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Provost's Teaching Academy

The Provost's Teaching Academy (PTA) is an intensive summer faculty development program where participants study topics such as human learning and adult development, integrated course design and assessment, and teaching methods that promote engagement and collaboration.

PTA members are a diverse, interdisciplinary group of faculty members and academic administrators who support excellent teaching at Temple in various ways. They serve as instructors and mentors for graduate students completing Temple's Teaching in Higher Education Certificate. Some PTA members apply their knowledge to leadership and mentoring roles within the university. PTA members also support the mission of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching, facilitating faculty development workshops, leading sessions at the Annual Faculty Conference on Teaching Excellence, and consulting with colleagues to enhance their pedagogy.

The first Academy took place in the summer of 2009. Read the featured story.

2017 Application Guidelines
The Center for the Advancement in Teaching invites full-time faculty members to apply for the 2017 Provost's Teaching Academy (PTA). Since 2009, the PTA has provided the opportunity for some of Temple's best and most committed educators and university leaders to have rich, cross-disciplinary conversations about the literature on how people learn and best teaching practices. With each new cohort of members, faculty with this increased teaching expertise impact the educational culture at Temple University. There are currently over 100 PTA faculty from across the university, representing a wide range of departments and academic units.
 
PTA faculty read literature on teaching and learning, participate in face-to-face as well as online discussions, and submit teaching materials as part of the program. PTA faculty members receive a $2,000 stipend* and course texts in recognition of their investment of time and energy.
 
The 2017 Provost's Teaching Academy will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 am until 12 noon during the Summer 1 session from May 15th - June 26th.
 

2017 Application is now closed.

 

 

*Faculty on 12-month contracts (i.e. Medical School, Dental School, etc.) may not be eligible to receive these funds, but are still invited to participate. Please contact the CAT for more information.

PTA Sample Syllabus

 

