Focus on Practice Improvement

By Catherine Haras The need for continual learning is a given in most professions. Architects, doctors, engineers, and teachers are expected to keep up with current practice, for their careers as well as for their clients, patients, and students. By contrast, professional development (PD) within higher education is confounding. Most literature on professional development is housed in teaching journals (followed by ...

The CBE approach allows students to advance based on their ability to master a skill or competency at their own pace regardless of environment. This m

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The Education and Skills Directorate is one of twelve substantive departments of the OECD and provides policy analysis and advice on education to help individuals and nations to identify and develop the knowledge and skills that drive better jobs and better lives, generate prosperity and promote social inclusion.

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+ In the words of faculty…

“College teaching is not rocket science – it’s much, much harder.” Diana Laurillard, University of LondonCollege faculty, both adjunct and full-time, stand with their students at the coalface of learning, wishing for more to succeed and disappointed at how illusory academic success is for so many. Among the array of investments colleges are making to improve student outcomes, from predictive data analysis to enhanced advising, too little attention is paid to supporting faculty. Yet the i

Well-designed and implemented professional development is an essential component of a comprehensive system of teaching and learning that supports students to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies they need to thrive in the 21st century. This brief outlines key components of effective professional development and offers rich descriptions of model programs to inform education leaders and policymakers seeking to leverage professional development to improve student learning.

If you get burned in a fire, you first treat the wound, but you also try to put the fire out. In education, we treat the wound and then usher our ...

Read three examples of how effective teacher professional development practices are being used in 3 GPE partner countries.

Professional development promotes a growth mindset, and faculty become active participants in their own learning.