The Academy of Tomorrow: Preparing Faculty
Abstract
In fall 2014, Texas Christian University (TCU) opened a new interdisciplinary building that houses ten new classroom, fifteen study rooms, various labs, and study spaces. This building is a reflection of TCU’s Vision in Action: The Academy of Tomorrow. One directive for the Academy of Tomorrow is to prepare faculty to teach in a new interdisciplinary building with new learning spaces and technology. The Student-Centered Active Learning Institute (SCAL) was developed to prepare faculty to teach in the new building. SCAL is a year-long faculty development program that introduces faculty to various student-centered pedagogy, new classroom technology, student success strategies, and measuring student learning. The presenter will discuss the development of the SCAL Institute; faculty lessons learned, student and faculty feedback and examples of strategies taught in SCAL for audience take-away.
Location
Room 2005
Recommended Citation
Hughes, Romana J., "The Academy of Tomorrow: Preparing Faculty" (2015). SoTL Commons Conference. 140.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2015/140
The Academy of Tomorrow: Preparing Faculty
Room 2005
In fall 2014, Texas Christian University (TCU) opened a new interdisciplinary building that houses ten new classroom, fifteen study rooms, various labs, and study spaces. This building is a reflection of TCU’s Vision in Action: The Academy of Tomorrow. One directive for the Academy of Tomorrow is to prepare faculty to teach in a new interdisciplinary building with new learning spaces and technology. The Student-Centered Active Learning Institute (SCAL) was developed to prepare faculty to teach in the new building. SCAL is a year-long faculty development program that introduces faculty to various student-centered pedagogy, new classroom technology, student success strategies, and measuring student learning. The presenter will discuss the development of the SCAL Institute; faculty lessons learned, student and faculty feedback and examples of strategies taught in SCAL for audience take-away.
