Innovation in Higher Education: Lessons Learned from Creating a Faculty Fellowship Program

Abstract

Strategic Vision Group located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is a consultant to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) on its public health law portfolio. She was a member of the program team in the 2014-2015 faculty fellowship program known as The Future of Public Health Law Education, which was supported by a grant from the Rob

Faculty Development Program effectiveness in educational events

“…798 participants replied the 2016 survey from 20 countries of the region. The evaluation for a national Faculty was 4.42 points, the regional 4.56, and for the international faculty 4.53. The mean punctuation for the master course was 4.25, for advanced 4.44, and the value of 4.48 for principles.…”

“…3 Education research is at a stage in which we have strong theories of student learning, but we do not have welldeveloped ideas about teacher learning, nor about how to help teachers incorporate new ideas into their ongoing systems of practice. 4 It is well documented that FD promotes and contributes to faculty members' teaching knowledge, behaviors, and skills, rekindling their motivation to change their attitude towards embracing effective learning strategies. 1 Although FD encompasses broader components such as educational research, curriculum development, and education leadership, the major impacts most educators elucidated were still on teaching and learning such as changes in teaching approaches and developing an awareness of the learning process.…”

“…3 Some concepts we can highlight are that learners' need to know-they need to see how the educational activities are relevant to their lives or careers -,learners' self-concept-they can resent or resist situations which feel like impositions of others' wills -, role of learners' experiences-emphasis should be on experiential techniques that tap into these experiences, such as group discussions, simulations, and problem-solving and peer-helping activities -, readiness to learn-if they understand why they are learning something, adults come ready to learn it -, orientation to learning-most effectively in the context of real-life situations -, and learners' motivation-intrinsic factors (e.g., increased personal happiness or satisfaction) can be more powerful motivators to learn new things. 4 Others recognized designs include practice teaching 5 , collective participation, and program intensity. 7 In this article, we aim to study the AOSpine Faculty Development program, which consists in a series of training programs at progressive levels.…”

Transforming the Future of Public Health Law Education through a Faculty Fellowship Program

“…It proved to be a critical component in the success of the fellowship program. 13 "It's all about the relationship" became a watchword of the fellowship program. We knew that the cohort of fellows could learn as much from each other and their mentors as from outside experts, and the program was designed to foster those relationships.…”

Polishing the Apple: A Holistic Approach to Developing Public Health Law Educators as Leaders of Change

“…Several lessons were culled from the experiences of the fellows, mentors, and program team during the course of the fellowship year. 22 Several of these pertain to the inclusion of leadership development and organizational change as essential components of the program design. The fellows consistently acknowledged the challenges they faced in design and implementation of their projects due to unanticipated changes in resources or support; naturally occurring resistance to change; and the competing priorities that make taking on additional projects a challenge for busy academic professionals, particularly those who are working to break down barriers and/or seek tenure.…”