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Peer associates meet approximately every three weeks during one semester as a small cross-disciplinary learning community. The time commitment is roughly equivalent to a 1 credit course for one semester in which Peer Associates receive a $1000 stipend.
If you are interested in this program, email Bridget Arend, [email protected], Associate Director of Teaching & Learning, with a brief statement (1-2 sentences) sharing why you want to be a Peer Associate.
The goal of the CTLD Peer Associates Program is to develop additional expertise across campus for teaching-related ideas and support and to provide multiple overlapping resources and channels that instructors can call upon as needed.
Peer Associates become experts in “all things CTLD” to bring awareness of these resources back to the faculty in their departments. Additionally, Peer Associates bring their own teaching expertise to share with the other Associates, the CTLD, and potentially other groups on campus.
Broadly speaking the CTLD hopes that no instructor at MSU Denver ever feels like there is nobody to ask when they have a question about their work. Creating a saturation of support means having multiple overlapping resources and channels that instructors can call on as needed.
"I have nothing but great things to say about this program and my experience! I met faculty I would never have otherwise met and learned with and from them." Shawn Tebben, Accounting
There are five main areas of responsibility.
Learn –Peer Associates will gain in-depth knowledge about the various teaching-related resources available through the CTLD, as well as learn from their fellow Associates in other disciplines.
Explore – Each Peer Associate will choose a small specific teaching-related topic in which they will collect information and develop expertise to add to the knowledge and expertise available on campus.
Connect – Peer Associates will be asked to share insights from their departments and help inform the CTLD about faculty needs and practices regarding teaching. In addition, the Peer Associate becomes a departmental resource, inviting instructors to reach out to them and answering questions or referring instructors to the appropriate resources regarding teaching, learning, design, and accessibility.
Deliver – The Peer Associate will create a small “deliverable” about their chosen topic to a share with the broader MSU Denver community, for example a short video, blog post, handout, or resources summary.
Report – At the end of the term, each Peer Associate will record a final summary of what they did through a survey.
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