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70 Collaborative Partnerships to Support Faculty Development in the Information Age
Kimberlye
Joyce, University of Richmond
Lucretia McCulley, University of Richmond
Marvette Johnson, University of Richmond
John Outland, University of Richmond
The Program for Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness
(PETE) is designed to help sustain the vitality of teaching at the University
of Richmond. PETE is administered by a
committee of ten members and a faculty coordinator. The members represent a
variety of approaches to teaching; their charge is not to advocate particular
theories or practices, but rather to encourage discussion and reflection about
teaching and to foster the faculty's efforts to be the most effective teachers
they can be.
Information Services encompasses both the Library and
Technology infrastructures at the University of Richmond. Through the ongoing
conversation with the PETE committee and members of Information Services (IS),
a collaborative partnership has been formed to further enhance teaching by
providing faculty development opportunities designed to address the added
pressures the Information Age has imparted upon teaching and learning. This has
been accomplished through a triangular partnership of complementary expertise
at the University of Richmond including support from the three elements of this
partnership:
Faculty
(PETE)
Librarians
Academic
Technologies Services Professionals
Each of these groups offers knowledge and abilities;
however none of these groups by itself is likely to promote faculty development
effectively, no matter how heartfelt and unfaltering its efforts. It was very
quickly realized that if these groups came together, they could develop a set
of effective workshops, events and support structures that would promote
faculty development. Examples of our successes include an Information Literacy
Think Tank, Tech Fair, Information Fluency workshops, and technology related
grant processes.
The purpose of this Panel Discussion will be to share the perceptions of the various components of this partnership, and to report on the effectiveness of our workshops, events and collaborative efforts.