Teaching Scholars is a high-caliber professional development program to help faculty develop, evaluate, and disseminate innovative teaching practices that will enhance learning.
Objectives
Participants will:
- Conduct a literature search and review
- Write a research purpose, question, or hypothesis
- Complete an IRB human subjects research determination or research protocol
- Apply best practices in survey methodology
- Distinguish between study designs
- Write an educational grant
- Disseminate findings
Methods
- Participants’ commitment: 10-months, Fall-Spring*
- Online and face-to-face interactive seminars
- Individualized project
- Expert support, mentoring, and collaboration
- Write a grant application
- Review other grant applications
- Present at a campus-wide seminar
- Interact with a national expert
*Some individuals’ projects will necessarily extend beyond 10-months. The Office of Educational Development will continue to support these projects.