Communities RFP

The Center for the Advancement of Teaching invites proposals from faculty to lead workshops and brown bag discussions for all Xavier faculty members during the 2002-2003 academic year. The Center will provide logistical support (e.g., create and distribute flyers, reserve rooms, photocopy materials) and award a modest honorarium.

We invite proposals on a broad range of topics, such as research, service, collegiality and, especially, teaching and learning.

We are especially interested in receiving proposals on the following topics or themes:

Collegiality
Faculty mentoring
Pedagogical considerations of teaching with technology
Bloom's taxonomy and its relevance to teaching
Learning theory and its relevance to teaching

We welcome proposals that address topics or themes other than the ones listed above. We also welcome proposals from groups of faculty.

Definitions

Format	Examples	Options (day of the week, length)	General structure
Workshop	Problem-Based Learning Tools and Techniques for Improving Student Writing	Saturday: half-day (9-noon) Saturday: full-day (9-3) Weekday: one day, 1-3 hours Weekday: multi-day, 2-6 hours	More formal than a brown bag discussion. Typically includes time devoted to specific and different topics or tasks; interactive; may involve small group work; usually involves follow-up activity
Brown bag discussion	What Time Is It? Biological and Tenure Clocks The Day After Exam I	Weekday: 50-75 minutes	More informal than a workshop; conversational
Innovations in Teaching	Service Learning and Social Change Molecular Genetics and Student Learning	Weekday: 50 minutes	Informal; two presenters, each having 20 minutes to describe a particular teaching or learning problem, a solution or strategy to address the problem, and its impact; 10 minutes for discussion

Proposal Guidelines

A simple one-page letter of interest is all you need to submit. Be sure to indicate the following:

Title and length of time
Is this a workshop, brown bag discussion, or an Innovations in Teaching presentation?
A description of the workshop, discussion, or presentation
The goal(s) of the workshop, discussion, or presentation
Why do you think this topic may be of interest to Xavier faculty members?
If proposing a workshop, what follow-up activity do you plan to sustain or further promote the goals of the workshop?

Please send your proposal to the Center for the Advancement of Teaching, P.O. Box 73A or cat@xula.edu.

Members of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and University Faculty Development Committee will review proposals on a competitive basis. The review is not a blind review. Contact Dr. Todd Stanislav if you have questions at ext. 7692 or via e-mail at tstanisl@xula.edu.

Deadline: May 15, 2002
Applicants will receive notification of the results by July 15, 2002.
A part of the April 2002 Multipack.