| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.10 |
| Liaison | David Husemoller |
| Submission Date | March 6, 2020 |
College of Lake County
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
David
Husemoller Sustainability Manager Facilities |
Does the institution have an ongoing program that offers incentives for academic staff in multiple disciplines or departments to develop new sustainability courses and/or incorporate sustainability into existing courses? :
A brief description of the incentive program(s):
with its Sustainability Across the Curriculum, CLC is training instructors to incorporate sustainability into their curriculum. This program was developed out of the college wide Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) for two years in a row: "A Living Laboratory of Sustainability" in FY16 and "Sustainability Across the Curriculum" in FY17.
An additional program is running at the end of the academic year called Project Acorn. This program educates faculty and staff on what sustainability encompasses and facilitates the incorporation of sustainability-themed content into any discipline. Participants will receive an honorarium of $500 upon completion of a new or revised syllabus and curriculum pieces and will join in a fieldtrip that will offer opportunities to extend teaching horizons and create new networks with fellow colleagues.
A brief description of the incentives that academic staff who participate in the program(s) receive:
CLC sends out biweekly e-newsletters called the "Sust'y eBlast" to all faculty and staff. As a result of the current AQIP project, faculty members are sharing their success stories in incorporating sustainability into their course materials, demonstrating the value of sustainability in enhancing education. Faculty typically enjoy the recognition the comes with being an innovator and being able to share their success stories with their peers.
Participants in Project Acorn will receive an honorarium of $500 upon completion of a new or revised syllabus and curriculum pieces.
Website URL where information about the incentives for developing sustainability course content is available:
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