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Chun, Jeeyoung; Williams, Thomas O., Jr. – College Teaching, 2021
This research investigates the characteristics of a faculty inquiry group, a learning community in which faculty and staff can learn technology integration to enhance accessibility for students with disabilities in higher education, based on Wenger's 14 indicators (1998) and their learning effects. The results reveal that this faculty inquiry…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, College Faculty, Teaching Assistants
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Xie, Jingrong; Rice, Mary F. – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2021
Universal design for learning (UDL) is a research-based framework intended to optimise student learning by including student choice of content, process, and product in design. The UDL model recommends presenting course content in multiple ways, providing students various options for engagement, and then facilitating choice in expressing knowledge…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Inclusion, Higher Education, College Faculty
Simon, Rebecca L. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this qualitative study was to better understand how a community of practice for faculty in higher education might improve interaction and understanding between faculty and students with disabilities, therefore supporting engagement and retention. In this context, a community of practice is defined as a group of individuals who will…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, College Faculty, College Students, Student Needs
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Tansey, Timothy; Bezyak, Jill; Kang, Hyun-Ju; Yan, Min-Chi; Chan, Fong – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2020
Background: The hiring of persons with disabilities continues to lag relative to the employment outcomes of persons without disabilities. Objective: The goal of this descriptive study was to examine human resources (HR) professionals' perceived needs and development considerations related to the use of a community of practice (CoP) to improve the…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Professional Personnel, Employment Practices, Communities of Practice
de Azúa, Ramón L.; Keleher, Julia – National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth (NDTAC), 2017
In 2017, the National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth (NDTAC) released its first in a series of professional development briefs that focus on the professional development needs and interests of Neglected or Delinquent (N or D) State coordinators, correctional educators, and providers of…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Delinquency, Child Neglect, Youth Programs