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General Course Information Support for Educational Projects The Teaching Scholars Program is a faculty development program administered by the Office of Educational Development. The Program began in 1996 as an experiment funded by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education and was continued through June of 1999 with UAMS educational development funds. In July of 1999, funding for the Teaching Scholars Program was incorporated in the operating budgets of the two units directing the program, the Office of Educational Development (OED) and the Office of Faculty Affairs. The OED took over complete administration of the Program in 2003. Teaching Scholars Program Goal The Teaching Scholars Program seeks to improve the educational programs of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences by improving the educational skills of its faculty. Teaching Scholars Program Objectives Provide faculty members who seek to become better teachers a way to gain knowledge and skills about adult learning as well as the principles of teaching and learning, development of curricula and instructional materials, and educational research. Produce a group of teaching scholars who will continue their own education in health professions education, mentor and educate other faculty in the methods of educational excellence, seek funding for educational research, and disseminate their scholarly work on education through presentations and publications. Description of Teaching Scholars Program The Teaching Scholars program seeks to improve the teaching skills of faculty in the five health professions colleges and to nurture the development of a group of faculty who actively engage in the scholarship of teaching. Scholars will be asked to complete a literature review on an educational topic during the second year of their participation. In addition to the core workshops listed below, there will be several nationally know educational scholars visiting campus as part of the program. They will present a lecture for all faculty on campus and facilitate a workshop for the Teaching Scholars Program participants. Attendance for all sessions is required. Workshops
Upon completion of the curriculum, scholars will receive a certificate and continue work on an individual or group literature review. To graduate from the Teaching Scholars Program, scholars must complete their literature review within two years of entering the program. Support for Educational Projects The Teaching Scholars Program has some funding available to support the educational projects and travel to conferences to report on the outcomes of the projects. Project Support: Support is available for supplies, instruments, postage, etc. Funding is not available for personnel or equipment. Submit requests to Anna Moses. Travel: Support is available for up to 50% of travel costs up to $700 per person to meetings at which a Scholar is presenting a report on his/her educational project developed in the Teaching Scholars Program. Submit requests to Anna Moses and include:
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