About POD
The Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
(POD) fosters human development in higher education through faculty,
instructional, and organizational development. POD comprises nearly 1,800
members faculty and graduate student developers, faculty members, administrators,
consultants, and others who perform roles that value teaching and learning in
higher education. While POD members come primarily from the U.S. and Canada,
the membership also represents many other countries.
The Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
encourages the advocacy of the ongoing enhancement of teaching and learning
through faculty and organizational development. To this end, it supports the
work of educational developers and champions their importance to the academic
enterprise. For the full mission statement, see
http://www.podnetwork.org/about.htm.
Description and Goals of the POD Leadership Development Institute
Administrators are increasingly asking faculty developers to expand their
services and provide leadership development for their colleagues. Even
experienced faculty developers can find themselves facing new challenges when
they think about providing leadership training for department chairs, deans and
other key leaders. To address these challenges, every two years the POD Network
will sponsor the POD Leadership Development Institute (LDI).
The Institute is designed to address the needs of faculty developers who have
been asked to provide leadership training for faculty and academic
administrators on their own campuses. The Institute will provide resources to
get them started in planning, developing, and managing programs that will be
effective in strengthening academic leadership at their own institutions. It
also provides an opportunity for networking with experienced and new
colleagues.
We encourage institutional proposals to host a mid- to late-June 2014 Institute
to accomodate faculty developers on the quarter system and the semester system.
Target Participants
The target participants are typically those in or allied with the field of
professional development for faculty. Participants who would benefit from the
LDI include: teaching center directors; faculty developers and those charged
with the task of establishing a professional development center; instructional
designers who are new to the field or aspiring to positions of leadership;
individuals responsible for organizing, directing or chairing committees for
leadership development activities; and department chairs, deans, and others
whose role involves leadership with faculty.
Responsibilities of Institute Chairs and Facilitators
Institute chairs and facilitators should be experienced POD members with rich,
significant experience in leadership development in higher education. Institute
chairs will:
· develop a rich program that provides attendees an
opportunity to advance their understanding of academic leadership development.
· incorporate contemporary research and outside expertise
into the experience.
· coordinate the logistics of a multi-day event for
national and international attendees.
· Lead the publicity and recruitment efforts to attract
attendees.
· Manage the expenses of the Institute in accordance with
the proposed budget.
The 2014 POD Leadership Development Institute Submission guidelines
The following information must be included for the proposal to be
considered complete. Questions regarding the submission guidelines may be sent
to Suzanne Tapp (Chair, POD Professional Development Committee) at
suzanne.tapp@ttu.edu.
Please email proposals as an attachment to POD’s Executive Director Hoag
Holmgren at
podoffice@podnetwork.org
by
5:00 pm (Central) on April 5, 2013. The review committee
cannot consider proposals submitted in hard copy form or incomplete proposals.
Required Information:
1. Name of Sponsoring Institution.
2. Location of Sponsoring Institution.
3. Name and Information for Institute Chair (or Co-Chairs).
Please include chair’s and, if applicable, co-chairs’ institutional
affiliation, title, address, phone, email, summary of experience directly related
to this type of event including event planning experience, and description of
past POD Network involvement. Please include abbreviated CV(s).
4. Experience of the Additional Support Team Members.
Your proposal may include additional support team members who will be
developing and working at the Institute. Please include institutional
affiliation, title, address, phone, email, and summary of experience directly
related to leadership development, faculty development, and event planning.
Please indicate whether you intend to supplement your staff with
part-time temporary help, particularly for administrative or event planning
duties.
5. Names and Roles of Institute Facilitators.
Experienced POD members are typically recruited to serve as Institute Facilitators.
These individuals volunteer their time: they do not receive an
honorarium, although their hotel and travel expenses are paid out of the
Institute budget. While recognizing that it may be difficult to confirm
the guest facilitators in advance, it is important to indicate that thought has
been given to names of possible facilitators. The collective experience
and expertise of proposed Institute Facilitators should be diverse enough to
meet the needs of participants from varying institutional backgrounds and
levels of experience. Institute facilitators contacted in advance should
not be requested to commit exclusively to a single proposal.
6. Guiding Rationale for Hosting the Institute.
Please provide a guiding rationale that addresses your vision and goals for the
Institute and why your institution wishes to host. Highlight how your
team strengths can help you realize your vision and goals. Proposal
authors should be aware that the selection committee values geographic and
institutional rotation among hosting institutions.
