1st Edition

Resilience in Academic Development

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores the concept of resilience in higher education through the diverse perspective of academic development practices. It asks us to consider the complexity of the systems in which academic developers work, and the varied ways in which academic development practices can support, and build, resilience across these systems. Higher education can be complex to navigate for students,... Read more

1. Building resilience in and through academic development

Elisa K. Bone, Cormac McGrath, Tracy X. P. Zou and Kwong Nui Sim

 

2. Coping strategies during faculty transitions: lessons learned from teaching an introductory happiness, positivity, and wellbeing course

Jobila Sy and Lani San Antonio

 

3. Introducing brief mindfulness practices to mitigate faculty burnout in the post-COVID era

Kelsey S. Bitting and Michael S. Sweet

 

4. Uncovering the emotional dimension of developing teaching practice through uncertainty: a multimodal methodology

Robyn Martin and Stephanie Wilson

 

5. Using the VUCA framework to support faculty development during professional transitions

Dominika Bukalova

 

6. Supporting academic development during curriculum change: a co-operative inquiry of identity and engagement

Sharen Nisbet, Elizabeth Goode, Erica Russ, John Haw, Robert Rollin and Johanna Nieuwoudt

 

7. Understanding the impact of a pandemic on the work of educational developers

Jill M. McSweeney and R. E. Moore

 

8. Teaching award winners – (in)visible best-practice examples? Findings from Austria and Switzerland

Falk Scheidig and Peter Tremp

 

9. Anatomy of a hospitable collaboration: academic hospitality in and for academic development

Molly Sutphen, Tone Dyrdal Solbrekke and Anne Møystad

 

10. Advancing academic development: a strategic, integrated model for recognition, professional development, and community-building

Jillian Hamilton, Andrea Adam and Marina Harvey

 

11. The culturally sensitive curricula educator self-reflection tool as a step toward curricular transformation

Kathleen M. Quinlan and Dave S. P. Thomas

 

12. The disrupting interview: a framework to approach decolonization

Gabrielle Lindstrom, Lee Easton, Michelle Yeo and Robin Attas

 

13. Off the side of the desk: equity work in Canadian teaching and learning centres

Marie A. Vander Kloet

 

14. Promoting a collective conscience: designing a resilient staff–student partnership model for educational development

Sabine Little

 

Biography

Elisa K. Bone is a lecturer in Educational Futures at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, who has worked in a range of teaching and learning and academic development roles across Australia and the U.S. Her research interests include examining structures that enable sustained curriculum change, and in supporting teaching academics through disruption.

Cormac McGrath is an associate professor of education at the Department of Education and an educational developer at the Centre for the Advancement of University Teaching at Stockholm University. McGrath’s main areas of work and research are academic development, educational leadership, and technology mediated learning.

Tracy X. P. Zou is an assistant professor at the Department of Educational Administration and Policy in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research focuses on teaching and learning experiences in higher education. Her work has been funded by the University Grants Committee and Research Grants Council of HKSAR as well as the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.

Kwong Nui Sim is an associate professor as well as a dean at ATMC, New Zealand. She is also an adjunct associate professor at the Central Queensland University, Australia. Her research emphasizes academic development, educational technology, and doctoral education. As an award-winning academic leader, she is committed to enhancing learning and teaching practices in the higher education domain.