Innovative Teaching Fellowships : Call for Applications
The Reinert Center for Teaching Excellence is pleased to announce a new call for applications for Innovative Teaching Fellowships, for teaching in Saint Louis University’s innovative new Learning Studio.

The Learning Studio is a state-of-the-art teaching space designed by a team of faculty and students as part of the Herman Miller Learning Spaces Research Program. The space, located in Des Peres Hall, provides flexible furniture combined with a range of innovative technologies and features. Using the instructional design assistance provided by the staff of the Reinert Center for Teaching Excellence, and the unique features and technologies in the room, faculty teaching in the space will experiment with new teaching strategies to create engaging and interactive learning experiences designed especially for today’s learners.

Full-time SLU teaching faculty interested in developing innovative instructional approaches that effectively optimize the use of the features and technologies in the Learning Studio are invited to apply for an Innovative Teaching Fellowship. The Fellowship includes funding for a one semester, one course reduction in teaching load to allow the recipient time to redesign an existing course (or to design a new course) to be taught in the Learning Studio in the semester following the course release.

Currently, we are accepting applications for teaching in Spring 2013, with course reduction and (re)design to occur in Fall 2012. Applications containing creative ideas for using the Learning Studio space and technologies to support student learning will receive priority in the selection process.

Faculty interested in applying for a fellowship should plan to attend one of four open fora to learn more about the Learning Studio. The fora, which will be held in the Learning Studio (Des Peres Hall Room 213) are scheduled for:

• Thursday, January 26 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am
• Monday, January 30 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
• Friday, February 3 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
• Thursday, February 9 from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

More information, including application forms, is available here.

Applications for Spring 2013 fellowships must be emailed to Michaella Hammond (mhammon8@slu.edu) or brought to the CTE (Des Peres Hall Room 209) no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 27, 2012. Questions may be directed to Michaella Hammond at 314-977-1910 or mhammon8@slu.edu