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Project to Develop and Sustain New Methods To Improve Undergraduate Education: Goal is to Spark Scholarship of Teaching and Learning |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: The Teagle Foundation and The Spencer Foundation today announced a funding commitment of $1,493,920 for a program based at Duke University in support of efforts to systematically strengthen undergraduate education at major research universities. When the project is completed, it will offer valuable new insights into best pedagogical practices and help spark new interest in the scholarship of teaching and learning. That requires continuous experiment and evaluation," said W. Robert Connor, president of the Teagle Foundation. "Bob Thompson and his colleagues at Duke will bring leadership and insight to this process." The participating faculty at ten major research universities, to be selected through a competitive process, will focus on teaching and learning initiatives that develop the core intellectual skills of a liberal education: writing and critical thinking. Over a three-year period, the universities involved will develop initiatives that specify student learning outcomes, evaluate those outcomes and then use the results to revise and improve educational practices. The project is to begin immediately, funded initially by a $493,920 grant to Duke University, and subsequently by $1,000,000 in grants to the ten participating campuses. From the first, the Foundation has been dedicated to the belief that research is necessary to improvement in education. The Foundation is thus committed to supporting high-quality investigation of education through its research programs and to strengthening and renewing the educational research community through its fellowship and training programs and related activities. AScribe transmits news releases directly to newsroom computer systems and desktops of major media organizations via a supremely trusted channel - The Associated Press.
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