Director of the Curriculum Fellows Program Harvard University Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Program Abstract: This session examines how a STEM postdoctoral program cultivates future educational developers, higher education leaders and faculty. The Program recruits PhD scientists to design or improve curriculum for graduate programs, and undergraduate courses, and emphasizes teaching, assessment innovation, and career exploration. The Program features a mentoring web of collaborative learning communities and close faculty mentorship, providing a relationship-rich environment that promotes the growth and success of its fellows. Analysis of program alumni indicates that this postdoctoral training leads to innovation across both the campus that embodies this program and campuses that hire the fellows into faculty and administrative positions. How undergraduate campuses can adopt similar programs and the potential outcomes based on this programs alumni data will be discussed.
