What do you wish your provost knew about the scope and value of your work, and about how they can support educational development on your campus? The answer to that question could become a POD Perspectives paper.
These are evidence-based white papers, no more than 1500 words long, directed to a general higher education audience: administrators, faculty, and other stakeholders. (The primary audience is not fellow educational developers). The papers should advocate on behalf of educational development to campus stakeholders and should be grounded in recent research in the topic area. The papers are peer reviewed, and topics should align with and promote the POD Network’s mission and values.
We invite POD Network members to submit proposals on a rolling basis for POD Perspectives papers. POD Perspectives values engagement across and through difference as a key source of strength, including differences in institutional contexts and roles, race, ethnicity, nationality, region, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and socio-economic status. We are especially interested in receiving proposals from POD members who identify as members of groups that are minoritized in higher education, including but not limited to Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, LGBTQIA+ colleagues and colleagues with disabilities. Authors are encouraged to propose papers on topics of their choosing. We also offer general topics below to spur ideas for proposal development.
All proposals should contain the following information:
- Primary author’s name, institution, and current position
- Secondary authors’ names, institutions, and current positions (if applicable)
- Title of proposed POD Perspectives paper/li>
- Summary of the proposed paper, including a thesis statement. Please omit any information that may identify the author(s) from the proposal summary. Max: 350 words
- Rationale for a) why the topic is important for a general higher education audience b) how the topic highlights the scope and value of educational development, and c) how the topic aligns with the POD Network mission, values, and goals. Max: 300 words
- Brief explanation of authors’ expertise in this topic
- Keywords for your proposed paper
- Citations (APA format) of 2–5 resources that inform the proposed paper
Proposals will be evaluated by the POD Speaks editorial board, and authors whose proposals fit the criteria of the series will be invited to submit full manuscripts. Manuscripts will be peer reviewed.
You can use this form to submit proposals for POD Perspectives papers. Please feel free to contact us for any questions: [email protected].
AI disclosure information
Authors should clearly disclose any use of artificial intelligence (AI), including large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT and others, in POD Perspectives proposals or manuscripts:
- For proposals, please do so in response to the relevant question in the proposal submission form;
- For papers, please follow these POD Perspectives AI Disclosure guidelines.
The disclosure should specify the type of AI used and its purpose.
No AI may be a listed author, nor should they be cited as references (attribution of authorship carries with it accountability for the work, and AI tools cannot take such responsibility).