2007 Summer Faculty Institute:
Week-long Application

Faculty Proposal for Participation in the Week-long Program, June 18-22

Deadline: May 1, 2007

Who is eligible to apply?

  • Full-time assistant, associate, full, and named professors actively teaching at least one credit course each semester.
  • Full-time instructors actively teaching at the University of Delaware.
  • University of Delaware staff who also hold a secondary appointment with the title of assistant professor or higher and are actively teaching at least one credit course each semester.
  • All registrants must have introductory knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint or Apple Keynote. Pre-Institute sessions are available to meet this requirement.
  • Institute participation will be limited to 30 individuals.
  • Repeat participation is welcome, but the technology bundle is only offered for the first year of participation.

These requirements support the institute mission to assist UD faculty who teach in enhancing student learning through the appropriate use of technology. Institute alumni are recognized as Faculty Fellows and are expected to be available to mentor their colleagues, to participate in the development of an instructional project of their choosing, and to present the results of their project at a future faculty institute.

Questions about eligibility? E-mail us.

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Name
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Department
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E-mail
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Phone
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If you have previously worked with technology in your teaching, please tell us what has worked well, what you would like to improve, and new approaches you would like to try. Please be as specific as possible, referencing your web address, MyCourses site, or classroom materials you have used.

If you are new to working with technology in your teaching, please tell us what inspires you to start and what approaches you admire. Please be as specific as possible in your answer, including web addresses or references to UD faculty models.

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Please indicate two technical skills that you would like to master during the institute.
7 Please indicate technologies you are currently using to support your teaching. Microsoft PowerPoint or Apple Keynote
MyCourses (WebCT)
Class web site
Digital images
Digital audio or video
Podcasts
Wikis or blogs
Clickers
Other:
8 If you are accepted into the Institute, would you prefer to receive a Windows or Macintosh technology bundle?

Windows bundle (tentative specifications)

Macintosh bundle (tentative specifications)

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Please include any comments about your expectations and needs that you would like to be considered as part of your application.
Faculty who submit this application commit to attend both the morning and afternoon sessions for the week of June 18-22, 2007, to participate in the development of an instructional project of their choosing, and to present the results of their project at a future faculty institute.

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