Are you looking for opportunities to refine your teaching practice? Join with your colleagues in a faculty development program offered through the Teaching Innovation Team in the Division of Online and Strategic Learning during 2025-26.
Active Learning Certificate Program – Participants in the Active Learning Certificate Program collaborate with peers as they investigate, identify, and incorporate pedagogies that advance higher learner engagement and support an inclusive classroom environment. This program is open to faculty members holding tenure, tenure track, and academic year contract appointments in any academic unit. Additional details including an overview of the year-long program, calendar, and application link are available in this document.
Deadline for applying to the 2025-26 Active Learning Certificate Program is TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025.
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Academy – Participants in the SoTL Academy will collaborate with peers as they examine, conceptualize, design, and implement research about their teaching and students’ learning. This program is open to faculty members holding tenure, tenure track, and academic year contract appointments in any academic unit. Additional details including an overview of the year-long program, calendar, and application link are available in this document.
Deadline for applying to the 2025-26 SoTL Academy is FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2025.
Peer Review of Teaching (PRT) – The Peer Review of Teaching program brings instructors together in teams to observe each other and provide personalized feedback through reflective dialogue. Read the full description of the PRT program and sign-up to participate on the Peer Review of Teaching webpage.
Deadline for registering for the Fall 2025 Peer Review of Teaching program is FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2025.
Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs) – A Faculty Learning Community (FLC) is a peer-led group of 10-12 faculty and staff whose purpose is to investigate and explore solutions to an issue encountered in higher education. FLC participation is funded with the expectation that participants will attend meetings, implement something in their course/s pertaining to the topic, submit a portfolio with a reflection and artifacts from their time in the FLC, and share their knowledge with the Ball State community and beyond.
Fall 2025 FLC details and application links:
Decoding Research through Student Assignments
Deadline for applying is Friday, August 29, 2025
Turning Tension into Teaching: Handling Student Emotions Effectively
Deadline for applying is Friday, August 29, 2025
Spring 2026 FLC details:
Integrating Student Engagement and Critical Thinking Skills in the Classroom
Call for applications will be announced in October 2025.
The Humanities Playground
Call for applications will be announced in October 2025.
Communities of Practices (CoPs) – A Community of Practice (CoP) is a peer-led group of unlimited faculty and staff who gather throughout the academic year to discuss a topic of interest, share information, and curate resources. Participation is not funded.
Fall 2025 CoP details and registration links:
Honors College 2.0 CoP
Register by August 29 to receive an invitation to the first meeting.
Active Learning CoP
Register by August 29 to receive an invitation to the first meeting.
Midterm Feedback Service – Midterm Feedback Service is an opportunity for instructors to obtain feedback from their students in order to make adjustments to further support learning for the remainder of the semester. The service is available between weeks 4-10 of the semester. Visit the Midterm Feedback Service webpage for a full description and link to participate.
Fall 2025 Midterm Feedback Service closes FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2025.
Visit the Division of Online and Strategic webpage, Faculty Development Offerings, for additional events to support your teaching practice. Questions about Faculty Development Programs? Contact Kathleen Jacobi, Director of Faculty Development