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- ↑ King, Kathleen P. (2003). Keeping pace with technology, vol. 2 : the challenge and promise for higher education faculty. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. ISBN 157273471X. OCLC 954710961.
- ↑ Lowenthal, Patrick R. (September 2008). "Online Faculty Development and Storytelling: An Unlikely Solution to Improving Teacher Quality" (PDF). MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching. 4: 8.
- ↑ Wright, Mary; Horii, Cassandra Volpe; Felten, Peter; Sorcinelli, Mary Deane; Kaplan, Matt (2018). "Faculty development improves teaching and learning" (PDF). POD Network. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
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