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Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence offering Course Design Academy

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence at Penn State is currently accepting applications for its free 2016 Course Design Academy.

Do you have a new course to design? Have you wanted to re-design a course you’ve been teaching for a while? Consider applying to be a participant in the Course Design Academy, where you’ll spend five days over the summer designing your course in the company of other faculty members from across the University.

As a participant in this highly interactive faculty learning community, you’ll apply principles of learning and assessment, as well as the latest research on teaching, to your specific course. Inspired by the Course Design Academy, previous participants have collaborated on grant projects, presented at teaching conferences, and given invited talks on teaching topics.

More information can be found at http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/coursedesignacademy.

You must be available the following dates for the academy:May 10, 11, 12 — University Park (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)June 15 — Online check-in (Time TBA)July 13 — Course presentation at University Park (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

There are a limited number of spaces available.

Interested full-time faculty members can apply online at http://bit.ly/1RBzVow. The application deadline is Friday, April 8.

Last Updated May 12, 2016