A course redesign project to change faculty orientation toward teaching

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Published: May 24, 2012
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faculty development, learner-centered teaching, college teaching, change strategies, teaching effectiveness

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Susan Eliason
Bridgewater State University
Christine L. Holmes
Anna Maria College

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This article discusses the development, implementation, and outcomes of a Faculty Course Redesign Camp for full-time and adjunct faculty members. The purpose of the camp was to educate and coach faculty in effective strategies to promote learner-centered teaching skills. Evaluation results show that the participants changed their orientation toward teaching in the dimension of their role in instruction, but they made little change in balance of power and responsibility for learning.

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Eliason, S., & Holmes, C. L. (2012). A course redesign project to change faculty orientation toward teaching. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 12(1), 36–48. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/josotl/article/view/1974
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Author Biographies

Susan Eliason, Bridgewater State University

Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, 90 urrill Avenue, Hart Hall, Room 121, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA 02325.

Christine L. Holmes, Anna Maria College

Education Programs; Human Development and Human Services, 50 Sunset Lane, Box C, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA 01612.

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