Summer Faculty Institute

Every summer, UWW in conjunction with the Office of the Dean of Special Programs offers a week-long Summer workshop to faculty interested in developing online courses for students enrolled in UWW, MALS or the Skidmore Summer session.

The goal of the Institute is to help faculty develop learning environments that are in keeping with their individual pedagogical approaches. Discussions on teaching and learning are the focus of each day, with supplemental hands-on training to guide the creation of Web sites for online courses.

Each faculty member is expected to discuss and begin the development of a course that can be offered online through UWW. Hands-on training covers basic Web development applications, as well as an introduction to online communication and research tools.

The workshop is limited to 15 participants and is offered only once a summer. To apply for a space in the UWW Summer workshop, please send an email with a brief expression of your interest to Phylise Banner at pbanner@skidmore.edu.

Past participants have created the following online courses:

Una Bray, Skidmore College
Epidemics and Society

Shirley Smith, Skidmore College
Italy, Fascism and the Jews

Mary Correa, Skidmore College
Understanding Organizational Behavior

Suma Rajiva, Skidmore College
Between Faith and Reason

Undine Giguere, Skidmore College
The Human Experience of Exile

Virginia Berman, Skidmore College
Cross-Cultural Psychology

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