PROGRAM GOALS

The primary mission of the Faculty Technology Fellows program is to empower faculty in their use of technology to enhance teaching, increase student engagement, and advance scholarship. The Faculty Technology Fellows program aims to empower and enable faculty with the following:

1. Enhance Pedagogical Skills: Faculty will be able to integrate technology tools into their teaching practices to enhance pedagogical effectiveness and create interactive learning environments.
2. Technology Proficiency: Faculty and students will demonstrate proficiency in using key technological tools relevant to their disciplinary needs, including digital collaboration platforms, learning management systems, and discipline-specific software.
3. Engagement Strategies: Students and faculty will be able to employ technology to increase engagement through interactive sessions, virtual reality experiences, and gamified learning, leading to improved student participation and motivation.
4. Research and Scholarship Advancement: Faculty and students will learn to utilize advanced technological tools and methods to conduct research, manage data, and disseminate findings effectively, thereby advancing academic scholarship.
5. Digital Literacy: Participants will develop critical digital literacy skills to evaluate, utilize, and create digital content responsibly, fostering a culture of ethical use of technology in academic settings.

FACULTY COMMITMENT

Faculty Technology Fellows participate for two years. The two-year program is iterative, project-based, collaborative, and individualized. Participants use teaching goals, course learning objectives, and personal development goals to inform their projects. Projects may start large or small but ultimately are refined to impact the classroom.

Year 1:

• Redesign at least one course by incorporating appropriately matched technologies to enhance course learning objectives.
• Attend a mandatory week-long summer workshop to learn new technologies and develop a course redesign and assessment plan.
• Meet monthly meetings to discuss progress.
• Present projects to the university.

Year 2:

• Serve as mentors to new faculty and faculty members within their respective departments.
• Attend a week-long summer workshop to refine skills and focus on redesigning another course.
• Attend monthly meetings with Technology Fellows peers to discuss progress.
• Complete an assessment of the program and provide written documentation about course redesign and outcomes.

 

ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION

The program seeks to select a diverse group of participants across all disciplines, levels of teaching experience, and technology expertise.

• All full-time faculty members are eligible to apply. A call for applications occurs each spring.
• The number of participants is based on funding.

 

INCENTIVES AND SUPPORT

Faculty Technology Fellows will receive the following for their commitment and participation:

• a $500 stipend for attending a week-long summer workshop (year 1 & 2)
• an iPad
• up to $1,500 to attend a technology-related conference (1 trip over the 2 year period)

For additional questions about the program, please contact tlc@chatham.edu.