AIM

The Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) is pleased to announce the 15th year of supporting faculty innovation in teaching, scholarship, and engagement. The AIM program supports, encourages, and enhances faculty innovation in areas that forward the University’s mission and goals. The AIM program convenes a group of interdisciplinary faculty who, over several meetings, work on completing individual projects while benefiting from discussions with and resources offered by their fellow AIM colleagues. Funds must be spent by 5/31/10. Click here for spending guidelines. All PSU faculty are encouraged to apply.

ENGAGEMENT

Faculty Fellows for Partnerships

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Click Here for APPLICATION Due: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 by 5:00 p.m.

This program will commence in winter term (January 2010).

$500 minimum per award; 10 awards maximum

Faculty who are interested in initiating community-university partnerships to develop curricular engagement and related scholarly opportunities for themselves and their students are invited to participate in the Faculty Fellows for Partnerships program. Participants can expect to be a part of a multi-disciplinary learning community of faculty who are all similarly interested and new to community-university partnership development. Resources and curricular development support will be provided.

Participants must attend at least four of five meetings [Mondays from 2:00 to 4:00 pm] on Jan. 11, Jan. 25, Feb. 8, Feb. 22, and March 8, 2010. Funds must be spent by 5/31/10. Click here for spending guidelines.

ENGAGEMENT

Community-engaged Research Scholars

Request for Proposals available early fall

Due: TBD


This program will commence in winter term, and extend into spring term.

$1,500 minimum per award; jointly sponsored by the PSU Office of Research Administration and CAE-CUP.

Experienced faculty who are actively engaged in scholarly projects that intentionally bridge campus and community are encouraged to apply to participate in the Community-engaged Research Scholars program. Participants can expect to be a part of a multi-disciplinary learning community of faculty who are involved in community-engaged research projects that regularly interface with community members outside the academy.

Participants will develop a case study of their research project as a means to help PSU develop common metrics for excellence in community-engaged research. Funds must be spent by 5/31/10. Click here for spending guidelines.

PORTFOLIO

DEVELOPMENT

Academic Portfolio Development

Request for Proposals available 11/16/09

Due: Friday, Dec. 15, 2009 by 5:00 p.m.


This program will commence in winter term (January 2010).

$500 minimum per award; 10 awards maximum

Faculty anticipating review of their academic work will benefit from participating in this learning community, which investigates the purposes served by academic portfolios and the advantages they offer. Faculty will explore the academic portfolio and its practical expression at PSU through developing their own portfolio, as well as through reviewing literature on portfolios, tenure and promotion review processes, and on the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Members of this AIM group will participate in a campus-wide forum on portfolio development in May, 2010; and must also attend at least three of four AIM group meetings during winter and spring terms 2010. Funds must be spent by 5/31/10. Click here for spending guidelines.

TEACHING

ONLINE

Converting a Traditional Course to a Hybrid Course

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Application here

Due: Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 by 5:00 p.m.


This program will commence in winter term (January 2010).

$500 minimum per award; 8 awards maximum

Plus an additional $1,000 for development, delivery, & evaluation

Eight PSU instructors will be selected to participate in a series of four workshops aimed at converting a traditional course to a hybrid course (i.e., 50% in-class and 50% online delivery). In addition, participants will receive design and development support for course delivery Spring term, 2010. Funds must be spent by 5/31/10. Click here for spending guidelines.


Time Commitment: Members of this AIM group must attend at least three of the four AIM meetings during Winter term, 2010 (Thursdays 1/7, 1/21, 2/4, 2/18, and 3/4) from 2 – 4PM. Be willing to arrange an additional five hours of time with an instructional designer before the beginning of Spring term, 2010.