2009-2010 Faculty Fellows

2009-2010 Projects:

1. Teaching Large Classes Fellows (Pam Thomas and Alisha Janowsky)
   1. Organize and support one or more teaching circles for teachers of large classes which will meet at least bi-weekly.
   2. Improve the FCTL website resources for large classes including adding UCF Best Practices from our own faculty (video and text descriptions) as well as links to other institutions’ resources.
   3. Contribute an article to the Faculty Focus on the topic.
   4. Hold office hours as needed for consultations with faculty teaching large classes, provide demonstrations of effective large class instruction, provide workshops during the fall and spring semester and the Winter or Summer Conference, and provide confidential peer observations for faculty who request feedback on their large class teaching.
   5. The Fellow will work with and receive support from a senior staff person at the Faculty Center. Details are negotiable, but all deliverables will be due to later than May 31, 2010.
   
   
2. Writing Fellow (Jeff Kaplan)
   1. Organize and facilitate interdisciplinary faculty writing groups that focus on research writing and publication.
   2. Provide expertise on the writing and publication process and guidance for peer reviewers.
   3. Maintain an online forum for peer interactions (wiki or discussion board).
   4. Create materials for a website of best practices in scholarly writing and publication.
   5. Writing groups will meet regularly and contribute materials online.
   6. Contribute an article to the Faculty Focus on the topic.
   7. Hold office hours as needed for consultations with faculty, provide workshops during the fall and spring semester and the Winter or Summer Conference, and provide confidential peer observations for faculty who request feedback.
   8. The Fellow will work with and receive support from a senior staff person at the Faculty Center. Details are negotiable, but all deliverables will be due to later than May 31, 2010.
   
   
3. Sustainability Fellow (Peter Jacques)
   1. Promote curricular innovations and faculty research development in environmental and social sustainability.
   2. Organize and meet with peer groups of faculty working across disciplines on the subject of sustainability.
   3. Liaise between faculty members and UCF’s Faculty Sustainability Alliance.
   4. Create web materials of best practices in sustainability and education.
   5. Contribute an article to the Faculty Focus on the topic.
   6. Hold office hours as needed for consultations with faculty, provide workshops during the fall and spring semester and the Winter or Summer Conference, and provide confidential peer observations for faculty who request feedback.
   7. The Fellow will work with and receive support from a senior staff person at the Faculty Center. Details are negotiable, but all deliverables will be due to later than May 31, 2010.
   
   
4. Classroom Management Fellow (Reid Oetjen)
   1. Create a website of best practices in classroom management, including both reactive and proactive solutions to problematic student situations and expectations.
   2. The resources on the website will include links to other institutions that offer best practices and also original material and examples of best practices at UCF. All these can include discipline-specific resources.
   3. The resources will be shared online, in workshops and in handouts developed and presented by the Fellow. The Fellow will also conduct faculty focus groups.
   4. Contribute an article to the Faculty Focus on the topic.
   5. Hold office hours as needed for consultations with faculty, provide workshops during the fall and spring semester and the Winter or Summer Conference, and provide confidential peer observations for faculty who request feedback.
   6. The Fellow will work with and receive support from a senior staff person at the Faculty Center. Details are negotiable, but all deliverables will be due to later than May 31, 2010.