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Wide Open Voices: Experiences of OER Course Developers
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Dudek, Brittany; Duran, Darci; Parscal, Tina – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2019
As the affordability of higher education dominates the spotlight, open educational resources (OER), low cost, and free-to-student materials are widely offered as a solution. This paper outlines the experiences of course developers who contributed to a large-scale OER initiative, including training, knowledge, effort, and satisfaction of course…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Open Educational Resources, Consortia, Community Colleges
Assessing Electronic Reserves at the University of Denver: A Faculty Satisfaction Survey
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Brown, Jennifer Everson; Sewell, Bethany B. – Journal of Access Services, 2013
With the migration from Docutek to Ares Course Reserves management system, the University of Denver's Penrose Course Reserves department reached out to faculty at the university through a mixed methods survey to determine their level of satisfaction. The Ares system, reserve-related improvements, and communication results are discussed. (Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, College Faculty, Teacher Surveys
Roads Scholars: Part-Time Faculty Job Satisfaction in Community Colleges
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Kramer, Allison L.; Gloeckner, Gene W.; Jacoby, Daniel – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Are part-time faculty members satisfied with their roles in higher education? Data from part-time faculty responses regarding their experiences in higher education vary. Valadez and Antony (2001) analyzed data from 6,811 part-time faculty collected from the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) 1992-1993 National Survey of Postsecondary…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Part Time Faculty, Job Satisfaction
University of Colorado Faculty Service: A Value Gap?
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Snead, Robert C. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation investigates a possible service-value gap between faculty valuing of service categories and their perceptions of departmental valuing of these service categories at the University of Colorado. The service gap was shown to be statistically significant for most service categories on most campuses using a t-test for each…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Public Colleges, Noninstructional Responsibility, Values
Mathematics and Science Teaching for English Learners (MAST-EL) Partnership: A Relationship among Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Principals, Coaches, and College Faculty
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Harding-DeKam, Jenni L.; Reinsvold, Lori; Olmos, Antonio; Song, Youngjin; Franklin, Elizabeth; Enríquez, Mariana; Higgins, Teresa – Teacher Education and Practice, 2014
The MAST-EL University and School Partnership supports a strategic infrastructure for preparing preservice and in-service teachers ensuring high quality mathematics and science instruction for English learners (ELs). The partnership in its second year consists of thirty-two in-service elementary teachers, three instructional coaches, thirty…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Partnerships in Education, Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers
Factors Affecting Part-Time Faculty Job Satisfaction in the Colorado Community College System
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Cashwell, Allison L. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
How do part-time faculty members in community colleges view their roles? Data from part-time faculty responses regarding their experiences in higher education vary. Valadez and Antony (2001) analyzed data from 6,811 part-time faculty collected from the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) 1992-1993 National Survey of Postsecondary…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Job Satisfaction, Health Insurance, Effect Size