The purpose of this article is to describe the process of creating a faculty development program for online instruction. Both educational and technological issues are discussed. Factors that will facilitate and barriers that will impede the implementation of online courses are included. Many faculty concerns regarding online courses relate to the issues of quality and student learning. Faculty ...

The scale and importance of Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action challenges us to ask fundamental questions about widespread transformation of college biology instruction. I propose that we have clarified the "vision" but lack research-based models and evidence needed to guide the "change." To support this claim, I focus on several key topics, including evidenc...

Nursing faculty who teach in clinical settings face complex situations requiring evidence-based educational and evaluative strategies, yet many have had limited preparation for these tasks. A convenience sample of 74 nursing faculty participated in a survey about clinical teaching in prelicensure nursing programs. Most faculty developed teaching skills through conferences (57%), orientation at ...

As the Next Accreditation System (NAS) is rolled out, training programs will need to implement a process for continuous faculty development on the use of assessment tools. Reliable assessments of performance by multiple trained faculty are essential to demonstrate resident skill development over time. Yet, with increasing time demands on faculty, fullor half-day training sessions recommended by...

a survay on the effectiveness of the training courses on the nurses of tabriz social security organization hospitals    ghaleei a [1]     received: 20 oct , 2013 accepted: 8 jan , 2014   abstract:   background & aims: promotion and development of organizations and institutes depends on the development of knowledge, skill, behavior, and human source attitude. according to this, most of organizat...

The literature about medical education faculty fellowship programs, which have grown in popularity, quantifies program characteristics, provides exemplars, and reports on delivery strategies. Evaluation is generally limited to satisfaction measures, with a few longitudinal studies of postprogram achievements, but none on the process of making these changes.The authors describe the development o...

Higher education has recently faced new challenges and responsibilities such as higher expectations to contribute to national and regional developments; considerable cuts in public funds, and the highly competitive educational markets. Previous research has suggested a positive association between development of human capitals in higher education institutions and their capacity to deal with the...

Background: Accurate knowledge of barriers and solutions for faculty memberschr('39') research empowerment programs will lead to the promotion and development of universities. This study aimed to explore components, barriers, and solutions for faculty members’ research empowerment programs in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences based on the context, input, process, and product (CIPP) mode...