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FACULTY
DEVELOPMENT
1
WILL SCHOOL-BASED ONLINE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT BE AN EFFECTIVE
TOOL FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH?
by
Marion Philadelphia
_________________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2013
Copyright © 2013 Marion Philadelphia
Object Description
| Title | Will school-based online faculty development be an effective tool for their professional growth? |
| Author | Philadelphia, Marion |
| Author email | philadel@marshall.usc.edu;mphila@sbcglobal.net |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2013-03-13 |
| Date submitted | 2013-05-08 |
| Date approved | 2013-05-08 |
| Restricted until | 2013-05-08 |
| Date published | 2013-05-08 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Tobey, Patricia Elaine |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Crispen, Patrick Martinez, Brandon |
| Abstract | This case study was built on the premise that faculty in higher education, in order to be effective core facilitators of student learning, need additional development beyond their fields of expertise—specifically, in areas relevant to teaching such as pedagogy, creativity and innovation, multiple means of instruction, and instructional technology. ❧ The study hypothesized that over 300 faculty at the business school of a private university will be effectively served with customized school-based online support that they can access just-in-time, or as needed. Accordingly, the author created an online Faculty Development Forum (FDF) under consideration of and displaying content about instructional methods, concepts, and principles, such as Universal Design (UD). The launch of the FDF coincided with the start of the study. ❧ The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to investigate the effectiveness of the FDF, if it succeeds in mitigating barriers for faculty to engage with learning about pedagogy and if it provides a source for knowledge and thought exchange with peers. Findings indicated that faculty accepted and engaged with this form of online professional development. However, the study also suggested that school-based initiatives emphasizing the importance of pedagogy, goal setting and alignment are necessary as external motivators for faculty engagement with professional development. ❧ This study informs further improvement and expansion of the FDF and can be a model for schools at other institutions of higher education. |
| Keyword | faculty development; pedagogy; faculty learning; faculty professional development; online learning; instructional technology; universal design; creativity; creative thinking; leadership; faculty motivation; reflection; institutional culture; faculty in higher education |
| Language | English |
| Format (imt) | application/pdf |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Philadelphia, Marion |
| Physical access | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Philadelph-1673.pdf |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume7/etd-Philadelph-1673.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | Running head: FACULTY DEVELOPMENT 1 WILL SCHOOL-BASED ONLINE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT BE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH? by Marion Philadelphia _________________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2013 Copyright © 2013 Marion Philadelphia |
