Resources on Campus
Pedagogical Programming and Events
The Collaborative for Learning and Teaching, along with other campus partners such as the Science Alliance, offer programming and events throughout the year focused on teaching and pedagogy. Intended for faculty at all stages of their teaching careers, these programs and events—which range from semester-long learning series to one-time workshops—highlight teaching and learning experts from around the world and on our own campus and provide opportunities for pedagogical development and community building. Additional opportunities for teaching support (including 1:1 and group consultations, working groups, and teaching circles) are also available. Visit The Collaborative’s Digital Sandbox or email The Collaborative to learn more about current and upcoming offerings.
Curricular and Pedagogical Innovation Grants
These grants are designed to help faculty members and teaching staff enhance the quality of education at Trinity by taking advantage of new teaching methods, new technologies, and new approaches to knowledge.
We encourage submissions on behalf of individuals and groups, and we are particularly interested in proposals that reach across disciplinary lines or that extend out into the community. The principal criterion for selection will be the degree to which the proposed project will enrich student learning within the Trinity curriculum.
The funds are allocated through The Collaborative for Learning and Teaching. Allocations will be made on a rolling basis. Funding is limited, and award amounts will vary depending on the scope and complexity of the proposed project. At the end of the grant period, funded individuals should submit a brief report of their activities to The Collaborative.
Full details—including requirements for grant proposals—can be found on The Collaborative’s Digital Sandbox. Email questions to The Collaborative for Learning and Teaching.
Collaborative Faculty Fellowships
These competitive fellowships, offered through The Collaborative for Learning and Teaching, offer full-time faculty an opportunity to deeply reflect on teaching, pedagogy, and the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). The fellowships come with a course release, stipend, and funding package.
Selected faculty will serve as a Collaborative Faculty Fellow for one academic year, during which time they will explore the theories and best practices related to a teaching/pedagogy topic of their choice. Fellows will then partner with other folks at Trinity to contribute to a culture of continual growth in learning and teaching practices.
Full details—including requirements for fellowship proposals and fellowship expectations—can be found on The Collaborative’s Digital Sandbox. Email questions to The Collaborative for Learning and Teaching.
Tigers-as-Partners (TaP) Program
This program, facilitated by The Collaborative for Learning and Teaching, helps faculty refine their teaching through the incorporation of the student perspective.
Faculty participants engage in a semester-long partnership with a trained Trinity undergraduate student, who engages in weekly observations of one of the faculty member’s courses. Weekly meetings allow the faculty and student partners to discuss these class observations and to explore specific pedagogy practices and strategies.
Ultimately, the program's aim is affirmative: to highlight what instructors are doing well and to support their teaching. Interested faculty can learn more on The Collaborative’s Digital Sandbox. Email questions to The Collaborative for Learning and Teaching.
ACS Summer Teaching and Learning Workshop
Designed for faculty at all stages of their teaching careers, this Associated Colleges of the South annual event is designed to strengthen teaching performance, expand instruction techniques, and explore pedagogical issues within small private liberal arts colleges.
The Collaborative for Learning and Teaching regularly sponsors 2-3 faculty each year to attend this event. The Collaborative will send out a yearly announcement with program specifics and a call for interested faculty to self-nominate. (Faculty are not allowed to submit their nominations directly to ACS).
Interested faculty can learn more on The Collaborative’s Digital Sandbox. Email questions to The Collaborative for Learning and Teaching.