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Course Design Institute

faculty sitting at round tables in groups in the University Activity Space on the Reynolda Campus

Overview

This year’s Course Design Institute is scheduled for May 11-15 (Monday-Friday) from 9-5 [Note: this is our tentative schedule. More details will be communicated as we get closer to the date]

Late-Spring, the CAT will be hosting an in-person 5-day, intensive ​course design program ​for faculty interested in designing or redesigning a course. The institute will run ​a full 5 days (with working time and lunch provided) and require the completion of homework between each session. You will have the opportunity to work together with colleagues from across the University.​ The institute is designed to get you to a final (or near final) syllabus by the end of the week.

Applications are due by Sunday, April 19. A lottery will be held on Monday, April 20, to select 30 participants to receive a stipend for participation from the pool of complete applications. If you receive a stipend, you are expected to fully attend the Institute (all 5 days), complete homework, and submit a draft course syllabus upon completion.

We will prioritize applicants for the lottery: 

  • who have not participated in a course design institute within the last 3 years
  • who are redesigning a course that will be offered in the next academic year

If you do not meet the above requirements, but are interested in attending, you are still encouraged to apply. If you are not selected as part of the stipend lottery, you may choose to audit the CDI (attendance, homework, and a final deliverable will not be required).

Applicants will be notified of their status by Monday, April 27. 

If you have questions, feel free to email Kristi Verbeke (verbekkj@wfu.edu).