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ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKING DURING 2001-2002

CASTL FELLOWSHIPS ESTABLISHED

The Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) advisory committee awarded three faculty one-year fellowships to promote the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoT&L) at Buffalo State. These $5,000 fellowships were awarded to faculty in recognition of their strengths in one of the following areas of teaching and learning.

During the 2002-2003 academic year fellows worked on specific projects related to their area of expertise. Designated projects enabled fellows to develop skills in leadership and faculty development, while at the same time extending their scholarly work. SoT&L fellows conducted ongoing evaluation of the impact of their work on the Buffalo State community. These analyzes were presented in a final written report and at the 2003 Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Creativity Week.

Fellows worked closely with Dr. Wanda Davis, Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Education. They also became members of the advisory committee for the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL).

Projects conducted under The SOTL Fellowship Program in 2002-2003 include:

Reflective Practice Fellow Dr. Susan Birden, (Assistant Professor, Educational Foundations), conducted interviews with faculty skilled in addressing issues of diversity in the college classroom. The reflections of these teachers are being documented in "cases of best practice" to be made public to other faculty.

Collaborative Teaching Fellow, Dr. Scott Johnson, (Associate Professor in Criminal Justice), conducted an investigation of the range of first year programs operating at Buffalo State. Data from interviews with faculty involved in academic programs such as learning communities, freshman seminars and peer mentored classes, were paired with existing research on the needs of first year students to develop and conduct orientation and planning workshops for faculty teaching in the learning communities.

Applied Learning Fellow, Dr. Lori Till, Assistant Professor, (Hospitality Administration), conducted a content analysis of documents related to undergraduate internships across the campus, and interviewed a sample of faculty who supervised internship programs. Her work resulted in a generic guidebook that enables faculty to maximize student learning when engaged in applied settings.

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