First-Year Experience, Tenure, and Scholarship: Supporting International Faculty in Instructional Technology Programs

• In Event: INTL - First-Year Experience, Tenure and Scholarship: Supporting International Faculty in IT Programs

Short Description

This is a follow session from the one held in Anaheim a year ago. It brings together a panel of instructional technology faculty members teaching at American universities with international backgrounds. The panel members will describe and discuss factors that impacted a successful first-year and tenure experiences among international faculty members. Also, they will address the challenges of scholarship, collaborative research, grant writing, professional development, networking, etc. Finally, they will provide advice in managing multiple roles and living successfully in both cultures (native and American).

Authors

• Jackie HeeYoung Kim, Armstrong Atlantic State University

• Meng-Fen Grace Lin, University of Hawaii

• Linda Haynes, University of West Georgia

• Enilda Romero-Hall, University of Tampa

• Danilo M. Baylen, University of West Georgia