Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

 

Date of this Version

2003

Document Type

Article

Citation

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development (2003) 21

doi: 10.3998/tia.17063888.0021.007

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License: CC BY-NC-ND

Abstract

The University of Georgia (UGA) has worked hard over the last 22 years to increase the respect and reward for teaching through the faculty development programs of the office of instructional support and development and through the establishment of two campus-wide teaching awards. Looking for a means to extend a celebration of teaching beyond one-time recognition or one-time participation, the university established a campus-wide teaching academy. The purpose of this chapter is to chronicle the evolution of the teaching academy that was founded at the University of Georgia in 1999. The mission, goals, membership, funding, and programs and activities of the teaching academy will be described, as well as the faculty development programs and teaching awards that laid the foundation for the teaching academy.

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