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Mid–Career and Senior Faculty Program (MCSF)

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MID-CAREER AND SENIOR FACULTY PROGRAM

Are you interested in trying something different in your teaching?
Have you recently taken on a new teaching role, such as teaching large classes, working with GTAs, or designing a new course?
Is there some aspect of your teaching that you'd like to improve?
Do you want to make changes, but feel like you need additional support and resources?

Overview

The OSTEP Mid–Career and Senior Faculty Program offers faculty a year–long opportunity to focus on their teaching as part of a community of peers. 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 together the scholarship of teaching and research. 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 annual OSTEP reception (this year's date to be announced).
Participate in monthly sessions organized by a peer facilitator and supported by UCAT 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 19–22, 2009 at Miami University of Ohio).
Attend events organized by UCAT 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 UCAT–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 2009 and end in the Spring Quarter 2010.
Each participant will receive $1000 for teaching enhancement activities (e.g., attending a teaching conference; purchasing books on teaching; et al.).

Application Deadline

This year's application deadline is Friday, May 1, 2009.

For further information, please contact Faculty & TA Development either by e–mail
at ucat@osu.edu or by telephone at 614–292–3644.

Selection Process and 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 UCAT.
If you already have applied for the 2009–2010 academic year but have not yet received confirmation of receipt, please contact us via e–mail at ucat@osu.edu.

Application and Proposal Submissions

Please note: This year's application deadline is Friday, May 1, 2009.

To access an on-line application form for the MCSF Program, click here>> (opens new window in your Internet browser).

Additional Information

For more information about the Mid–Career and Senior Faculty Program, please contact:

Kathryn M. Plank
Associate Director, University Center for the Advancement of Teaching
260 Younkin Success Center
1640 Neil Avenue
Phone: 614–292–3644
E-mail: ucat@osu.edu (please type "Mid–Career and Senior Faculty Program" in the subject line)

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