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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.
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