—continued from front flap— PPPPPPPPPrrrrrrraaaaaaaiiiiiisssssssseeeeeeeee fffffffffooooooooorrrrrrrr Inspired College W Inspired College E Teaching I M Only by being truly involved can faculty Teaching E Inspired College undertake the transformative activities that R result in vibrant, invigorated teaching. Good teaching requires a lot from teachers: Inspired College Teaching is the hands-on resource that can help faculty understand and “The thoughtfulness, personalization, and consideration Maryellen Weimer demon- I Teaching emotional energy, the will to keep caring, intel- plan for all that it takes to sustain teaching strates in discussing the experience of faculty members; her ability to identify issues n lectual stamina, creative approaches, vigilance, excellence across a career. that are shared and solvable; and her suggestions and solutions to commonly experi- perseverance to fi nd the way back from failure, s enced stressors and diffi culties in college teaching are major strengths of this volume. and faith in the power of feedback to promote In addition, her personal and professional refl ections on her long career as a faculty p learning. member, writer, and faculty developer expose tantalizing research questions that young i education researchers might want to examine. The originality of this volume is its ex- r In this groundbreaking work, Maryellen Weimer, ploration of and refl ection on a faculty member’s career from a long-term perspective. e acclaimed education author, experienced college The focus on iterative self and course renewal is personal and thus practical. In a way, it d teacher, and editor of The Teaching Professor, is a ‘workshop between book covers’ or perhaps several workshops!” posits that the growth and development of a A Career-Long Resource for Professional Growth — Laura L. B. Border, director, Graduate Teacher Program and Collaborative C college teacher should be seen as a journey and The Author Preparing Future Faculty Network, University of Colorado at Boulder shows how this career-long quest can be just as o exciting as its destination. “A book by Maryellen Weimer always displays her wonderful grasp of the literature on l MMMMMMMMMMMaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnn WWWWWWWWWWWeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiimmmmmmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrr college teaching and learning, her ability to tell good stories, and her wit and wisdom. l Inspired College Teaching reveals what faculty e This one is no exception.” at all levels (beginning, mid-career, and senior) has more than thirty years of experience teach- —Nancy Van Note Chism, professor, Indiana University School of Education, g are best positioned to accomplish as teachers. ing college. She was the director of the Instruc- Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis e It proposes activities that faculty can use across tional Development Program at Pennsylvania their careers to awaken their intellectual curios- State University for ten years and served as “Although I work at a faculty teaching center and encounter many books on teaching, I T ity, develop instructional prowess, and keep alive associate director at the National Center on have seen very few that span the full arc of the teaching career and what steps can be e the motivation to teach with passion. Postsecondary Teaching, Learning, and Assess- taken at each stage in order to retain vitality all the way through the way that this book a ment. She is the editor of The Teaching Profes- does. I look forward to getting my own copy and using it as a resource in the faculty Filled with wisdom and a healthy dose of wit, sor, a monthly newsletter on college teaching, development activities of my center. It will have a wide readership.” c Inspired College Teaching puts the spotlight and she is the author of numerous books, includ- —Mano Singham, University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education, h on how faculty can best use Weimer’s tested ing Learner-Centered Teaching and Enhancing Case Western Reserve University improvement process. Step by step, she shows i Scholarly Work on Teaching and Learning, both n how to select changes, how to adapt them, from Jossey-Bass. how to implement them, how to assess their Jacket design: Michael Rutkowski HIGHER EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT g effects, how to revise them, and when to infuse these changes elsewhere in the classroom. 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LB2331.W385 2010 378.1′25—dc22 2009051938 Printed in the United States of America fi rst edition HB Printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ffffiirrss..iinndddd iivv 22//33//22001100 99::4411::0066 AAMM The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series ffffiirrss..iinndddd vv 22//33//22001100 99::4411::0066 AAMM ffffiirrss..iinndddd vvii 22//33//22001100 99::4411::0066 AAMM Contents Preface xi About the Author xxi 1. Principles for the Professional Growth of College Teachers 1 2. Refl ection for Growth and Change 23 3. Rewriting the End-of-Course Ratings Story 49 4. Feedback for Teachers That Improves Learning for Students 75 5. Colleagues as Collaborators 105 6. Implementing Change Successfully 129 7. New Faculty: Beliefs That Prevent and Promote Growth 149 8. Maintaining Instructional Vitality: The Midcareer Challenge 173 9. The Journey Continues: Senior Faculty 199 10. Conclusion 219 References 223 Index 235 vii ffttoocc..iinndddd vviiii 22//33//22001100 99::4411::0099 AAMM ffttoocc..iinndddd vviiiiii 22//33//22001100 99::4411::0099 AAMM