Faculty Development to Obtain Student Success: Learning Across National Science Foundation Grant Projects

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium brings together researchers working on faculty development as part of NSF funded initiatives. A goal of this session is to highlight approaches to faculty support and to illustrate how various forms of professional development can influence student success. Pointedly, the symposium presentation synthesizes strategies used across the funded grants to uncover shared practices, findings, and implications for practice and research. Implications for faculty, faculty developers, and campus leaders will be included. Opportunities for small group discussion provide a forum for broader dialogue on ways to improve student learning through faculty development. Additionally, as successful PIs in securing and managing NSF projects, the presenters offer a unique perspective to aspiring NSF-grantees on best practices in grant supported education research.

Sub Unit

• Division J - Postsecondary Education / Division J - Section 4: Faculty, Curriculum, and Teaching

Chair

• Pamela L. Eddy, College of William and Mary

Papers

• Contextualize to Learn: Preparing Faculty Toward Math Contextualization for Student Success in Advanced Technological Education - Xueli Wang, University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Improved Academic Climate for STEM Dissertators and Postdocs to Increase Interest in Faculty Careers - Marilyn J. Amey, Michigan State University; Alexander Gardner, Michigan State University

• Learning Data Analytics: Providing Actionable Insights to Increase College Student Success - Jaime R. Lester, George Mason University; Carrie Klein, George Mason University

• Supporting and Advancing Geoscience Education at Two-Year Colleges (SAGE 2YC) Faculty as Agents of Change - Pamela L. Eddy, College of William and Mary

• How Curriculum Work Redefines Technical Faculty Roles in the Community College - Debra D. Bragg, University of Washington - Seattle