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Louise Williams - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Discovering inspiring teaching: immersive models of Staff Development
Quality Assurance in Education, 2014Co-Authors: Claire Hennessy, Gill Adams, Elizabeth Mahon, Sarah Nixon, Andrea Pratt, Louise WilliamsAbstract:Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline an innovative method of delivering Staff Development in an higher education (HE) setting. The paper evaluates the processes behind the “Focus on Inspiring Teaching” week and outlines its initial impact on Staff. Design/methodology/approach – This is a descriptive case study which highlights how an immersive Staff Development event can be used to enable HE teaching practitioners to utilise more inspiring approaches to teaching and learning. The paper draws on questionnaire evaluations (n = 43). Findings – The paper highlights how Staff Development events can be used to foster communities of practice for teaching Staff. For this to be successful, Staff needs to be committed to reflecting on their own practice and be sufficiently engaged to partake actively of Staff Development events. By establishing these communities, inspiring practice in teaching can be developed with successful outcomes. The paper outlines a model for Staff Development which could be est...
Neal Strudler - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Staff Development and Technology
Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2014Co-Authors: Neal StrudlerAbstract:AbstractThis paper explores issues for school districts to consider in planning for Staff Development and technology. It reviews research on the implementation of technology in schools, and offers specific recommendations for district-wide Staff Development programs. Recommendations include: (a) view Staff Development for technology as an essential part of larger reform efforts in schools, (b) provide release-time technology resource teachers to serve as on-site Staff developers, (c) adopt the NEA’s recommendation to provide a computer on every teacher’s desk, (d) participation by school administrators in Staff Development programs, and (e) develop model sites for educators to see effective use of technology in schools.
Julia Boyes - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Quality in Staff Development
Social Work Education, 1993Co-Authors: Julia BoyesAbstract:The relevance of the concept of quality to Staff Development is discussed. Also described is the construction of a model, a quality grid, which is then used to examine quality issues encountered in providing child protection training for a large number of Staff in a voluntary child care agency.
Claire Hennessy - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Discovering inspiring teaching: immersive models of Staff Development
Quality Assurance in Education, 2014Co-Authors: Claire Hennessy, Gill Adams, Elizabeth Mahon, Sarah Nixon, Andrea Pratt, Louise WilliamsAbstract:Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline an innovative method of delivering Staff Development in an higher education (HE) setting. The paper evaluates the processes behind the “Focus on Inspiring Teaching” week and outlines its initial impact on Staff. Design/methodology/approach – This is a descriptive case study which highlights how an immersive Staff Development event can be used to enable HE teaching practitioners to utilise more inspiring approaches to teaching and learning. The paper draws on questionnaire evaluations (n = 43). Findings – The paper highlights how Staff Development events can be used to foster communities of practice for teaching Staff. For this to be successful, Staff needs to be committed to reflecting on their own practice and be sufficiently engaged to partake actively of Staff Development events. By establishing these communities, inspiring practice in teaching can be developed with successful outcomes. The paper outlines a model for Staff Development which could be est...
Ole Vinther - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Organization of Staff Development—strategies and experiences
European Journal of Engineering Education, 2001Co-Authors: Anette Kolmos, Camilla Østerberg Rump, Ingemar Ingemarsson, Auguste Laloux, Ole VintherAbstract:This article describes a number of Staff Development organizations, along with their strategies and experiences. The organization of Staff Development varies greatly and is dependent on the interaction between the formal requirements of the university teaching qualifications, the institutions themselves and their course culture, the size and organization of the teaching units, and the institutions' management strategies and teaching methods. Based on examples from Denmark, Sweden and Belgium, the advantages and disadvantages of a number of these strategies are analysed in order to provide inspiration for future implementation of the various methods.
