Where the Profession Has Been Mark Hopkins on the Log Master-Apprentice Professor-Class
Where the Profession is Headed [most like master-apprentices] Collaborative Customized Interactive Hierarchical Evaluated Wake Forest University 2001
Challenges of Year 2001 Transition-in-Teaching Anticipate complexity Re-vision the course & textbook Keep old while trying new Reinforce beginners Assure academic freedom Provide extra time Wake Forest University 2001
Tips for Faculty Development Centers Seek faculty sponsorship & endorsement Avoid mandates (it will happen, sometime) Adopt all-campus Course Mgt System Clarify ownership-reuse rights Reward faculty-learning-clusters Use disciplinary consultants Train and use student consultants Wake Forest University 2001
Tips for Teaching Faculty First improve communication Build in more interaction Present seminal material in several modes Separate reusable from ephemeral Create shared databases Delay extensive multimedia productions Offload some management to students Wake Forest University 2001
The New Model: Master-Apprentice For more Information: David G. Brown, ICCEL Dean Wake Forest University Brown@wfu.edu http://www.wfu.edu/~brown