Additional Info:
A uniquely comprehensive resource about instructional consultation in higher education -- At many colleges, universities, and professional schools, consultants are available to faculty who wish to assess and improve their teaching. Consultation is widely regarded as a powerful intervention for improving teaching and learning. No service provided by teaching centers has greater potential for producing deep and enduring effects on teachers and teaching. A think tank was charged with identifying the knowledge base underlying instructional consultation, examining current practices, and recommending how best practices might best be disseminated. This book is the result of the think tank's work. The book offers a thoughtful blend of research-based principles and practical advice. It speaks practically to the practitioner. (From the Publisher)

Table Of Content:
Skills and techniques of instructional consultation. Interactions of teaching improvement / Kathleen T. Brinko
Instructional consulting : a guide for developing professional knowledge / L. Dee Fink
Creative art of effective consultation / Laura L.B. Border
First meeting with the client / Bette LeSere Erickson, Mary Deane Sorcinelli
Collecting information using class observation / Karron Lewis
Small group methods for collecting information from students / Richard Tiberius
Collecting information using videotape / Eric Kristensen
Collecting information using student ratings / Michael Theall, Jennifer Franklin
Data review and follow up consultation / Bette LeSere Erickson, Mary Deane Sorcinelli
Collaborative consultation for international faculty / Erin Porter, Ghislaine Kozuh
Consulting with faculty in small groups / William C. Rando
Programmatic approaches to instructional consultation. Overview of instructional consultation in North America / Diane E. Morrison
Microteaching, teaching laboratory, and alliances for change / Richard Tiberius
Partners in learning : breaking down the barriers around teaching / Myrna Smith
Small Group Instructional Diagnosis (SGID) / Lisa Firing Lenze
Instructional skills workshop program : a peer based model for the improvement of teaching and learning / Judy Wilbee
Teaching improvement process / Mary Deane Sorcinelli
Considerations in setting up a peer consultant program / Michael Kerwin
Context of instructional consultation. Higher education in North America / Charles Claxton
Local variables that affect consultation / Diane E. Morrison
Variability among faculty / Mary Ann Shea
Faculty face student diversity / Milton G. Spann, Jr., Suella McCrimmon
Effects of classroom environments / Gabriele Bauer
Identifying and assessing your consultation style / Laura L.B. Border
Developmental stages of an educational consultant : theoretical perspective / Richard Tiberius, Jane Tipping, Ronald Smith
Personal account of the development of one consultant / David Way
Evaluating instructional consultation. Issues in evaluating consultation ; Evaluating a teaching consultation service / Glenn R. Erickson
Evaluating a consultation program for part time faculty / Barbara J. Millis
Training instructional consultants. Instructional consultants as reflective practitioners / Ronald Smith
Training new consultants in the Connecticut Community Technical College system / Bille Searle, Patricia A. Cook
Training new consultants in the Kentucky Community College system : the teaching consultants' workshop / Michael Kerwin, Judy Rhoads
Training TA's as consultants at the University of Michigan ; workshop for peer mentors / Beverly Black, Bronwen Gates
Professional development for consultants at the University of Washington's Center for Instructional Development and Research / Jody D. Nyquist, Donald H. Wulff
Training new consultants at Stanford University : the TA Consultants Program / Michele Marincovich
Reflecting on practice : observing ourselves consulting / Barbara Hofer, Beverly Black, Linda Acitelli
Using case studies to train instructional consultants / Barbara J. Millis
Professional organizations of instructional consultation / Kathleen T. Brinko