Lawrence offers a variety of opportunities for personal and professional development. Every faculty member is encouraged to participate in a few each year to connect with colleagues and grow as a professor.
Faculty Development
Events
Resources
Upcoming Workshops from Instructional Technology
Greetings from Instructional Technology! As we prepare for the Fall term we would like to make you aware of some of the upcoming workshops available to you. Here is a list of the sessions. Links to RSVP will be below. Monday, August 22, 1-2:30 pm, Main Hall 108 – Canvas Overview Tuesday, August 23, 1-2:30 …
TEACHING WORKSHOP FOR EARLY-CAREER FACULTY AT SMALL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES
This fully-funded workshop might be an opportunity for some of our junior faculty. Applications are due September 30. The Nielsen Center Teaching Workshop for Early-Career Faculty creates a sustained faculty learning community over successive workshop weekends. Workshop Fellows reflect on their vocation, context, and teaching practices and develop teaching strategies that nurture transformative student learning. https://www.eckerd.edu/nielsencenter/workshop/
Create a More Inclusive Syllabus Workshop on either June 6 or June 13, 2022
Sponsored by the HHMI Grant Management Team and the Inclusive Pedagogy Committee Dr. Rose Theisen and Jedidiah Rex will lead participants in an exploration of what it means to create a more inclusive syllabus and why it is important to do so. Participants will be provided with a rubric and other syllabus resources. Participants …
Lawrence Opportunities
Teaching development opportunities are offered by the Dean of Faculty Office, the Office of Diversity & Inclusion (including resource groups and events), the Inclusive Pedagogy Committee, the Director of Advising, and the Office of Instructional Technology. Events are announced via email and in the LU Insider.
Professional development for scholarly and creative activity is supported by travel grants and project grants from the Provost's Office. See Internal Grants for more information.
Other development opportunities include the Learning at Lawrence series sponsored by Human Resources, wellness activities and education from Wellness Services, and groups and events sponsored by the Office of Spiritual & Religious Life.
Other Opportunities
Additional faculty development opportunities are offered by:
- the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM)
- the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
- Faculty Focus articles and the Teaching Professor conference & newsletter
- pedagogy conferences for specific disciplines
Look under Internal Grants for how to apply for funds to attend a professional conference.