Recognition in the RPP is provided on an annual basis for participation and reflection. There are two program levels: Reflective Practitioner and CTT Ambassador. Reflective Practitioners complete reflective activities included in the Reflective Practitioner Passport (part of the Teaching Planner) to gain recognition. CTT Ambassadors are established instructors who want to take a more active role in encouraging reflective teaching across the campus. The following constitutes the specific prerequisites and annual requirements for each level of the program.
Reflective Practitioner Details
Instructors wanting recognition for their teaching development activities can complete reflective activities in the Reflective Practitioner Passport (a portion of the CTT Teaching Planner). Participants will reflect on the efficacy of their teaching, and gain exposure to a variety of teaching strategies selected from the resources available at the university.
Annual Requirements
- Attend two teaching and learning related workshops.
- Meet once a semester with a teaching partner from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to discuss personal teaching development.
- Participants without a teaching partner can contact a member of the Teaching Support Network for this purpose.
- Participate in a CTT Learning Community.
- Participate in a teaching observation.
- If your college of department has formalized an observation protocol you should use that, otherwise use the CTT peer observation process.
- Implement and reflect on two new teaching strategies.
- Write general reflections on your teaching at the start and end of the academic year as a personal inventory of your development.
CTT Ambassador Details
For instructors who have a well-developed sense of their approach to teaching and its efficacy, we invite you to join the Reflective Practitioner Program as a CTT Ambassador. Instead of broadening general pedagogical knowledge, participants serving as Ambassadors will be expected to share their expertise with other educators across the university.
Prerequisites
- Complete one of the following institutes provided by the university: FIRST, Learning by Design, Aspirational Teaching Institute or the Institute for Online Teaching. These are currently the options available, but more options may be added.
Annual Requirements
- Serve as a mentor in the Teaching Support Network.
- Facilitate or participate in a CTT Learning Community.
- Have your teaching observed through an established teaching observation process.
- Observe another instructor's teaching through an established teaching observation process.
- Share a summary of teaching research or share personal teaching experiences through either a blog post or workshop offered through the CTT.
- Complete a Teaching Portfolio.
- The CTT has compiled resources and guidance for the development of teaching portfolios.
Going Beyond
If you're particularly passionate about engaging further in advanced teaching practices, and research on teaching at learning, we encourage you to connect with the CTT's developing efforts to support Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at UNL. If you're interested you can email Eric French for additional information.