Independent Center Research

Assessing the Impact of Faculty Development Programs on Faculty Approaches to Teaching

In this study, we examined the impact of a year-long faculty development program on faculty approaches to teaching.

Light, G., Calkins, S., Luna, M., & Drane, D. (2008). Assessing the impact of faculty development programs on faculty approaches to teaching. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.

Assessing the Impact of Faculty Development Programs on Faculty Approaches to Teaching

Using a mixed methods approach (Approaches to Teaching Inventory, participant accounts, and interviews), in this study we sought to assess the impact of a faculty development program (Northwestern University's Searle Fellows program on faculty approaches to teaching and planned changes in teaching practice.