ELI Faculty Course Developer Program
ELI Faculty Course Developers receive a two-year stipend of $10,000 ($5,000 a year) as well as support from ELI and the Faculty Innovation Center to plan, design, and teach an experiential learning component. Faculty Course Developers then implement this component in a new or existing undergraduate course and work with ELI to reflect on the process and assess results. Course Developers also have the mentorship of ELI Ambassadors, who receive a smaller stipend for two years.
The program has awarded two sets of Developers, one in early 2019 (27 faculty) and one in 2020 (25 faculty).
News about previous awards: ELI Faculty Course Developer Stipends Awarded (May 2020)
The 2020 cohort includes faculty in the following schools:
- College of Natural Sciences (12)
- McCombs School of Business (5)
- College of Education (3)
- College of Fine Arts (3)
- Steve Hicks School of Social Work (2)
- Jackson School of Geosciences (2)
Commitment
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Faculty with course developer stipends
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Plan and design a course with an experiential learning component.
Keep Faculty Ambassadors aware of progress.
Attend at least 6 of 8 monthly lunches and two workshops on EL and teaching strategies.
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Submit plan and revise as needed with EL specialists.
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If not already taught in first year, offer newly designed course in following summer, fall or spring.
Collect assessment data and help analyze that data.
Consider revisions to course.
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Revise course as needed. Offer again as soon as possible.
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Heather Pleasants
Faculty Development Specialist, Experiential Learning; Senior Assessment Specialist
