Instructional Design Working Groups

Faculty Working Groups

CTL supports several faculty working groups that address specific issues around teaching and learning. These groups meet throughout the year, and take specific form depending on their topic and on the participating members. Participating in a working group:

• Enables exchange of ideas about “what works” among colleagues with similar teaching interests and goals.
• Offers a way to hear more about relevant research on learning and how to apply it to your teaching.
• Leads to the option of sharing course ideas and materials with a broader audience through CTL and other web resources.
• Catalyzes and supports other efforts, such as proposals for Stanford’s Hoagland Award for Innovations in Teaching, NSF CAREER Awards or other Broader Impact projects, etc.

Instructional Design Working Groups

Develop resources for your own course and, at the same time, build on ideas with a small group of similarly interested colleagues. Faculty/student pairs create new learning materials or adapt existing materials that address specific course learning goals or challenges. In addition to the aspects listed above, instructional design working groups also offer a way to hear more about relevant research on learning and how to apply it to your teaching. CTL provides support for working groups, which we expect will generally consist of ten or fewer people. Faculty/student pairs who commit to, and produce, course materials consistent with the working group goals may also receive modest development funds to cover time, materials, etc.

The Teaching Sustainability Working Group is forming now!

For more information about this working group, or to propose an idea for another instructional design working group, contact Robyn Dunbar (robyn.dunbar@stanford.edu).

Large Lecture Courses Working Group

Teaching large courses brings up a set of challenges and opportunities different from other classes—specific pedagogies, teaching and learning technologies, management of teams of teaching assistants, communication with large numbers of students. Join fellow faculty to share successful practices and learn about new techniques.

For more information about this working group, contact Marcelo Clerici-Arias (marcelo@stanford.edu).