Call for Morgan Pedagogy Champions, due by 4/14/16!

Department(s):

Morgan Teaching & Learning Center

The Morgan Teaching & Learning Center, in collaboration with the Instructional Design team, is pleased to announce the continuation of the Morgan Pedagogy Champions program for AY 2026-2027. All faculty may express interest, including those who served in prior years. We aim to have one Champion for each department/program.

2026-2027 Theme: Developing Student Resilience

Student resilience is the ability of students to successfully navigate adversity, persevere through setbacks, and manage their stress and workload effectively. Resiliency skills prepare students to handle future challenges beyond their academics while also having benefits for improving their mental health and increasing their engagement and persistence in their learning. We will explore pedagogical strategies to aid in the development of student resilience. This work builds upon the prior Morgan Pedagogy Champion themes of (1) Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum; (2) Universal Design for Learning; and (3) Metacognition to address the evolving needs of our students.

Program Goal 

Build upon faculty knowledge and action regarding inclusive pedagogy by offering department/program-specific professional development to incorporate metacognition principles and strategies into course design and teaching practices.   

Champion Role 

Serve as a visible proponent, facilitator/mentor, and point of contact for the advancement of developing student resilience within the department or program while connecting with the campus-wide champions cohort and the Morgan Center for mutual support and learning.

Expectations and Estimated Time Commitment 

June 2026 (~8 hours) 
  • Complete the micro-course (asynchronous online) to familiarize yourself with content related to metacognition as inclusive teaching and create an action plan for sharing with your department.   
  • Participate in the cohort Community of Practice (CoP) introductory meeting.  
  • Provide feedback to Jessi Hill on additional content needs and/or department-specific needs.  
July/August 2026 (1-2 hours) 
  • Review the action plan provided by the facilitator for your departmental workshop/intervention. Provide feedback/changes if needed.   
  • Work with your department head to schedule your department workshop(s)/intervention(s) for the upcoming academic year.  
AY 2026/2027 (~2 hours for workshop/prep, 1.5 hours x 4 CoP meetings, ~2 hours/term for departmental support)  
  • Promote the scheduled workshop within your department in collaboration with department/program leadership.  
  • Co-facilitate or support the departmental workshop and serve as a resource to the department on the workshop content as needed.  
  • Attend quarterly Community of Practice (CoP) meetings with the Morgan Pedagogy Champion cohort to reflect on your experiences as a Champion and continue to learn and grow as an educator and leader.   
  • Connect colleagues with Morgan Center/Instructional Design partners to design and implement inclusive pedagogy into their courses as needed.  
  • Submit feedback on the experience to help inform future faculty development.  

Compensation 

Each champion will receive a summer PD stipend of $500 for the expectations outlined above, with $250 disbursed after summer 2026 work and $250 disbursed after the departmental workshop. In addition, champions have the option to work with support staff to consider opportunities for using this work as a foundation for educational research/SoTL efforts and/or improving their own teaching practices. Champions will also be provided with a letter of support or other materials detailing their work, learning, and accomplishments in this program to include in tenure and promotion portfolios.  

How to Express Interest 

Submit this brief declaration of interest by April 14. Notifications will be made before the end of D-term.