The Ball State University Teaching and Learning Academy provides professional development seminars to faculty. Each seminar focuses on a topic in teaching and learning in higher education and models effective teaching practices. Participants all of whom are faculty members share in establish-ing the content and direction of discussions. The facilitators do not lecture and are not responsible for providing expert answers to questions. Participants explore and develop practices that are reflective, learner-centered, and based on a deep understanding of pedagogy.
Seminars are cooperative, where participants share their problems and solutions.
Participants are encouraged to use their teaching as a source of scholarship. All faculty are eligible to participate. Financial sup-port, provided in part by funds from foundations and granting agencies, is available for many programs. Courses meet periodically over several weeks during the summer sessions. Stipends are provided for some the following Academy activities.