Events: Summer Conference
Summer Faculty Development Conference

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.

2008 Summer Faculty Development Conference
Tuesday through Friday
April 29 - May 2, 2008
8am - 5 pm

The agenda is now available online.

Participants will be expected to attend the entire conference (Tuesday through Friday, April 29 – May 2, from 8 am – 5 pm) to receive payment. Those who cannot attend all sessions on all four days are welcome to participate in as much of the conference as they are able but will not be eligible for a full stipend. This includes those who must miss to complete grading duties or other university business.

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.

Track Proposal Information Contact Person

Diversity Initiatives

www.diversity.ucf.edu

Barbara Thompson
bethomps@mail.ucf.edu

Faculty Center or GEP Theme

Faculty Center Project Planner

Tace Crouse
tcrouse@mail.ucf.edu 

Information Fluency

http://if.ucf.edu

Martha Marinara
mmarinar@mail.ucf.edu 

International Studies

www.international.ucf.edu

Dede Wilson-Mosley
dlwilson@mail.ucf.edu 

Internships and Service Learning

www.explearning.ucf.edu

Amy Zeh
azeh@mail.ucf.edu 

Faculty Center Participants

Online reports:

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

Forms: Agenda RFP

Presenter(s)
Title
Files
Penelope Canan, Joan Morris, Jane Compson, Eric Main The Role of Worldview in Educating for Environmental Sustainability
PPT | PPT
PPT | PPT
Eric Main, Kevin Yee Teaching with Video on the Web
Rudy McDaniel Teaching Information Fluency and Ethics using a Video Game
PPT
David Segal Implementing Case-Based Learning (CBL) In the Classroom
Ryan Retherford Video Integration for Class Use
Dennis Dulniak, Kevin Yee Online Grade Submission
Tace Crouse, Ali Korosy Exercising for a Whole New Mind

Archive of Previous Summer Conferences