Welcome! Welcome to the Fall 2017 POD Network Newsletter. We hope you will find the new format intuitive, interactive, and informative to promote your continued professional connection with POD and one another. To review the welcome message from this year's POD President, Mary Wright, please clickHERE.
Membership News & Updates We are pleased to share the outstanding work of our POD members and to highlight their accomplishments! Therefore, this month we would like to feature the work of 1) Margery B. Ginsberg's new book - Excited to Learn: Motivation and Culturally Responsive Teaching; 2) Raymond J. Wlodkowski & Margery B. Ginsberg's book - Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn; 3) Elaine J. Brzycki & Henry G. Brzycki's new book - Student Success in Higher Education: Developing the Whole Person through High-Impact Practices. We are also happy to share reflections from Lisa Endersby's transformational experience at the 2017 EDC Institute. Congratulations to Elaine, Henry, Margery, Raymond, and Lisa on their achievements and advancement in their practice - and thank you for sharing your work with the POD Network! To learn more about each of these projects, click HERE.
POD Talks POD Talks is a series of thought-provoking video conversations by leading educational developers. We are very pleased to launch this series with Peter Felten from Elon University.
2017 Annual POD Conference If you are seeking an exciting opportunity to learn and grow with your colleagues, then we hope to see you in Montreal at this fall's annual POD Conference. For additional information, important advice, and tips for travel to the conference, please visit the conference committee's update, CLICK HERE
Resources
For additional resources & information, including open discussion Google Groups, be sure to check out POD's "Resources"
Publish with POD
If you'd like to contribute as an author (or reviewer) of "To Improve the Academy" click HERE to learn more.
Grants Available
Check out the amazing grants available to POD members! Click HERE to learn more and submit your proposal Today.
Upcoming Events & News from the POD Office The POD Network offers its members many opportunities for continuous learning and connection. Check out our new Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) Special Interest Group (SIG) here, listed with all of the other SIGs. Explore our standing committees here. We also encourage you to explore:
The mission of POD is to provide a community for scholars and practitioners who advance teaching and learning through faculty and organizational development.
Editor, Amber Dailey-Hebert (Park University) Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education P.O. Box 3318 Nederland, Colorado 80466 U.S.A. Copyright 2017, The POD Network, All Rights Reserved.
