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The Mack Center at Indiana University for Inquiry on Teaching and Learning VISION MISSION Inquiry on College Teaching and Learning Faculty Development Dissemination Community-Building
Collaboration The Center will: Foster collaborations with other relevant programs including graduate student programs (e.g., the Preparing Future Faculty and Future Faculty Teaching Fellows programs), journal of scholarship of teaching and learning, and teaching and learning centers; and Encourage multidisciplinary engagement and promote diversity in the practice of the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Organizational Structure Director Carol Hostetter, Social Work, IU Bloomington, 1127 E Atwater, 812 855-4427 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: The Mack Fellows work at the very core of the mission of the Mack Center in advancing the scholarship of teaching and learning. Each year a group of fellows will be selected from the full-time faculty of IU campuses based upon an application that proposes an ambitious yet attainable research project into an aspect of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Projects should be innovative yet well-grounded in the emerging body of knowledge in this field. The project can break new ground, but should have a realizable projected impact: on the home campus, on IU, or on SoTL and scholarly teaching across the academy, and perhaps on each of these. Dissemination through poster sessions and the publication of a working paper is a requirement of the fellowship project. Further dissemination through other publications and through the successful implementation of new programs is encouraged. Proposals will be selected on the following criteria : 1. Quality: A wide variety of projects are encouraged. Each proposal should show good understanding of existing theory, data and practice that applies to the project, and describe how these will be advanced by the project. Thus, it should be grounded in existing work and yet show evidence of creativity and innovation that will advance our knowledge of SoTL and its implementation. 2. Project Preparation: A Mack Fellow will be joining a community of SoTL scholars. One of the benefits of becoming a Mack Fellow is the feedback that one receives on one’s research. Priority is given to projects that are at a stage that will benefit the most from this feedback. At minimum, the proposal should have a thorough literature review that helps inform the reader of the project’s potential contribution to the SoTL body of knowledge. The proposed research design must also be discussed. Although pilot data collection efforts may have begun, preference is given to projects that have not already completed the data collection stage since the set of usable feedback is more limited at that point. 3. Potential: The fellowship applicant should provide strong evidence of past success in research or other project completion, dissemination and implementation. Applicants need not be members of FACET, but they should show good appreciation of the scholarship of teaching and learning and its application in scholarly teaching and teaching innovation. Applications from junior faculty are also encouraged, but should still show evidence of the ability to conduct research and present findings. The proposal itself should show promise of successful completion. If additional funding is necessary, it should have a high probability of being awarded. While the issues addressed may continue to be studied for years to come, the project should have definable goal that can be completed and presented in no more than 18 months. 4. Breadth: Proposals from a wide variety of campus settings, departments and disciplines are encouraged. A maximum of three proposals in any one year will be selected from any one campus. Given proposals of equal quality and potential, the selection committee will seek to select fellows with diverse backgrounds and settings as a way to enrich their dialog with one another and the potential synergy for IU as a whole. Joint proposals that include more than one campus, or more than one division within a single campus, are also encouraged. In such cases, applicants should specify the role of each applicant and whether the proposal is possible if not all project partners are selected as fellows. 5. Scope and Supporting Materials. Applicants should submit three copies of their proposal and CV, or one paper and one electronic copy, to the FACET office. Proposals should be no more than six pages long (12-point font). In addition to a description of the project, the applicant should explain how the proposed project fits into his or her life as a teacher scholar. The applicant’s CV should accompany the proposal. Applicants with very long vita are encouraged to submit a brief version that highlights their most important qualifications. Letters. Two or three letters of reference should be sent directly to the FACET office. These letters of reference should address the significance of the proposed project, its applicability in departmental, campus or other contexts and comment on the probability that the applicant will finish the project in a timely manner. IRB approval: By their nature, most SoTL projects will need IRB approval. If a project is subject to IRB approval, the candidate must submit the project to his/her campus review board. Please append IRB approval to the proposal submission. If IRB approval is still pending at the time of submission, indicate that the proposal has been submitted for IRB review. Remuneration : Mack Fellows will each receive $1500. They will receive an initial $1000 as stipend or research funds (fellow may choose) upon acceptance of their application and receipt of a confirmation of their intent to participate as a Mack Fellow (see calendar). An additional $500 will be granted upon the completion and submission of an acceptable working paper to the Mack Center. Fellows will also be guests of FACET at both their initial and concluding FACET retreats. FACET will also make arrangements for comfortable and productive February meetings. back to top Mid-May 2007: The call for new applications for the Mack Fellowship will go out at the FACET retreat, followed by a mailing to all campuses. November 1, 2007: Applications from prospective fellows are due in the FACET office via e-mail to FACET@iupui.edu or campus mail to Kimberly Lane, FACET, UL 1180, IUPUI. Prospective fellows are also encouraged to seek additional IU and external support as appropriate, such as teaching and research grants and inter-campus grants. Note that many of these also have fall application deadlines. It will often be appropriate to also apply for other internal funding during or before October 2007. Mid-December, 2007: Successful applicants will be notified. Unsuccessful applicants will be given feedback and suggestions on revising their proposals for future years. February, 2008, beginning of Fellowship: New fellows will meet together for the first time following the Moore Symposium in Indianapolis. They will discuss their proposals, plan for a poster session or seminar that will introduce their projects at the FACET retreat, and meet with the previous cohort of fellows for feedback and sharing of ideas. Mid-May 2008: New fellows will meet at the FACET retreat to discuss refinements on their projects and plan their presentation to FACET during the retreat. Fall Semester 2008: Fellows will work on their projects and remain in electronic contact with one another on project progress. February 2009: Fellows will meet following the Moore Symposium in Indianapolis to discuss their on-going work and to plan its dissemination. They will also meet with the in-coming cohort of new fellows to report on their work and to provide feedback and suggestions on the new projects. Spring Semester 2009: Fellows will work to complete their projects, to prepare a final presentation at the FACET retreat, and to write a working paper that will become part of the collection of the Mack Center. At this point, fellows should also be considering additional avenues for publication and dissemination. All fellows should plan to present their work on campus, such as seminars or workshops organized by their teaching and learning center or their FACET liaison. Mid-May 2009, at end of Fellowship: Fellows again meet at the FACET retreat to discuss final analysis and presentation of their projects. Concluding fellows will present their work to FACET during the weekend. Mack Center Awards New Fellows Marcia Dixson, of IPFW, intends to explore the connection between learning techniques, student-student and student-instructor communication, and student engagement in online course environments. Cynthia O'Dell, of IU Northwest, proposes to study the potential for college-level students to make cognitive gains as they develop a second language, similar to effects seen in children. In addition, Cynthia will assess the motivational states of students enrolled in second language courses to better understand the student learning experience. Susan Hendricks and Linda Wallace, both of IU Kokomo, propose to compare the effectiveness, practice opportunities, and satisfaction of the junior year preceptored clinical and the traditional clinical placements for nursing students in the IU Kokomo School of Nursing.
The Marian v.L. and P.A. Mack, Jr. Endowment is committed to the promotion of teaching excellence at IU. The Center is to become an integral part of future FACET initiatives and planning to spread the value and strong mission of teaching and learning across national and international boundaries. Individuals spearheading the Center's structural planning and fundraising efforts include P.A. Mack., the IU Foundation, and FACET. Back to top Before Your Write: Have a good idea; know that it has not been done (or is in need of replication)
and can be done, understand its place in SOTL(i.e., is it important and why) 7. Understand that the project can stand-alone or be part of a larger project or a take-off
on another project.
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