What sets you apart from your peers? Can you speak a second language? In a room full of professionals in your field, how many are great at public speaking or understand how to work across word ...

Employee-development activities generally fall in these areas: continuing education, membership and participation in professional organizations, research-related activities, specific programs, courses ...

It’s lauded by some as one of the best ways to improve teaching and learning, scorned by others as a complete waste of time. It’s something that teachers might have access to weekly, or barely get ...

Earning your degree and landing that first position in your career field of choice might seem like an exciting finish line to what’s been many years of academic preparation and training. But in ...

Today, contingent faculty are enormously prevalent in higher education institutions, especially in community colleges. In 2018, data from the American Association of University Professors showed that ...

Lauren Bruzga is director of teaching transformation in the Office of Curriculum, Assessment and Teaching Transformation at the University at Buffalo. During recent times of uncertainty and adversity, ...

Teacher professional development is undergoing a facelift of sorts, moving from static and uninteresting lectures to dynamic video coaching, mentorship programs, and approaches that engage teachers ...

When searching for the right company to join, hopeful job seekers often consider professional development opportunities to be a major incentive to apply. However, for businesses with budget ...

Traditional professional development plans in libraries may satisfy organizational or certification needs but do not necessarily satisfy employees’ needs, wants, and interests. What if we put ...

One of the most impactful goals you can set is to master a new technical skill relevant to your industry. For instance, a digital marketer could aim to become certified in search engine optimization ...

Peggy Gaskill, the head of the master’s degree program in education at Walden University, which offers college degrees online to students nationwide. Kevin Bushweller (Moderator): Thank you for ...