Impact of Culture and Context on Faculty Development

Abstract

The session 'Impact of Culture and Context on Faculty Development' will begin with a brief presentation on what faculty development is, its brief history and the forms it takes in different schools. Following the presentation will be a discussion with and among the participants on how these faculty development activities can be affected by the organizational and curricular context, such as the curriculum structure and philosophy, intended outcomes, teaching and learning activities, assessments, the use of technology, the types of faculty development centre and activity, the resources available, reward for teaching excellence, etc. The nature of culture of professional development and how it can affect the faculty development activities will also be discussed.