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Application
 ACADEMY
FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
Invitation to Apply for Membership in Spring 2007
for the 2007-2008 Academic Year
The Academy for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
(AETL) at the University of Maryland is the outgrowth of a
faculty-led initiative to build a community of scholars committed to
fostering a culture of excellence in teaching and learning at this
research university. Its mission and goals are described on this
web site.
In
May 2002, the Academy was launched with 18 members as its inaugural
group of Academy Fellows. AETL is
currently soliciting nominations and applications for the new
cohort of Academy Fellows.Through their active membership,
collective discussions, and collaborative projects, the Fellows
will enrich and influence the intellectual discourse on the
importance of the scholarship of teaching and learning at our university.
INVITATION TO APPLY
The
active participation and support of faculty and staff is crucial to
the success of the Academy. We
invite you to apply for membership in the
Academy for Excellence in
Teaching and Learning.
All faculty and staff of the University of Maryland with teaching or
mentoring responsibilities are eligible for academy membership.
Members of the Academy will be selected from distinguished
university educators who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to
the importance of teaching and learning to the educational mission
of this research university. The Academy particularly invites
those individuals who have combined their dedication to teaching and
learning with an engagement in the process of culture change
required for our campus to realize its mission. (http://www.provost.umd.edu/Strategic_Planning/MissionAndGoals2006.pdf)
Contributions to
excellence in teaching and learning can manifest themselves in diverse
ways.
Teaching, in its broadest definition, engages students in a variety
of contexts including lectures, demonstrations, seminar discussions,
collaborative projects, professional workshops, and community
outreach. Applicants can also describe their roles as mentors or
advisors to students, or outline their role in creating
opportunities for shared learning that go beyond traditional
advising. AETL is particularly interested in
each applicant's record of accomplishments in supporting educational
excellence on the University of Maryland campus, as well as broader
interest in current educational issues debated at the national
level. This includes efforts in changing the culture of our campus
to move towards dual excellence in knowledge creation and
dissemination, consistent with the vision for faculty engagement
expounded by the campus leadership.
Terms of Membership
Once an individual is accepted into the Academy, the
individual becomes an Academy Fellow and remains an Academy Fellow
as long as his or her affiliation with the University of Maryland
continues. For the duration of his or her membership, an Academy
Fellow receives all pertinent information disseminated to Academy
Fellows, and is invited to all meetings and activities of the
Academy. If an Academy Fellow wishes to be disengaged from the
Academy, the Academy Fellow needs to notify the Academy Chair in
writing to end his or her term as an Academy Fellow.
Expectations of new Fellows
Membership in the Academy is not merely honorific, but requires
active participation. A sense of community
among scholars from very different disciplinary backgrounds has been
a key strength of the Academy. Accordingly, Academy Fellows need to
make a sustained commitment of time to realizing the goals of the
Academy.
Since the new Fellows will join a group of Academy Fellows who
are already serving as active members, each new Academy Fellow is
expected to play an active role in the activities of the Academy
during the next four years. Expectations include engagement in such
activities as serving on committees, organizing meetings, following
up on Academy initiatives, and generally engaging in activities of
the Academy as articulated in the Mission Statement and the list of
activities of the Academy.
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APPLICATION PROCEDURES
A.
Application Process -- General Guidelines
Each applicant is
requested to submit a bio-sketch of no more than three pages, a one
page letter indicating how the applicant's interests correspond to
the mission of the Academy, and a letter of support from the
applicant's unit administrator.
The
letter of support can be sent separately to one of the academy's
co-chairs.
An applicant's package should
include a cover page which can be downloaded from the academy's
website.
B.
Contents of the Application Dossier
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Applicant's cover page (a single page in the format shown in
the attachment)
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Bio-sketch (no more than 3 pages)
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A personal statement from the applicant addressing the
contributions the applicant intends to make to the
Academy. The statement may refer to past and present interests
of the applicant that are particularly aligned with the goals of
the Academy. Applicants should also outline the areas of special
interest they might wish to address, or outline projects or
initiatives they would like to launch in their role as Academy
Fellows. (Limit: 1 page)
Note: A
current curriculum vitae, is neither required nor
requested.
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A letter of support from the
applicant's unit administrator.
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C.
Submission of the Application
Applications must be complete and follow the preceding guidelines to
be considered. Incomplete
applications will be returned.
D.
Deadline
The
deadline for the submission of applications has been extended to May
4, 2007.
Send
the completed application to either:
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Frank B. Alt
Co-Chair,
Academy for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
R H Smith School of Business
Van Munching Hall, CAMPUS
TEL: 301-405-2231
FAX : 301-405-8655
Email:
falt@rhsmith.umd.edu |
Denny Gulick
Co-Chair, Academy for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Department of Mathematics
2103, Mathematics
Bldg.,CAMPUS
TEL: 301-405-5157
Email:
dng@math.umd.edu
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Questions regarding the application or selection process should be
addressed to either of the two individuals named above.
Download the Application Title
Page in MS-Word or
PDF
Notification
Selection Date: May 21, 2007
Selection Committee
The
selection committee consists of the following Academy Fellows.
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Name |
Unit/Department |
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Arjang Assad |
Smith Business School |
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Don Langenberg |
Physics |
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Cindy Martin |
Lang., Lit. &
Cultures |
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