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MID-CAREER & SENIOR FACULTY PROGRAM
Interested in trying something different in your teaching? Have you recently taken on a new teaching role, such as teaching large classes, working with TAs, or designing a new course? Is there some aspect of your teaching you'd like to improve? Do you want to make changes, but feel like you need additional support and resources?
The OSTEP Mid-Career & Senior Faculty program offers faculty a year-long opportunity to focus on their teaching as part of a community of peers. Based on a long-running program at Miami University, OSTEP is coordinated by Faculty & TA Development (FTAD) and supported in part by a grant from the Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE). This program has been designed to revitalize the career development of tenured faculty at Ohio State by establishing collegial relationships across disciplines and reinforcing a faculty culture that brings the scholarship of teaching and research together. More information about this and other OSTEP programs is available here.
Program Elements
Faculty selected for the program are expected to:
* Develop and implement a personal teaching enhancement plan (e.g., incorporating new methods such as collaborative learning or technology; revising ways to assess student learning or collect feedback; adapting strategies for large classes).
* Attend the OSTEP reception on May 23, 2008, from 8:30-10:30 am.
* Participate in monthly sessions organized by a peer facilitator and supported by FTAD resources. The Program is designed to form community among participants, so participation in the monthly sessions is essential.
* Present on their projects informally within the group as their work progresses and provide feedback on other participants' projects.
Participants may also choose to:
* Attend the Lilly National Conference on College Teaching (November 20-23, 2008 at Miami University).
* Attend events organized by FTAD or the Academy of Teaching, e.g., special-topic seminars or forums; workshops; and/or book discussion groups.
* Present or facilitate a session at an FTAD-coordinated event to discuss the project or report results of the implementation.
* Prepare a scholarship of teaching project for publication or conference presentation.
Program Implementation
* The program will start in the Autumn Quarter 2008 and end in the Spring Quarter 2009.
* Each participant will receive $750 for teaching enhancement activities (e.g., attending a teaching conference; purchasing books on teaching; et al.).
Selection Process & Criteria
* All faculty members at associate or higher rank (including clinical faculty) who have taught at Ohio State for at least five years are eligible to apply for the program. Eight participants will be selected from all applicants.
* Applications will be reviewed by a steering committee for OSTEP. Consideration will be given to the quality of the proposed project, the diversity of this faculty cohort (e.g., gender, ethnicity; disciplinary distribution), and commitment to being a member of a community. Decisions will be made jointly by the committee and FTAD.
* If you already have applied for the 2008-2009 academic year but have not yet received confirmation of receipt, please contact us via email ftad@osu.edu.
On-Line Application Form
Deadline: March 31, 2008
For more information about the this program, please contact:Kathryn M. Plank, Associate Director
Faculty and TA Development
260 Younkin Success Center
1640 Neil Avenue
Phone: 292-3644
E-mail: plank.28@osu.edu