Embedded Experts Supporting Instructional Practice of Faculty Transitioning from Industry to Academia

The transition from industry to academia can present unique challenges for new faculty members in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. Considering high drop, fail, withdraw (DFW) rates in undergraduate STEM courses and the need to increase the number of well-prepared grad...

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Published in:College teaching 2022-07, Vol.70 (3), p.269-279
Main Authors: Garcia, Stephanie A., Bonner, Emily P., Nelson, Robin, Yuen, Timothy T., Marone, Vittorio, Browning, JoAnn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beginning Teachers
Career Change
College Faculty
Course transformation
Engineering Education
Expertise
faculty collaboration
Industry
Learning
Listening
Listening comprehension
Researchers
Scientists
STEM Education
STEM teaching
Teacher Attitudes
Teaching
Teaching methods
transition from industry
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Summary:The transition from industry to academia can present unique challenges for new faculty members in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. Considering high drop, fail, withdraw (DFW) rates in undergraduate STEM courses and the need to increase the number of well-prepared graduates in these areas, it is important to better understand the needs of early-career faculty transitioning from outside of academia in order to support their development as effective scholars and educators. This study, which utilizes a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) framework, focuses on the experiences, views, and needs of two engineering faculty members who have recently moved from industry to academia. Findings inform practice and indicate a common lack of knowledge about new faculty's teaching requirements, a need for personalized support structures for incoming faculty members, and a shift toward active approaches to teaching students when such supports are provided. In this process, leveraging an embedded experts model and acknowledging and understanding students' needs through active listening emerged as important factors in faculty's growth and personal development during their first semester in academia.
ISSN:8756-7555
1930-8299
DOI:10.1080/87567555.2021.1923452