Teaching Scholars Program

Memorandum

To: Health Sciences Center Faculty

From: Rashida Khakoo, M.D.
Assistant Vice President, Faculty Development

Re: Online Teaching Scholars Program

The Teaching Scholars Program focuses on developing educational theories/technologies as well as promoting educational skills, critical thinking, and innovative approaches among WVU Health Sciences Center faculty. The program is as an online course via Secure OnLine Environment (SOLE) with only one hour of face to face meeting time each week from September to May. Weekly attendance is important as well as completion of weekly online evaluations.

The modules for this program will include:

• Philosophy of Education
• Learning Styles & Strategies
• Scholarship in Education
• Information Technology
• Leadership in Education
• Assessment

The Mission Statement for the Teaching Scholars Program is:

“Scholarship in teaching . . . Excellence in Teaching”

The Teaching Scholars Program is a two-year program where first-year scholars attend weekly workshops from 8:00 am to 9:00 am each Wednesday. Second-year scholars meet monthly at a time of their choice to collaborate on research projects. In addition, second-year scholars act as mentors for the first-year scholars and may involve first-year scholars in on-going research and scholarship projects.

Scholars may be tenured or non-tenured and at the rank or above the rank of Assistant Professor. Exceptions will be made for part-time faculty and instructors as space in the program permits. The printed application is available by clicking the link (TSP Application Form). Also find attached a template to use as a resource as you complete your application for the TSP. (TSP Application Template) We encourage faculty members who wish to participate in the Teaching Scholars Program to work closely with appropriate immediate supervisors or chairs/department heads in developing proposals that are clear about what applicants hope to accomplish in the Teaching Scholars Program. The involvement of such persons will help assure that the Teaching Scholars Program will assist in meeting the needs of the faculty and the institution as a whole. We also recommend that faculty members apply early enough to assure that respective chairs/department heads and directors have sufficient time to complete their sections of the applications and make plans for the coming year for accepted faculty to participate.

Questions regarding the Online Teaching Scholars Program should be addressed to:

Gwendolyn Marshall
Program Coordinator Senior
Faculty Development
PO Box 9170
Voice: (304) 293-5266
Fax: (304) 293-5999
gmarshall@hsc.wvu.edu

To apply print the application, complete and send to Gwen Marshall, Program Coordinator Senior, at the address listed above. Feel free to phone 292-5266 with any questions on the application process.  Please advise of your interest/plans to apply by June 30th.  To assist you in the completion of your application you will find attached a template to use as an example.

Modules For This Program:

• Philosophy of Education Module
• Learning Styles & Strategies Module
• Scholarship in Education Module
• Information Technology Module
• Leadership in Education Module
• Assessment Module

The attached outlines are listed here to give potential Scholars an overview of material that will be covered during the various modules. All HSC faculty in Morgantown, Charleston, and the Eastern Panhandle have access to the Teaching Scholars Program site on SOLE as of 1/5/04. If you are a faculty member who would like to access SOLE and the Teaching Scholars Program site go to the SOLE portal at http://sole.wvu.edu and click on 'Request a SOLE account' link.