Benefits of Faculty Development

• Faculty development offers training about students, pedagogy, instructional design, and instructional technologies.
• Faculty participation in professional development positively impacts classroom pedagogy, student learning, and the overall culture of teaching and learning (Bilal and Chen, 2019; Condon, Iverson, Manduca, Rutz, and Willett, 2016; Steinert, Mann, Anderson, Barnett, Centeno, Naismith, et al.2016).
• Faculty development enhances faculty satisfaction, effectiveness, academic promotions and retention (Tung, Nahid, Rajan, et al. , 2021).
• Significant effects were observed on students’ likelihood of passing courses, average course grades, and likelihood of receiving fewer DFW grades, when taught by ACUE-credentialed faculty (Association of College and University Educators (ACUE, May 2022).
• To enhance our teaching is to support student success and to positively impact the economy in AR.

References

• Association of College and University Educators (ACUE). (May, 2022). Positive Impact of Faculty Certified in the Effective Teaching Practice Framework on Students’ Grades, Passing, and DFW Rates. Research Brief.
• Bilal GS, Chen S. The impact and effectiveness of faculty development program in fostering the faculty’s knowledge, skills and professional competence: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Saudi J Bio Sci. 2019;29:688–97.
• Condon, W., Iverson, E. R., Manduca, Rutz, C. & Willett, G. (2016). Faculty Development and Student Learning Assessing the Connections.
• Steinert Y, Mann K, Anderson B, Barnett BM, Centeno A, Naismith L, et al. A systematic review of faculty development initiatives designed to enhance teaching effectiveness: a 10-year update: BEME guide no. 40. Med Teach. 2016;38(8):769–86.
• Tung, J., Nahid, M., Rajan, M. et al. The impact of a faculty development program, the Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP), on self-efficacy, academic promotion and institutional retention. BMC Med Educ 21, 468 (2021).