Entering the academy: The Art and science of being a faculty member
1. Entering the Academy: The Art & Science of Being a Faculty Member Edwin D. Bell Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Professional Services
Read those journals, attend those conferences, and use the ideas that you acquire to revise your instruction.
This synthesis is one of the important aspects of your portfolio. You need to be able to explain how you fit with WSSU’s strategic goals and objectives and how your continued professional development will enhance those goals and objectives in the future.
All of your research should evolve form your immersion in the relevant research literature and it should be vetted through the peer-review process. CETL is actually offering mini-grants to faculty members who wish to conduct action research on their teaching.
WSSU’s response is 71 pages long. How does your reflection and plans for continued growth fit these frameworks. You need to make you case for why you will be a valuable asset to WSSU.
How does your reflection and plans for continued growth fit these frameworks. You need to make you case for why you will be a valuable asset to WSSU.
NC Quest, A project that Madu led recently is a good example fo that type of collaborative effort that integrated teaching, reserch, and service.
Recently several faculty members from the College of Arts & Sciences and the School of Education and Human Performance where working on a staff development project. When the Surry County group where getting ready to make the presentations of the products they had developed in front of their new Superintendent. They felt pretty tense. Dr. Madu Ireh, one of the principal investigators, told wanted to give them an example about how happy he was with their work. He played this Youtube clip and the participant’s visibly relaxed. Their presentations were great. Madu reminded of an important lesson “Have fun”
Reflect on what is important to you and the ones you love. Lay out some multi-year goals and objectives with the help of those who care about you. Develop a plan to achieve those objectives. Get feedback on the plan from those whose judgment you value. Work your plan.