Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network

1. Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, President, POD Provost & Senior Vice President, Professor of Education, Dillard University Dr. Michele DiPietro, President Elect, POD Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning Associate Professor of Mathematics & Statistics, Kennesaw State University Dr. Peter Felten, Past President, POD Associate Provost, Elon University

2. About POD • Statement of Purpose The Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education is an association of higher education professionals dedicated to enhancing teaching and learning by supporting educational developers and leaders in higher education. • Mission Statement The Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education encourages the advocacy of the on-going enhancement of teaching and learning through faculty and organizational development. To this end it supports the work of educational developers and champions their importance to the academic enterprise. • Vision Statement During the 21st century, the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education will expand guidelines for educational development, build strong alliances with sister organizations, and encourage developer exchanges and research projects to improve teaching and learning. http://podnetwork.org/about/mission.htm

3. About POD The POD Network is committed to: • personal, professional, instructional, and organizational development • humane and collaborative organizations and administrations • diverse perspectives and a diverse membership • supportive educational development networks on the local, regional, national, and international levels • advocacy for improved teaching and learning in the academy through programs for faculty, administrators, and graduate students • the identification and collection of a strong and accessible body of research on development theories and practices • the establishment of guidelines for ethical practice • the increasingly useful and thorough assessment and evaluation of practice and research http://podnetwork.org/about/mission.htm

4. Components(www.podnetwork.org/faculty_development/definitions.htm, May 24, 2011) • Faculty Development Programs • focus on the individual faculty member. • Instructional Development Programs • focus on the the improvement of the institution including the course, the curriculum and student learning. • Organizational Development Programs • Focus on the organizational structure of the institution and its sub components.

5. Faculty Development Program Foci (www.podnetwork.org/faculty_development/definitions.htm, May 24, 2011) • Faculty member as a teacher. • Programs should focus on: • teaching, including class organization, evaluation of students, in-class presentation skills, questioning and all aspects of design and presentation, teacher/student interaction, such as advising, tutoring, discipline policies and administration. • Faculty member as a scholar and professional. • Programs should focus on: • career planning, professional development in scholarly skills such as grant writing, publishing, committee work, administrative work, supervisory skills, and a wide range of other activities expected of faculty. • Faculty member as a person. • Programs should focus on: • wellness management, interpersonal skills, stress and time management, assertiveness development and a host of other programs which address the individual's well-being.

6. Main Activities

7. Main Activities • POD Network Grant Program • POD Innovation Award • Robert J. Menges Award for Outstanding Research in Educational Development • Outreach Grants • To Improve the Academy, monograph • Three Newsletters • Donald H. Wulff Diversity Travel Fellowships • Faculty/TA Instructional Development Internship Grants • Spirit of POD Award • Start-up Grants • International Outreach Grants

8. Successful Activities this Year 2010-2011

9. Introduction to the Institute and to the Field of Faculty/Educational Development Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, President, POD Provost & Senior Vice President, Professor of Education, Dillard University Dr. Michele DiPietro, President Elect, POD Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning Associate Professor of Mathematics & Statistics, Kennesaw State University Dr. Peter Felten, Past President, POD Associate Provost, Elon University

10. Goals for IINFD • Gain the conceptual framework and basic knowledge and skills to enhance teaching and learning on campus • Learn how to work strategically with your institution • Discover resources available for your work and your professional development • Network with experienced facilitators and with a cohort of other professionals in the field • Develop an initial, practical action plan to meet the needs of your home institution

12. Other Successful Activities this Year • Publication of the Guide to Faculty Development 2nd edition, and our strategic planning process. • POD Sponsored Workshops/Seminars with • AAC&U

13. Difficulties of the Network in 2010-2011 • Hosting an online faculty development workshop with Jossey-Bass • Maintaining collaborations with organizations and sponsors • Paying for unplanned but well intended activities

14. Development of the Network in 2011-2012 • Revision of the Strategic Plan