Announcing a Call for All Full-Time Faculty

The Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) represents a major national initiative by the Carnegie Foundation. This ambitious, $6 million, multi-year project, funded jointly with the Pew Charitable Trusts seeks to support the scholarship of teaching and learning for campuses nationwide.

Working with the Teacher/Scholars in Residence, CSUF applied to the Teaching Academy Campus Program joining over 190 other institutions across the country (including, for example Stanford, Michigan, Brown, Evergreen State College, 7 of our own sister CSUs, and many others).

About the CSUF CASTL Program

The CSUF Campus Program currently has 35 faculty involved in our CASTL campus program. On April 22, 2001, the CSUF CASTL members met for an intensive day of "microteaching", which involves each participant giving two 10-minute lessons in small, facilitated groups. Following each microlesson, each instructor received facilitated feedback from the group. At the end of a very productive day, the group met over wine and cheese to discuss their experiences and insights into teaching and learning. For more information on this model and the process, please see our Carnegie Microteaching Materials . At the end of the Spring semester, all Carnegie faculty will be invited and honored at a reception hosted by the Vice President for Academic Affairs. For more information on the previous Carnegie events, please click CASTL Home. Also, please feel free to contact directly any of the current Carnegie Faculty. Click here for sample comments from Carnegie Faculty about the program.

Our CASTL Program has been highly successful and rewarding for faculty participants. Several significant outcomes have included a personal invitation to present our program at the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE) annual conference in Washington DC by AAHE Vice President Barbara Cambridge. In addition, the Carnegie faculty worked with the FDC and hosted the recent Teaching and Learning Symposium on campus. In the future, the Carnegie Faculty will continue to work closely with the FDC Director to develop and implement additional programs and activities in support of teaching and learning campuswide.

How to Apply

Another call for applications for interested faculty will be issued in August for the Fall 2001 semester. The Fall 2001 Carnegie Program will be expanded to include a number of new tracks. Please watch your email in August for more information or contact Jack Bedell at x4285 or jbedell@fullerton.edu.