Conference Session

Innovative Programs - Structure, Delivery, Evaluation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

States. Page 13.96.13In Utschig and Schaefer29 opportunities and challenges relating to the concept of implementing aformal education-related faculty development program on a large scale are outlined through anexploration of the following questions: What would be the benefits of a formal educationalprofessional qualification to US higher education institutions, their faculty and students, industry,and society as a whole? How can resources be synergistically integrated to support such aneffort? What are the major challenges or barriers present that must be overcome in order tocreate such a system?In response to these questions, the authors are