Tenure track and full-time lecturer faculty are invited to apply to the Teaching and Learning Innovations Faculty Innovation Fellowship program. This program is offered to provide faculty with the time and resources needed to design, develop, and implement creative learning experiences related to one of Teaching and Learning Innovations’ focus areas for 2023-2024.
2023-2024 Focus Areas
Given the myriad changes we’ve experienced over the past years, the focus areas for this year are intentionally broad:
- Creative exploration of a challenging ‘problem’ (or inquiry) related to teaching and learning.
- Boundary-testing an idea that needs a space and a skilled team of expertise in learning design, academic technology, academic media, and/or accessibility & inclusive design.
- Building an innovative model that can be scaled for campus or replicated across campus units or programs.
Past Focus Areas
Of course, you are welcome to draw inspiration from past focus areas as part of your application. These topics have included:
- Fostering critical digital citizenship
- Equity-minded, intentionally inclusive approaches to learning across modalities
- Exploration of new learning designs and technologies
- Exploring virtual and augmented reality in higher education
- Mobile-friendly, mobile-ready, and mobile-first learning experiences
Fellows will join the Teaching and Learning Innovations team for a 1-year period. During this time, they will immerse themselves in their proposed project and examine the impact that the project has on student outcomes.
Hear from Previous Fellows
Expectations of Fellows
- Identify a challenge, boundary, or model related to teaching and learning that you would like to examine during your fellowship.
- Design and implement a project related to your identified focus.
- Provide input toward the strategic direction of Teaching and Learning Innovations.
- Attend TLi Faculty Fellows meetings (every 3-4 weeks)
- Submit final analysis of your project to the TLi team and campus community.
Application Details
Who is Eligible to Apply?
Tenure-track faculty and full-time lecturer faculty at CSUCI are welcome and encouraged to apply.
When?
Applications due Friday, September 22, 2023.
Application
- Identify a challenge, boundary, or model related to teaching and learning that you would like to examine during your fellowship.
- Propose a project related to your identified focus.
- Project should involve creative thinking and innovative approaches.
- Describe the outcomes you will see if your project is successful.
Applications will be reviewed by the Teaching & Learning Innovations team, including some former faculty fellows. Each proposal will be judged upon the following criteria:
- Clear connection between project and one or more of the Teaching and Learning Innovations’ team functions/goals.
- Potential to improve student outcomes in course or program (i.e., engagement, learning, retention, etc.)
- Potential to improve students' ability to graduate
- Potential to impact faculty beyond the Fellow
- Capacity of Teaching and Learning Innovations team to support the project will also be taken into account
Description of Fellowship
- Reassigned time of 3 units/semester for two semesters (Spring 2024 & Fall 2024)
- $2,000 Special Consultant Contract for summer work in support of fellowship
- $500 toward resources needed to implement project
Optional travel funds to attend OLC Innovate conference to present project