7. Outline and Schedule of the Proposed Program.
Please be clear about what you believe to be the most relevant content areas
for your program, including the theoretical, guiding frameworks for your
approach. Your proposed program should include interactive,
research-based workshops as well as experiential training on the essential
skills academic leadership development. The program should afford opportunities
for participants to reflect on, process, and synthesize their learning
throughout the Institute in order to develop meaningful leadership development
plans for their institutions. Please include information about the
instructional strategies to be used in delivering these workshops and program
components as well as a rationale for the proposed strategies and formats.
8. Information regarding Proposed Location.
Please provide a description of the proposed site for the Institute including
workshop space, hotel accommodations and food arrangements. Proposals
should plan for approximately 30-35 attendees in addition to the Institute
faculty and program support staff.
9. Proposed Timeline for the Planning of the Event.
Hosting a successful Institute is a substantial undertaking and requires
careful advanced planning. Please provide a proposed timeline for the planning
of the event including, but not limited to, reservation of accommodations and
conference space, securing of faculty members, making transportation
arrangements, publicity, and development of program materials.
10. Proposed Budget for the Institute.
This information may be compiled in spreadsheet format and should include
projected revenues and expenses including, but not limited to, any salaries for
part-time assistance (if necessary), travel expenses for Institute
Facilitators, meals and accommodations, marketing, and program materials. The
Institute is expected to pay for itself. All revenue collected that
exceeds Institute costs—including repayment of the advance (see below)—will be
split between the sponsoring institution (75%) and POD (25%).
An advance of up to $6,000 to cover start-up costs may be requested after July
1, 2013 from POD as part of this proposal. POD’s Core Committee must
approve the advance. Within 60 days of the end of the Institute, the total
amount of the advance will be subtracted from the Institute revenue and
returned to POD.
11. Summary of Marketing Strategy.
Please include mock-ups of promotional materials with registration prices and
demonstration of ability to handle online registration and marketing.
12. Description of Assessment Plan.
Please describe the plan for assessing the Institute’s effectiveness, including
formal and informal practices that will be used to gather feedback during the
Institute. For Institutions with previous hosting experience who wish to host
the LDI again, we suggest including rationale and plans for incorporating
feedback and improving the prior experience.
Assumptions and Agreements
The POD Network Executive Director will provide appropriate access to the
POD mailing list for marketing purposes as well as appropriate digital
materials (e.g., .jpegs of the POD logo for all electronic and print
communications). The POD Network Executive Director will also serve as a
contact person for the POD website and will assist in putting promotional
materials on the POD website.
An advance of up to $6,000 to cover start-up costs may be requested from POD
after July 1, 2013 as part of this proposal. POD’s Core Committee must
approve the advance. Within 60 days of the end of the Institute, the total
amount of the advance will be subtracted from the Institute revenue and
returned to POD.
The sponsoring institution shall warrant that on delivery, all instructional
materials for the Institute are appropriate, free of processing errors, and
have copyright permissions secured. Institute materials will be in standard
American English.
The Institute will cover its own expenses. When applicable, travel and lodging
will be billed to the Institute at cost. Lodging and meals should be bid at the
most economical rate possible, while insuring a positive experience for
participants. Consideration will be given to proposals that offer the
cost effective, quality options for participants.
Chairs and Institute Facilitators participate in the Institute as volunteers.
Their travel, hotel and food expenses should be paid as a part of the
Institute budget.
All revenue collected that exceeds Institute costs—including repayment of the
advance (see above)—will be split between the sponsoring institution (75%) and
POD (25%).
The Institute must be completed on the dates scheduled by the sponsoring
institution and POD. Evaluation materials, recommendations for future
institutes, and a final financial statement must be submitted to the POD
Executive Director (Hoag Holmgren,
podoffice@podnetwork.org)
no later than 60 days following event.
The sponsoring institution reserves the exclusive right to publish materials
from the Institute upon written notification to POD Network of said
publication. Any income (after expenses) from the publication of
materials by the host institution shall be split between the sponsoring
institution (75%) and POD (25%).
Call for Institutional Proposals to Host the 2014 POD Leadership Development Institute
