Open Access8: Exploring the Inner Landscape of Teaching: A Program for Faculty Renewal
Author(s) -
Jones Libby Falk
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-4822.2004.tb00430.x
Subject(s) - patience , empathy , dialogic , experiential learning , psychology , medical education , pedagogy , sense of community , medicine , social psychology
To improve the quality of faculty life, Berea College developed a yearlong program exploring teaching as a vocation. Sixteen faculty from different departments participated in the series of seven experiential, dialogic sessions. Participants reported experiencing increased empathy and patience, deeper engagement with their work, a stronger sense of community, and encouragement to meet the challenges of being educators.