Published: Feb. 27, 2020 • By Amanda McAndrew

Group photo of 2020 Faculty Fellows in the CASE building

Front row: Amanda McAndrew (ASSETT, facilitator), Elizabeth Grulke (Math), Karen Jacobs (ENGL), Leilani Arthurs (GEOL), Jennifer Stempien (GEOL) Back row: Sara Myers (ASSETT, facilitator), Elizabeth Anderman (Farrand RAP), Olga Vasile (FRIT), Dawn Colley (PWR), Anthony Abiragi (PWR), Berit Jany (GSLL), Beth Osnes (ASSETT/THRD, facilitator) Not pictured: Adrian Shin (PSCI).

Congratulations to our fourth cohort of ASSETT Faculty Fellows! We are excited to have this distinguished group of ten individuals from a diverse set of departments within the College of Arts & Sciences, including:

  • Anthony Abiragi, Program for Writing & Rhetoric
  • Elizabeth Anderman, Farrand RAP
  • Leilani Arthurs, Geological Sciences
  • Dawn Colley, Program for Writing & Rhetoric
  • Elizabeth (Boo) Grulke, Mathematics
  • Karen Jacobs, English
  • Berit Jany, Germanic and Slavic Languages & Literatures
  • Adrian Shin, Political Science
  • Jennifer Stempien, Geological Sciences
  • Olga Vasile, French & Italian

See a complete list and photos of the 2020-2021 fellows.

Although I have experience in using learning goals, I gained a deeper understanding and insight on some top level learning goals which can be shared among different disciplines.

-- 2017-18 Faculty Fellow

The ASSETT Faculty Fellows Program brings together a community of A&S faculty of all ranks who are committed to the continuous improvement of teaching and learning with technology. Fellows collaborate with ASSETT to provide leadership on issues at the intersection of teaching, learning, and technology. Time and again, faculty in this program laud the opportunity to engage with and learn from colleagues in different disciplines from across the college. 

I am very excited about continuing to be a part of this community. It is great to know that I have a community of supportive colleagues outside of my unit to whom I can go as resources (and I would be the same for them).

-- 2017-18 Faculty Fellow

A faculty fellowship begins with a seminar on current pedagogical approaches, with a focus on the role of technology in increasing engagement and improving learning outcomes. They engage with current research and collaborate with each other to identify and develop potential avenues for further exploration. This group has a particular interest in digital pedagogy, instructional design, active learning, Universal Design for Learning, community building, interdisciplinary collaborations, and open education, information and digital literacy through BuffsCreate. After the seminar, they return to their departments to develop and organize constructive conversations, workshops, or other projects grounded in evidence-based teaching practices that improve the student learning experience. ASSETT Faculty Fellows also serve as mentors to their colleagues and as liaisons between their departments and ASSETT, to use their unique position to promote ongoing inquiry into digital pedagogy and learning to best serve undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences.

I’m grateful for the unique opportunity you afford faculty to reflect on and invest in their teaching.

-- 2018-19 Faculty Fellow

Past Faculty Fellows have devised projects that investigate the impact of learning assistants, showcase student writing online, facilitate further faculty learning communities, and presentations of mini teaching tips. Amanda McAndrew and Beth Osnes are the facilitators of Faculty Fellows, with support from Sara Myers. All Faculty Fellows projects and information about how to apply to the program can be found on the ASSETT website. Contact Amanda McAndrew if you have any questions.

Faculty Fellows is an excellent opportunity to immerse yourself in teaching and learning, and develop a cohort of colleagues with diverse disciplines to assist in identifying the essential elements.

-- 2018-19 Faculty Fellow

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