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Faculty/TA Instructional
Development Internship Grants
"The diversity internship
allowed me to explore a new and different dimension of
faculty and instructional development by focusing on
multicultural teaching and observing expert faculty
developers in action."
- Grant Recipient, University
of Michigan
The Professional and
Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
(POD) Diversity Committee enthusiastically invites
proposals for the 2008 Faculty/TA Instructional
Development Internship Program.
Purpose
The purpose of the grant is to
provide a POD member institution with funding of $5,000.
The grant award will be allocated in these two ways:
1. $4,000 to be applied to an
internship for a person of color who wishes to explore
career opportunities in faculty/TA instructional
development, and
2. $1,000 to support the selected
intern’s attendance at the 2008 POD conference (October
22-25 in Reno, Nevada).
As part of the internship, the
sponsoring unit would assist the intern in searching for a
position in faculty development. Institution applicants
must have joined POD on or before the application deadline
to be eligible for this grant. For membership details,
please visit
http://podnetwork.org/membership.htm
Faculty/TA Instructional Development Internship Grant
SEEKERS
Elements of the Proposal
The
selection committee will review proposals on the basis of
the following elements (therefore please respond to each
category within your proposal):
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Overview or description of
services provided by the unit
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Goals of the internship
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Experience and activities in
which the intern would be engaged
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Plan for establishing the
internship
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Process for recruiting the
intern
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Strategic
Plan for sustaining the internship
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Plans for assisting the intern to
continue work in faculty, TA, or instructional
development, e.g., acquiring a position in a teaching
and learning center, office of diversity/multicultural
affairs, or academic administration.
Award recipients are expected to
share the outcomes of their internship experience in a
final report and in POD publications, at the annual POD
conference, and through other means
Application Timeline
Proposals should be sent via email
attachment to Lori Schroeder, Internship Grant Chair
(lori.schroeder@metrostate.edu) on or before May 12,
2008 (12:00 pm PDT). Applicants will be notified of
funding by June 16, 2008.
If you need additional
information, please contact Lori Schroeder
(lori.schroeder@metrostate.edu), Internship Grant
Chair or Patricia Lawler
(palawler@widener.edu), Internship Grant Vice Chair.
If you need additional information, please contact Lori
Schroeder
(lori.schroeder@metrostate.edu), Internship Grant
Chair or Patricia Lawler
(palawler@widener.edu), Internship Grant Vice Chair.
2007
RECIPIENTS of
Faculty/TA Instructional
Development Internship Grants
Past RECIPIENTS of
Faculty/TA Instructional
Development Internship Grants
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University of Michigan
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University of Southern
Colorado
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University of Massachusetts
Amherst
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Ohio University
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Collaboration for the
Advancement of College Teaching & Learning
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Kennesaw
State University
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University
of Minnesota/Twin Cities
"The major benefits of the POD intern program were the
internship's impact on the grant awardee, Rita Williams.
The internship allowed her to make professional
connections at the host institution (Kennesaw State
University and its Center for Excellence in Teaching and
Learning (CETL)), teaching centers at nearby colleges and
universities, and with POD members nationwide. Her major
project during the grant, a practical instructional module
on multicultural teaching presented at the 2005 POD
conference, fit well with her graduate school focus and
her passions. A faculty and POD member at a midwestern
university used the intern's module in a course during
spring of 2006, and Rita did an online lecture for the
course. The internship had specific goals of what the
intern would accomplish and that plan was followed. A
great benefit for the hosting institution was the fresh
perspective that the intern brought to discussions at CETL."
-Valerie Whittlesey, Kennesaw State University
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