Course Portfolio Working Group

About the Working Group

All faculty are invited to participate in the Course Portfolio Working Group (CPWG) during the 2004-2005 academic year. Since 1997, more than 85 Xavier faculty members have developed course portfolios with grant support from the Center for the Advancement of Teaching. A $500 stipend per semester is available to CPWG participants.

A course portfolio is a set of materials that document both the intellectual work of teaching a particular course and the outcomes in student learning. More than simply a collection of teaching materials, a course portfolio is a scholarly project reflecting the choices an instructor makes in designing, implementing, and evaluating a course. As noted by one faculty member, "... (a) purpose of the course portfolio is to provide a vehicle for inquiry and reflection into the teaching and learning process."

Proposal Guidelines

Interested faculty should submit a one-page letter of interest to the Center by April 23, 2004. This letter need only indicate that you are interested in participating in the CPWG; you do not need to provide any documentation or rationale for your participation. You may send the letter via campus mail (P.O. Box 78) or e-mail cat@xula.edu. Applicants will be notified of the results in mid-May 2004.

Funded faculty must submit progress and final reports. If not published on the Web, a physical copy of the course portfolio will be filed in the Center for the Advancement of Teaching.

More information about course portfolios and the Course Portfolio Working Group may be found on the Center's website: http://cat.xula.edu/initiatives/cpwg/.

Deadline: April 23, 2004
Applicants will receive notification of the results in mid-May 2004.
A part of the March 2004 RFP Multipack.