Pre-authorized Augmentation
All courses are pre-approved for $25 per individual for meals and other group activities that bring you and your students together on an informal basis. This pre-authorized expense is handled on a reimbursement basis, so please save your receipts.
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Curriculum Development
Introductory Seminar instructors are eligible for a Course Development Assistance (CDA) grant to hire a student to assist with course preparations such as library research, organizing and administering a film series, or building a course website. Some faculty have found an additional benefit for their graduate student assistants, who gain valuable training in research and pedagogy working with Introductory Seminars. We encourage faculty teaching these courses to use the grants to develop creative teaching tools and course enhancements.
Requests for CDA grants should be addressed to Ellen Woods, co-Director of SIS.
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Supplemental Funding for creative enhancements
Faculty teaching any Introductory Seminar may request financial or organizational support for advising and group mentoring activities outside of class. These augmentation funds have been used to pay for guest speakers, field trips, group concert tickets, class reunion dinners, teaching equipment, and other creative course enhancements.
Requests for supplemental funds should be addressed to Ellen Woods, co-Director of SIS.
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Pedagogical support
Academic Technology Support
A specialist in academic technology is available to work with you on course enhancements ranging from web-page design to interactive on-line discussion forums to more complex instructional technology innovations.
For more information about developing instructional technology tools, contact Tiffany Lieuw, tlieuw@stanford.edu.
Hume Center for Writing and Speaking
The new Hume Center for Writing and Speaking combines the tutoring services of the Hume Writing Center and Oral Communication's Speaking Center and offers individual tutoring and workshops.
The Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (VPTL)
VPTL is an important faculty resource on teaching. Three associate directors in VPTL, one for each of the main disciplinary clusters—science and engineering, humanities, and social science—are available to assist you with every phase of teaching from course design to mid-term evaluation, videotaping, problem-solving, and more. They will meet with you one-on-one and will customize their help to your discipline and teaching situation.
For more information contact the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning
