Entering the Academy: The Art

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Entering the Academy The Art Science of Being
a Faculty Member 

• Edwin D. Bell
• Department of Education

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The Big Three

• Teaching
• Research
• Service

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Teaching

• Many of you have not had formal training in
  Malcolm Knowles concept of andragogy, i.e., the
  art and science of educating adult learners.

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Teaching - Continued

• However, each profession has journals and
  conferences that discuss the best practices of
  teaching in the field. For Example, see the
  Teaching Professor

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Teaching - Continued

• Join a community of learners to reflect and
  discuss effective teaching.
• Contact the Center for Excellence in Teaching and
  Learning (CETL) at WSSU

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Research

• Research can be an area of contention at
  institutions that are in transition
• The faculty are expected to not only be effective
  teachers, but also scholars, and service
  providers.

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Research - continued

• In 1990 Ernest Boyer published a book through the
  Carnegie Foundation called Scholarship
  Reconsidered.
• The concepts of the book are still being debated
  today. See this article

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Research - continued

• The central issue for many is that if the
  department/school faculty develop appropriate
  guidelines and rubrics, individuals can conduct
  theory-based, peer-reviewed research on their
  teaching and their service.

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Service

• UNC Tomorrow has indentified important roles
  for the university system in service to the
  citizens of the state of North Carolina.
• Read the report, read the WSSUs response.

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Service - continued

• Let them influence your plans for service.
• Read the relevant literature to guide your
  service
• Evaluate the impact of your service and write
  about it.

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Balance

• Develop a 3-year plan for your teaching,
  scholarship, and service.
• Get advice and feedback, from administrators,
  senior faculty, and professional peers outside of
  WSSU on your progress.

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Balance - continued

• Make a continual commitment to your professional
  growth and development (there is always something
  new to learn)
• Make a continual commitment to have fun

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Questions

• What can you do next?

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URL for the PowerPoint

• E. D. Bells Homepage