Download - Teachers as Leaders
FIVE WAYS UNIVERSITY
INSTRUCTORS
CAN BE LEADERS
ON AND OFF CAMPUS
Five Ways Teachers Can Be Leaders On and Off Campus
• Join a Community Board• Be a Guest Lecturer• Be a Mentor or a Tutor• Volunteer to Serve on Committees Within the University• Continue Education
Join a Community Board
Benefits include:
• Networking• Friendship• Feel good helping others• Resume credentials • Community influence
Guest LecturerBe a
Be a Mentor or Tutor
• Assist students to reach goals
• Gain infield knowledge• Learn knew ways to teach• Feel good
Volunteer to Serve on Committees Within the
University
Continuing Education
• Attend Conferences• Earn another degree• Earn a specialized certificate• Attend staff and faculty
seminars and workshops
References
Dawson, S., & Freed, P. (2008). Nurse leadership: making the most of community service. Journal of Continuing Education In Nursing, 39(6), 268-273. doi:10.3928/00220124-20080601-05
Hays, J. (2008). Teacher as servant applications of Greenleaf's servant leadership in higher education. Journal of Global Business Issues, 2(1), 113-134.
Simplicio, J. (2011). The committee and its role within the university. Education, 132(2), 332-335.
Maitland, I. (2008). Where do I belong? Creation of a community of practice by participation in tutor-mentoring pre-undergraduate students. International Journal of Learning, 14(10), 162-168
McKee, C., Johnson, M., Ritchie, W. F., & Tew, W. (2013). Professional development of the faculty: Past and present. New Directions for Teaching & Learning, 2013(133), 15-20. doi:10.1002/tl.20042