Open AccessTracing the Evolution of Educational Development Through the POD Network's Institute for New Faculty Developers
Author(s) -
DiPietro Michele
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/tia2.20009
Subject(s) - field (mathematics) , professional development , tracing , sociology , engineering ethics , pedagogy , mathematics education , political science , computer science , engineering , psychology , mathematics , pure mathematics , operating system
Educational development is a unique professional field in that it is not defined by content taught in a single degree that qualifies individuals to be in it. The resulting heterogeneity in newcomers’ knowledge and skills is addressed in different ways by different national networks. Since 1997, the POD Network has held a biennial Institute for New Faculty Developers, geared toward socializing new professionals into the field. An analysis of the evolution of the Institute, therefore, focused on understanding how educational development has represented itself to newcomers, can chronicle the trajectory of the field and generate conversations about its future.