Professional Learning Community Themes for the 2024 Cycle of Teaching Innovation Grants

After assessing the level and substance of interest in potential themes, the Educational Development Council (EDC) and representatives of the Academic Technology Center (ATC) are delighted to announce that we will solicit formal applications for two EDC-formed Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) as part of the broader Teaching Innovation Grants program in 2024:

• Generative AI in Teaching & Learning 
• Alternative Grading

A PLC is a group of WPI community members from multiple disciplines engaging in collegial inquiry, action, and collective learning around a central theme in the area of pedagogical or educational development. More information about each of the themes and expected commitment are posted on the Teaching Innovation Grants webpage. Any faculty or staff educator who wishes to join either of these PLCs should submit an individual application by February 1.. Individuals can apply even if they did not submit a statement of interest. Guidelines and the application form are linked on the webpage. 

Please note that individuals interested in a PLC experience with a different theme can recruit their own interdepartmental group and submit an application for a self-formed Professional Learning Community. Additionally, Course and Program Projects and Summer Sandbox Grants are available to seed or advance intradepartmental initiatives, within existing programs or departments. These types of proposals are also due on February 1.

Questions can be addressed to any of the following: Chrys Demetry (EDC Chair and Director, Morgan Teaching and Learning Center), Kate Beverage and Mary Beth Harrity from the ATC, and EDC members Marcel Blais (MA), Jeanine Dudle (CEAE), Michael Magalhaes (ME ’24), Geoff Pfeifer (DIGS/HUA). Debra Boucher is the point of contact for Summer Sandbox Grants.