PTA Faculty Members 2016
  • Quaiser Abdullah, Senior Technical Training Manager, Computer Services
  • Annette Bakley, Senior Associate Dean, Dean's Office, College of Liberal Arts
  • Vinodh Bhoopathi, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry and Community Oral Health Sciences, Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry
  • Steven Bell, Associate University Librarian, Libraries, Paley Library
  • Keesha Benson, Assistant Professor, Social Work, College of Public Health
  • Natalie Flynn, Assistant Professor, Earth & Environmental Science, College of Science and Technology
  • Jose Gimenez, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, College of Science and Technology
  • Jennifer Ibrahim, Associate Dean, College of Public Health
  • Julie Kessler, Assistant Professor, Teaching & Learning, College of Education
  • Andrew Laine, Associate Professor, Theater, Division of Theater Film & Media Arts
  • Jimmy Miller, Assistant Professor, Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Fox School of Business
  • Irina Mitrea, Professor, Mathematics, College of Science and Technology
  • Gary Pratt, Assistant Professor, Intellectual Heritage Program, College of Liberal Arts
  • Dana Saewitz, Associate Professor, Advertising, School of Media and Communication
  • Elizabeth L. Sweet, Assistant Professor, Geography and Urban Studies, College of Liberal Arts
  • Felix Udoeyo, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Matt Wray, Associate Professor, Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
  • Tracey Vlahovic, Associate Professor, Podiatric Medicine, School of Podiatric Medicine
PTA Faculty Members 2015
  • Marcia Bailey, Associate Professor, Intellectual Heritage, College of Liberal Arts
  • Barry Berger, Professor, Pharmaceutical Science, School of Pharmacy
  • Casey Breslin, Assistant Professor & Departmental Digital Strategy Coordinator, Kinesiology, College of Public Health
  • Norma Corrales-Martin, Associate Professor, Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts
  • Chad Curtis, Associate Professor, Crafts, Tyler School of Art
  • Joseph Mahan, Assistant Professor, Sports and Recreation Management, School of Tourism and Hospitality 
  • Rebecca Michaels, Associate Professor, Photography, Tyler School of Art 
  • Michele O'Connor, Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies
  • Ellen Panofsky, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, College of Science and Technology
  • Heather Porter, Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Public Health
  • Robert-André Rarig, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, Science and Technology
  • Wesley Roehl, Professor and Director of Programs, Tourism and Hospitality Management, School of Tourism and Hospitality Management
  • Jill Swavely, Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning, College of Education
  • Sylvia Twersky, Associate Professor, Public Health, College of Public Health
  • Evelyn Walters, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Storm Wilkins, Assistant Professor, Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management, Fox School of Business
  • Kimberly Williams, Assistant Professor, Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
  • Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon, Associate Professor, Theater, Division of Theater, Film and Media Arts 
PTA Faculty Members 2014
  • Cheri Carter, Assistant Director, Social Work, College of Public Health
  • Pallavi Chitturi, Associate Director, Statistics, Fox School of Business 
  • Laurie Friedman, Instructor, Social Work, College of Public Health
  • Shanta Hattikudur, Assistant Director, Psychological, Organizational, and Leadership Studies in Education (POLS), College of Education 
  • Stephanie Ives, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students, Student Affairs 
  • Peter Jones, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies, Office of the Provost, HSC Provost 
  • Larry Kaplan, Professor, Clinician Scholar, School of Medicine 
  • Dustin Kidd, Associate Professor, Sociology, College of Liberal Arts 
  • Nichola Kinch, Assistant Director, Foundations and Visual Studies, Tyler School of Art 
  • Barbara Manaka, Associate Professor, RIHM, Fox School of Business 
  • Thomas Marino, Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine 
  • Robin Mitchell-Boyask, Professor, Greek and Roman Classics, College of Liberal Arts 
  • Rhonda Nelson, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Professions and Social Work 
  • John Noel, Assistant Director, Physics, College of Science and Technology 
  • Ruth Ochia, Associate Professor, Bioengineering, College of Engineering 
  • Hamil Pearsall, Assistant Director, Geography and Urban Studies, College of Liberal Arts 
  • Donna-Marie Peters, Assistant Director, Sociology, College of Liberal Arts 
  • Karen M. Turner, Associate Professor, Journalism, School of Media and Communication 
  • Benoit Van Aken, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering 
  • Douglas Wager, Associate Dean, Theater, Division of Theater, Film and Media Arts 
  • Shannon Walters, Associate Professor, English, College of Liberal Arts
PTA Faculty Members 2013
  • Robin Aronow, Instructor, Communication Sciences, College of Health Professions  
  • Jean Boyer, Assistant Professor, Psychological, Organizational, & Leadership Studies, College of Education  
  • Gerard Brown, Assistant Professor & Department Chair, Foundations Program, Center for the Arts: Tyler School of Art  
  • Konstantinos Chochlidakis, Assistant Professor, Restorative-Operative, Kornberg School of Dentistry  
  • Shawn Fagan, Principal Advisor, Athletic Advising, Vice Provost for Undergrad Studies  
  • Heath Fogg Davis, Associate Professor, Political Science, College of Liberal Arts  
  • Cynthia Folio, Professor, Music Studies/Music Theory, Center for the Arts: Boyer College of Music and Dance  
  • Steve Kreinberg, Associate Dean, Dean's Office, Center for the Arts: Boyer College of Music and Dance  
  • Elizabeth Pfeiffer, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Professions  
  • Robert Pred, Associate Professor, Statistics, Fox School of Business  
