Faculty Professional Development

Faculty Professional Development Partnership Model

Definition: Industry partner provides educators with occupational and industry experience and training.

Examples: Job shadows, externships, mentoring, equipment access, process or equipment demonstrations, training.

Implementation Strategies

Ensure alignment of faculty-industry interests, areas of concentration
Provide clear expectations, goals for industry-faculty interactions
Utilize board, industry contacts to generate instructor PD opportunities
Provide support for industry-faculty participation (orientations, forms, etc.)
Navigate institutional requirements for faculty- industry PD
Encourage instructors to take advantage of opportunities

Reported Impacts

Updated faculty knowledge of industry practices, trends
Connected industry and faculty
Improved course, curriculum relevance, effectiveness
Provided faculty access to equipment, tools
Addressed specific faculty skill gap(s) by providing additional training

Reported Challenges

Budgeting for fees, stipends
Locating, allocating resources for coordinating logistics
Navigating institutional requirements for licensing, liability insurance, etc.
Finding and securing partners, opportunities, or sites for faculty development
Facilitating a good match between faculty and industry partner
Ensuring faculty receive credit for participation

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Faculty Professional Development Case Study

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The Working Partners team is based at Bellevue College and the Internet Scout Research Group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with support from an advisory committee made up of education, industry, and professional association experts. The project was originally funded by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education program, under DUE 1501176 and continues under DUE 1931215. The material on this site and any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.