L. Dee Fink

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About L. Dee Fink

Dr. Dee Fink received his doctorate from the University of Chicago in 1976 for studies on the teaching of geography in colleges and universities. That same year he joined the faculty at the University of Oklahoma with a joint appointment  in geography and higher education. In 1979 he established the Instructional Development Program at Oklahoma and served as director of this program until his retirement from there in 2005. He currently works as a national and international consultant on higher education.

He has also been an active member of the POD Network in Higher Education, the primary national and international organization for faculty and instructional development, for the past 20 years. He was a member of the POD executive committee (1999-2002), had co-directed a one-day workshop for new faculty developers at the annual POD conference for the past ten years, and has been a regular session leader at POD's Summer Institute for new faculty developers. He also served as president of the POD Network from 2004-2005.

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The Joy and Responsibility of Teaching Well

with L. Dee Fink

When we teach, our actions as teachers have the potential not only to fulfill our responsibility to students and society but also to give us the deep joy that comes when we do something important, well.

There is growing evidence that although college-level teaching is extremely important in today's world, we are not doing a very good job of educating our students. In the presentation I examine our traditional responses-and suggest alternative responses-to four central issues of teaching: WHAT we teach, HOW we teach, how we GEAR UP as teachers, and WHO we are as educators.

If we can re-think and revise our responses to these four issues in ways that improve student learning, we can experience the deep Joy that comes with doing something very important-WELL!

Dr. Fink currently works as a national and international consultant in higher education. He leads 30-40 workshops each year nationally and internationally for faculty and administrators about what can be done to promote better teaching and learning. He is frequently invited to be a conference speaker on the subject of "Creating Significant Learning Experiences."

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How Can We Promote Better Teaching and Better Learning Across Campus

with L. Dee Fink

Faculty leaders and administrators on most campuses want their institution to continually improve and work towards better teaching and better learning. Only in this way can students who enroll here expect the best quality education available. What are some of the things that campus leaders can do, that would in fact move this agenda forward?

In this discussion Dr. Fink will lay out conceptual framework and then lead a discussion focused on four central factors that need to be examined and, when necessary, changed:

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