Early Career Teaching Academy
Most new faculty at large public universities enter the professoriate with training and support to conduct research, but few enter with equivalent preparation and support to launch a successful teaching career. The Early Career Teaching Academy (ECTA) provides the setting within which faculty members can develop themselves into powerful teachers who are rooted in a desire for student success through evidence-based active teaching strategies and high-impact educational practices.
Faculty who become Early Career Teaching Academy Fellows are in a position to play a leading role in efforts to develop a culture of scholarly teaching within departments and schools at IUPUI, to document and promote teaching successes, and to serve as teaching mentors for faculty and future faculty. The Academy fosters and supports a multi-disciplinary network of ECTA Fellows who promote excellent teaching and rich student learning.
The academy convenes in three intensive morning sessions (Fridays, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.) on February 12, 26, and March 12. The academy continues with two additional meetings on April 16 and September 24 (Fridays, from 1 to 3 p.m.). All sessions will be held on Zoom. Admission to the Early Career Academy is contingent on agreement to attend all five days.
The academy's sessions will engage Fellows in the collaborative process of developing teaching philosophies. The teaching philosophy will frame each Fellow's development and assessment of effective teaching and learning strategies for IUPUI’s diverse student body. Over the course of the year, each Fellow will identify, develop, and implement a teaching strategy to realize their teaching philosophy, and they will plot the trajectory of their teaching careers by either writing or planning a teaching statement.
