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All ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú STEM faculty. Graduate students interested in pursuing an academic career.

Amount

Each participant will receive $500 in professional development funds.

Submission

Online Application

Deadline

TBA

Purpose and Description

Universities across the United States play a fundamental role in achieving national, state, and regional goals in STEM education and fostering innovation that supports and drives the economy (Benish, 2018; National Science Foundation 2020).

This FLC aims to:

• Review relevant literature within the context of supporting faculty as they design their STEM curriculums, develop student-centered courses, and prepare students for career success.
• Survey current efforts throughout STEM departments and divisions at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú to gain insight into what formal (and informal) training and methods of assessment exist in support of teaching excellence (e.g., peer evaluation, mentoring).
• Develop a web-based resource which summarizes:
  • Evidence-based best practices.
  • Opportunities at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú which provide training and mentoring such that faculty (and future faculty) develop an innovative and engaging teaching portfolio.

This FLC is associated with a current NSF ADVANCE award at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú University (Award #2126030: Equity in STEM programs at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú University).

Activities

• Conduct a literature review of evidence-based practices which support faculty as they develop and work to continuously improve their teaching portfolios.
• Design a survey to be issued across ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú’s STEM departments in order to gain insights into what current policies, programs, and practices exist at the department level to assess and evaluate teaching effectiveness.
• Invite (and meet with) external speaker(s) to gain insight into other institutional practices which center teaching development.
• Design a web-based resource for publication on CTE website.
• Prepare and submit proposal to annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching.
• Depending on findings, consider submission of manuscript for publication within the context of best practices and recommendations.

Members

2023-2024

• Catherine Almquist, Chemical, Paper, and Biomedical Engineering; Co-Facilitator
• Michelle Boone, Biology
• Kaylynn Borror, Computer Science and Software Engineering
• George Daly, Geology and Environmental Earth Science
• Madeline Ess, Geology (Graduate Student)
• Daniela Inclezan, Computer Science and Software Engineering
• Claire McLeod, Geology and Environmental Earth Science; Co-Facilitator
• Zulal Sevkli, Computer Science and Software Engineering
• Jing Zhang, Statistics