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MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FACULTY
College and Departmental Programs
Many academic units assign senior faculty mentors for their new members. Ask in your unit for details.Academy of Teaching
The Academy of Teaching is an organization of faculty who are past recipients of the Ohio State Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. Some Academy of Teaching members are willing to serve as mentors to other faculty members; a directory of these faculty is currently being organized.Faculty Learning Communities
The Ohio State Teaching Enhancement Programs (OSTEP) bring groups of Ohio State faculty and teaching associates together to explore a variety of issues in university teaching, to enhance their own teaching, and to support the teaching of their colleagues. Since 2000, FTAD has convened more than 30 communities with around 300 participants.Each spring, instructors are invited apply to join one of a variety of communities, such as the Mid-Career and Senior Career Faculty Program or GTA Coordinators. A community consists of the selected 6-8 fellows plus a facilitator. Each member, including the facilitator, is given very modest funds to spend on professional development related to their teaching enhancement project. These funds may be spent on resources to support the project or dissemination of its results.
Communities meet regularly throughout the academic year to discuss their projects. Although projects vary between disciplines and communities, participants comment that it is a fruitful experience for them to discuss their teaching and their projects with members of other departments and realize that there are many overlaps in the issues faculty face, regardless of discipline.
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