Person item component: isabellebauman@missouristate.edu
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Fellow Term Spring 2024-Fall 2024
Dr. Bauman is focused on bringing awareness to issues of mental health in the classroom
to the campus. She will be developing resources and leading a faculty learning community
pertaining to mental health health in the classroom.
In addition to a extensive discipline-specific body of work, Dr. Bauman has contributed
directly to the field of teaching and learning through multiple articles, presentations,
and service assignments, including work in areas such as classroom strategies/activities,
dialectic approaches, intercultural classrooms, academic integrity, student engagement,
and curriculum.
Developing a plan to consolidate the FCTL's existing faculty writing FLCs
Helping reconceptualize the FCTL's teaching and learning grant program and the faculty
fellows program
Conducting classroom observations
Dr. West is an associate professor and assistant school director in the School of Special Education, Leadership and Professional Studies where she teaches courses in student affairs in higher education and research methods
within the College of Education. Dr. West is also the graduate program director of MSU’s new EdD program in Leadership,
Learning, and Educational Change.
As a Black feminist scholar-pracademic, Dr. West’s research focuses on enhancing the
experiences of Black women enrolled and employed in higher education via the study
and development of critical cultural theories, research methods, and praxes. The majority
of her articles have been published in top-tier, refereed education journals and she
recently co-edited an issue of the New Directions for Student Services (NDSS) series,
which is a 20-year anniversary edition exploring of the status of contemporary Black
women in higher education.
In addition to teaching courses, Dr. LaPrade is involved in research on Racial and
Ethnic Fairness in Missouri Courts. She has experience with developing and implementing
experiential learning structures and strategies to increase student engagement in
learning.
Person item component: Helenametzker@missouristate.edu
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Fellowship Term Spring 2024 - Fall 2024
Helena's fellowship will focus on the use of technology for promoting active learning
for students. Throughout her fellowship, she plans to:
Create faculty resources (guides, tutorials, templates) to develop faculty awareness
and use of active learning strategies to promote student engagement in learning.
Facilitate a Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs)
Promote scholarly teaching practices
Engage in continuous improvement processes to adapt and improve faculty services and
support.
Person item component: brittneybanaei@missouristate.edu
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Fellowship Term Fall 2024 - Spring 2025
Brittney is interested in supporting the integration of creative and expressive arts
into course design as a way to promote collaborative practice, increase student engagement,
and highlight diverse perspectives.
Using arts as a method for facilitating critical and analytical thinking has the ability
to support student learning of complex ideas as well as cultivate appreciation and
respect for different ways of knowing.
Embodied practices such as dancing, walking, making, and talking have the ability
to bring learning and understanding into the current moment, and can work in tandem
with technology to create kind, compassionate individuals who are prepared to lead
on the cutting edge of the modern job market. During her fellowshipo, Brittney will
be working on developing an expressive arts toolkit and training for increasing engagement,
or student-led initiatives inside of the classroom.
Brittney is extremely passionate about education and is an advocate for the importance of art
and artists, especially embodied artists, in contemporary society. She promotes empowering
a more compassionate and responsible generation of leaders in academia, industry,
and public service by honoring the individual’s importance within the community and
believes that by changing education and making it more inclusive, we do the same for
the world.
The FCTL is seeking Faculty Fellows in the following areas:
Artificial Intelligence
Course Design
Early career faculty
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL).
Special interest or research area of the Faculty Fellows choosing (must be in support
of the FCTL’s mission and faculty career development).
More Information
The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL) Faculty Fellows program provides
an opportunity for faculty members to partner with the faculty center to promote excellence
in teaching and learning at Missouri State. Fellows lead initiatives and contribute
to projects centered around supporting faculty career development by providing peer
mentorship, promoting scholarly teaching practices, supporting faculty engagement
in the scholarship of teaching and learning, and leading faculty learning communities (FLCs). Examples of FCTL Faculty Fellows Activities
Serving as a change agent by increasing awareness of, developing and promoting resources
for, and supporting faculty development in teaching and learning initiatives across
campus.
Leading a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) based on special interests.
Designing and facilitating single-session or multi-session faculty development programs.
Organizing and facilitating faculty reading groups and book studies around special
topics.
Facilitating academic writing groups or retreats to promote faculty learning related
to teaching and learning initiatives and/or development of scholarly teaching practices.
Developing resources or other materials that support faculty in scholarly teaching.
Peer observations and mentorship.
Providing input and advice to the FCTL on faculty development needs and professional
learning.
This program is open to all faculty and instructors with full-time instructional duties.
Prospective FCTL Faculty Fellows must have the ability to work collaboratively and
a commitment to scholarly teaching and faculty career development.
Faculty should plan to spend an average of 5 ½ hours per week during a 15-week semester.
This is an estimated average per week as we try to limit activities during the most
demanding times of the semester; other weeks may require more time commitment.
Time spent developing and facilitating FLC or other faculty development programs and
activities.
Participating in monthly meetings with FCTL Director and other Faculty Fellows.
Time spent conducting peer observations and mentoring individual faculty.
Faculty Fellows have the option of receiving a stipend of $6,000 per year (please
be aware this is taxable income), a professional development stipend of $3,000/semester,
or a one-time course release paid to their department.
Faculty wishing to be considered as a FCTL Faculty Fellow
