The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning periodically calls for proposals from faculty who are looking to alter and innovate their courses. The Course Innovation Project (CIP) is not offered every semester, and occasionally is offered at regional campuses.
Faculty participate in four workshops (12 contact hours), which include a series of hands-on experiences designed to help innovate or refine teaching techniques and learning activities. Participants will receive support from representatives of the Faculty Center, Office of Institutional Research, Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness (RITE), Research and Commercialization, Office of Instructional Resources, Course Development and Web Services, Libraries, and other relevant units and individual faculty members. After completing the workshops, participants produce a final project for inclusion in the Faculty Center website. On submission of the project, participants receive a $500 stipend.
The participants will also become part of an ongoing research project on effective teaching and learning. Faculty will be requested to share data on the effectiveness of activities and environments on student learning for potential publication. Participants may also use any data collected in their classroom for their own publication. If you have questions, please contact the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning at 407-823-3544 or e-mail fctl@mail.ucf.edu.
All applications will be evaluated using the following criteria:
- Project focus
- Viability of project
- Benefit to the University in terms of quality and productivity
- Specific plans for accountability of outcomes
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Faculty will participate in eight workshops (24 contact hours): three workshops during the spring semester of 2009, one workshop during the summer of 2009, three workshops during the fall semester of 2009, and one workshop during the spring semester of 2010. Participants must commit to the three specific dates during the first semester, and we will offer subsequent workshops more than once to accommodate different schedules. Upon completion of the spring 2009 workshops and the delivery of a research plan and IRB application, faculty will receive the first $500 stipend. Upon completion of the remaining workshops and the delivery of a final project report and a poster at the Faculty Research Showcase during the spring 2010 semester, faculty will receive a second $500 stipend.
9:00 to 12:00: dates TBA
Deadline for applications will be in early January 2009.
Faculty can download the SoTL CIP flyer to fill out the application form.