Importance of Evidence

• Evaluating Complex Relationships

• The Aims of Design-Based Research

• Design-Based Research in Action

• A Knowledge Base for eLearning

• Orientation and Capability Building

• Encouraging Experimentation and Providing Support

• Conclusion

• References

II Case Studies of Evaluative Practice

CASE STUDY 1 Whaia te pae tawhiti

• The Context

• Intended Outcomes

• Supporting Māori Language Development

• Providing Culturally Relevant Staff Training

• Designing and Delivering a Collaborative Professional Development Programme for Māori Staff

• Evaluation Strategy

• Discussion

• Alignment

• Endnotes

• References

CASE STUDY 2 Academic Partnership

• Introduction

• Supporting Early-Career Academics through Peer Mentoring

• Evaluating the Overall Process

• Continuing Evaluation

• Are the Peer Mentoring and Evaluation Strategies Transferable to Other Areas of Academic Development?

• References

• Appendix 1 Peer Mentoring Pre-Questionnaire

• Appendix 2 Semi-Structured Interview Questions

• Lead in Questions/Prompts for Interviewing

CASE STUDY 3 Tending the Secret Garden

• Developing a Doctoral Skills Programme

• Evaluating the Doctoral Skills Program

• Summary of Evaluation Findings

• Reflecting on Evaluation: Other Ways of Measuring the Impact of the DSP

• Future Direction

• Conclusion

• References

CASE STUDY 4 Evaluation as Bricolage

• Introduction

• Assorted Hopes for Supervision Development

• A Bricoleur’s Approach to Evaluation

• How Did Participants Experience the Event?

• Did It Have Any Impact on Their Practice?

• How Does My Practice Look to an Expert Observer?

• Closing: the Bounds of Evaluation-as-Bricolage

• Endnote

• References

CASE STUDY 5 Archiving for the Future

• Introduction

• Assembling the Archive

• Problems and Silver Linings

• Power Plays

• Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

• Archival Teleologies

• The Future of the Archive

• Acknowledgement

• References

CASE STUDY 6 Tracking the Invisible

• Introduction

• Evaluation as Learning Design

• eLearning Impact Evaluation

• Serving the Master

• Evaluating Professional Development

• Conclusion

• References

CASE STUDY 7 Continuous Improvement Projects

• Introduction

• The Process

• The Case Study

• The Follow Up

• Evaluation Issues

• References

CASE STUDY 8 Leadership Programmes

• Introduction

• Evaluation of Leadership Programmes – the Possible and the Potential

• Leadership Programmes at the University of Auckland

• Academic Heads Leadership Programme

• Leadership Programmes for Women

• Leadership Development Program

• Evaluation Theory and Practice – Increasing Organisational Performance

• The ‘So What?’ of Evaluation

• Leadership Program Review

• A Way Forward

• References

III Evaluation of Large-Scale Development Projects

7 Accreditation, Accountability and Assessment

• Introduction

• Evolving a Culture of Assessment

• Assessment Resistant

• Assessment Neutral

• Assessment Enthused

• Planning Faculty Development Activities

• Working with Individual Faculties

• Strategies for the Assessment Resistant

• Strategies for the Assessment Neutral

• Strategies for the Assessment Enthused

• Strategies for Evaluating the Impact of a Teaching Center on Institutional Culture

• Conclusion

• Endnote

• References

8 An Institutional Programme

• Introduction

• Examples of National-Level Evaluations

• Examples of Small-Scale, Local Evaluations

• Conclusion

• Acknowledgement

• Endnote

• References

9 Evaluation Matters in a National, Funded Academic Development Project

• Introduction

• The Research Project

• The Project Process

• Evaluative Measures

• Qualitative Measures

• Quantitative Measures

• Evaluation and Impact Measures

• Project Management and Leadership

• Task Management Strategies

• Collegiality Strategies

• Evaluation Measures: Impact of the TLEIs

• Impact on the University

• Impact on the Teachers

• Impact on the Academic Developers

• Impact on the Students

• Achieving the Research Objectives

• Specific Dissemination Strategies

• Transferable Evaluation Strategies

• Conclusion

• References

10 Impact Evaluation and its Implications

• Introduction

• Considering the Meaning of Impact

• Reading the Idea of Impact in Academic Development

• Reading Annual Reports for Evidence of Impact in an Academic Development Unit

• Assessing Impact versus Evaluating Effectiveness in Academic Development

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