OFD Newsletter: Week of March 2, 2020
Call for Applications: 2020 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Institute
The Office of Faculty Development invites you to apply for the 2020 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Institute, a program designed with busy faculty members in mind who would like to explore teaching as a form of scholarly work.
The SoTL Institute provides NC State faculty with skills, funding, mentorship, and support to conduct research into teaching and learning. Participants will learn about SoTL and discipline-based education research (DBER), and design a research project to study teaching and learning in their classrooms.
The SoTL 2020 theme is interdisciplinary collaborations. In NC State’s next Strategic Plan, one goal is to grow interdisciplinary collaborations. What cross-disciplinary area or approach appeals to you? Do you know a faculty member that you would like to work with in an interdisciplinary education research study? This is your year to do it!
Eligibility: Any full-time faculty member at NC State may apply to participate in this program.
Program Dates: This 1-year program begins with an intensive 2-day Institute held on Monday, May 11 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Tuesday, May 12 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. There are 4 follow-up meetings in-person or via Zoom (last Monday of August 2020, November 2020, January 2021, April 2021, time TBD). Participants are expected to present their work at the 2021 Teaching and Learning Symposium (end of February 2021).
Funding: Each participant is eligible for a mini-grant for up to $1,500 that can be used for conference travel or other allowed project-related expenses.
- Applications open March 2, 2020 and close at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 10, 2020.
- Acceptance notifications will go out on Friday, April 24, 2020.
Spring Break Faculty Writing Retreat
Do you struggle to keep writing projects moving during the busy semester? The Office of Faculty Development has partnered with NC State University Libraries to offer Faculty Writing Retreats for tenure and non-tenure track faculty.
Our next retreat will be held during Spring Break: Monday, March 9, and Tuesday, March 10, in the Faculty Research Commons spaces at James B. Hunt Jr. Library (Centennial Campus).
Sign up now to find uninterrupted time to write your article, grant proposal, book chapter, or dossier materials. Coffee/tea/water and a light breakfast will be provided.
Registration is for the full-day event (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.), but please feel free to come and go as needed — join us all day, just in the morning, just in the afternoon, or even just for an hour or two!
Our Faculty Writing Retreats feature drop-in consultations with librarians from NC State University Libraries. Librarians will be available in the Faculty Commons to consult on various subjects related to faculty writing.
You must register for the Writing Retreat to take advantage of this opportunity!
What’s the Catch? Free Textbooks and Open Educational Resources (OER)
Come learn about eliminating the cost of textbooks for your students at a faculty workshop on March 12 starting at 10 a.m. in the D.H. Hill Jr. Library. You’ll explore common myths surrounding open textbooks and gain the knowledge and expertise to begin incorporating OER into your courses.
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