The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, Information Fluency Initiative, Office of Experiential Learning (Internships and Service-Learning), Office of Diversity Initiatives, and Office of International Studies and Interdisciplinary Initiatives will provide grants for faculty members who are transforming courses or programs by emphasizing assessment of learning outcomes, diversity, GEP unifying theme, information fluency, interdisciplinarity, internships, internationalizing the curriculum, the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), service-learning, undergraduate research or track-specific research, or other appropriate issues. Budget constraints this year compel us to reduce the grants to $800/person. If additional funds become available, this amount may be increased.

Full-time faculty members from all colleges are invited to apply. Faculty members who did not fulfill requirements from past conferences or Course Innovation Projects or who do not expect to return to UCF for the next academic year are not eligible.

Participants will be supported in their project development by staff from all the offices listed above and by staff from the Office of Instructional Resources, Operational Excellence and Assessment Support office, Course Development & Web Services, Student Development and Enrollment Services, and the Library. A series of interactive sessions designed to help explore teaching techniques, student engagement activities, curriculum development, and assessment strategies will be provided as well as project development time and support.

Online application

Applications to the Summer Conference are to be made to individual tracks. Specific information on the submission process for each track can be found at the websites listed below.

Faculty Center Participants

Online reports:

• End-of-Conference Reports are due May 5, 2008.
• Post Implementation Reports are due January 31, 2009.

Forms: Agenda RFP

Archive of Previous Summer Conferences