| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.87 |
| Liaison | Daimon Eklund |
| Submission Date | Dec. 23, 2021 |
University of Washington, Seattle
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
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):
The College of the Environment Cross Unit Teaching Incentive Fund is aimed at developing courses and programs that are interdisciplinary and promote the expansion of offerings in the College of the Environment. The content of such courses is generally sustainability-focused.
These funds have been used to support field-based courses, and international travel courses, that center on sustainability and equity. Projects must be interdisciplinary and cross-unit.
http://environment.uw.edu/intranet/academics/teaching/cross-unit-teaching-incentive-fund/
A brief description of the incentives that academic staff who participate in the program(s) receive:
CoEnv Cross Unit Teaching Fund: The fund provides up to $35,000 for each program funded, which can be used to pay a TA so that a course can be expanded, a part-time student services person to create a minor or certificate, or develop a short course or summer program.
http://environment.uw.edu/intranet/academics/teaching/cross-unit-teaching-incentive-fund/
UW Educational Outreach: Faculty and highly qualified adjuncts receive one month salary to develop online courses and a significant amount of excess compensation to teach fee-based classes.
http://www.pce.uw.edu/environment-sustainability.html
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: The department hired a team of six Teaching Assistants for a summer to work on developing course materials for a revamped curriculum.
http://www.ce.washington.edu/students/ugAcademics.html
Website URL where information about the incentives for developing sustainability course content is available:
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