  • Hai Qing, Assistant Professor, Restorative-Operative, Kornberg School of Dentistry  
  • Catherine Schifter, Associate Professor, Psychological, Organizational and Leadership Studies, College of Education  
  • Miriam Solomon, Professor & Department Chair, Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts  
  • Michael Stokes, Director, Russell Conwell Center, Vice Provost for Undergrad Studies  
  • Istvan Varkonyi, Director, HSC Provost, Office of The Provost  
PTA Faculty Members 2012
  • Steve Fleming, Professor, Chemistry, College of Science and Technology  
  • Carol Harris-Shapiro, Assistant Professor, Intellectual Heritage, College of Liberal Arts  
  • James Heckman, Associate Professor, Physiology-Medical, School of Medicine  
  • David Ingram, Associate Professor, Theater, Center for the Arts: School of Communication and Theater  
  • Sheryl Love, Assistant Professor, Biology, College of Science and Technology  
  • Christine Miller, Assistant Professor, Podiatric Medicine & Orthopedics, School of Podiatric Medicine 
  • Emily Moerer, Assistant Vice Provost, Vice Provost Undergraduate Studies, Assistant Vice Provost  
  • Patricia Moore-Martinez, Assistant Professor, Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts  
  • Robin Musselman, College of Education (Faculty Guest) 
  • Julie Phillips, Associate Director, HSC Provost, Office of the Provost
  • Shriram Pillapakkam, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering  
  • Jane Pontious, Professor, Surgery/Operating Room, School of Podiatric Medicine  
  • Rickie Sanders, Professor, Geography and Urban Studies, College of Liberal Arts  
  • Ann Valentine, Associate Professor, Chemistry, College of Science and Technology  
  • Pete Watkins, College of Education (Faculty Guest)
PTA Faculty Members 2011
  • Li Bai, Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer, College of Engineering 
  • Whitley Cooke, Associate Professor, Writing Program, College of Liberal Arts  
  • Dana Dawson, Program/Project Director, Vice Provost Undergraduate Studies, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies  
  • Susan DeJarnatt, Professor, Legal Writing, Beasley School of Law  
  • Claudia J. Dewane, Associate Professor, Social Work, College of Health Professions  
  • Eli C. Goldblatt, Professor, English, College of Liberal Arts  
  • Rachael Groner, Associate Professor, Writing Program, College of Liberal Arts  
  • Amy E. Heath, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Psychological, Organizational, & Leadership Studies, College of Education 
  • Robin A. Kolodny, Professor, Political Science, College of Liberal Arts  
  • Sally Kyvernitis, Instructor, Computer & Information Sciences, College of Science and Technology  
  • Nancy E. Morris, Professor & Chair, Media Studies and Production, School of Media and Communications  
  • Nathaniel Norment, Associate Professor, African American Studies, College of Liberal Arts 
  • Johnathan Nyquist, Professor, Earth and Environmental Science, College of Science and Technology  
  • Alisa Peet, Associate Professor, Medicine/General Internal, School of Medicine  
  • James C. Sellers, Assistant Director, Russell Conwell Center, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies  
  • Bess Wellborn Yates, Instructor, Horticulture and Landscape, College of Liberal Arts  
PTA Faculty Members 2010
  • William Aaronson, Associate Dean & Associate Professor, Risk, Insurance and Health Care Management, Fox School of Business
  • Rebecca Alpert, Professor, Religion, College of Liberal Arts  
  • Ina Calligaro, Associate Dean, Dean's Office, School of Pharmacy  
  • Peggy Dewolf, Assistant Professor, Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
  • Luke Kahlich, Professor, Dance, Center for the Arts: Boyer College of Music and Dance 
  • Dominique Kliger, Assistant Vice Provost, Distance Learning, University College 
  • Janice Laurence, Associate Professor, Psychological, Organizational, & Leadership Studies, College of Education  
  • Sarah-Kate Lavan, Curriculum Instructor, Curriculum Instructor, College of Education  
  • Maria Lorenz, Associate Professor, Mathematics, College of Science and Technology  
  • Sheryl Love, Associate Professor, Biology, College of Science and Technology  
  • Lori Salem, Assistant Vice Provost, University Writing Center, Vice Provost for Undergrad Studies  
  • Paul Toth, Assistant Professor, Spanish and Portuguese, College of Liberal Arts  
  • Kariamu Welsh, Professor, Dance, Center for the Arts: Boyer College of Music and Dance  
  • Chang-Hee Won, Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer, College of Engineering  
PTA Faculty Members 2009
  • Shohreh Amini, Associate Dean, Dean's Office, College of Science and Technology  
  • Shenid Bhayroo, Assistant Professor, Journalism, Center for the Arts: School of Communication and Theater
  • Jean Boyer, Assistant Professor, Psychological, Organizational, & Leadership Studies, College of Education  
  • Ken Finkel, Professor, American Studies, College of Liberal Arts  
  • Steven Fleming, Professor, Chemistry, College of Science and Technology  
  • Terry Halbert, Professor, Program Reviews, University College
  • Alistair Howard, Associate Professor, Political Science, College of Liberal Arts  
  • Daniel Kern, Professor, Theater, Center for the Arts: School of Communication and Theater  
  • Robert Pred, Associate Professor, Statistics, Fox School of Business  
  • Rickie Sanders, Professor, Geography and Urban Studies, College of Liberal Arts  
  • Justin Shi, Associate Professor, Computer & Information Sciences, College of Science and Technology  
  • Juandalynn Taylor, Assistant Professor, Strategic Communication, Center for the Arts: School of Communication and Theater 
  • Tsvetelin Tsankov, Assistant Professor, Physics, College of Science and Technology  
  • Amy Weigand, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Religion, College of Liberal Arts 
  • Natasha Davis Williams, Assistant Professor, Public Health, College of Health Professions 
  • Robert Yantorno, Professor, Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering 
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