The Faculty Keystone

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ISBN: 9798992293456

New Professor's Success Strategies

David Schippers

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Iron Dog LLC
31 March 2026

Organisation & management of education; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Adult education, continuous learning

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The Faculty Keystone: New Professor's Success Strategies is a comprehensive, field-tested guide for faculty transitioning into higher education from industry, professional practice, or research-intensive backgrounds. Unlike books that focus narrowly on lesson planning or learning management systems, this work addresses the full reality of modern faculty life-teaching, assessment, governance, technology, student engagement, and professional sustainability.

The Faculty Keystone functions as an operational handbook for higher education faculty, bridging pedagogy, psychology, and institutional practice. It equips new and early-career professors with the mindset, tools, and strategic clarity required to succeed in today's complex academic environments.

This book explores:

The mindset shift required to move from practitioner or researcher to effective educator How adults actually learn in higher education Designing rigorous, inclusive, and AI-resilient assessments Course design, curriculum alignment, and accreditation expectations Managing classrooms, conflict, academic integrity, and student engagement Teaching across in-person, online, hybrid, and crisis-driven environments Integrating research, teaching, and service without burnout Leveraging educational technology and artificial intelligence responsibly Faculty mentorship, advising, and professional identity development Psychological resilience, impostor syndrome, and sustainable academic careers

What sets The Faculty Keystone apart is its integration of educational psychology, emotional intelligence, and faculty identity development-including reflective frameworks rarely addressed in traditional teaching manuals. This book recognizes effective teaching is not just technical work; it is relational, institutional, and deeply human.

Designed for:

New and early-career college and university faculty Professionals transitioning from industry into academia Doctoral students preparing for teaching roles Faculty development programs and teaching centers Academic leaders mentoring junior faculty

If you are stepping into higher education and asking, ""Why didn't anyone teach us how this actually works?""-this book is the answer.

By: David Schippers
Imprint: Iron Dog LLC
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 1.148kg
ISBN: 9798992293456
Pages: 500
Publication Date: 31 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active