CU Boulder鈥檚听Active Learning Academy听(ALA) is an NSF-funded, faculty-driven, and ASSETT-supported opportunity for STEM faculty to learn and apply research-based instructional strategies and course design principles to an undergraduate STEM course of their choosing.
The听ALA听offers a series of three professional development programs. These programs are aimed at building capacity at CU Boulder for听student-centered teaching听in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) courses and to be a 鈥淭1 at the R1.鈥澨�
The first in the ALA series is听the听Learning by Design听program begins in fall 2020.听This is a six-session program that meets every other week over lunch (dates to be determined based on applicants鈥� input).听The primary goals of the听Learning by Design听program are to:
- Introduce participants to research-based instructional strategies and course design principles that facilitate active learning in an undergraduate STEM course they teach or will teach.
- Cultivate a faculty learning community that together explores ways to apply active learning to their chosen courses.听
After the end of the fall semester, participants will have completed and submitted a teaching portfolio for their chosen course, which can be later used for reference in annual reviews, promotion听and tenure.听Participants who complete the听Learning by Design program will receive a faculty development award of $1,000; a certificate of completion; and a letter for their reappointment, promotion听and tenure file.听听
Any instructor-rank and tenure-stream faculty who teaches undergraduate science, technology, engineering, or math courses is eligible to apply to participate in听the Learning by Design听program.听Cohort size is limited to 12.听Preference will be given to pairs of faculty members from the same department who partner to complete听Learning by Design听together.听
The other two ALA programs build off the听Learning by Design听program.听The second in the ALA series is the听Follow-Up Mentoring听program, which will be offered each spring semester for four years.听The third in the ALA series is the听Course Re/Design Award听program, which will be offered in the summer/fall period for three years.
For additional information about the Active Learning Academy and its programmatic offerings, contact听Amanda.McAndrew@colorado.edu听辞谤听Leilani.Arthurs@colorado.edu.
