The UW Teaching Academy established the Collegium on Large Class Instruction in 2000. The Collegium offers faculty, particularly those who teach large classes, an opportunity to come together and discuss challenges they face and improvements they would like to implement in their teaching.

Participants of the Collegium attend workshops and learning sessions, and actively converse with each other, and faculty facilitators in open, engaging conversations. In addition to practical issues of classroom management and supervision of teaching assistants, we explore active learning strategies, technology, and diversity as they relate to large class instruction. Each faculty participant comes with a teaching issue, challenge, or problem that he or she would like to address. Throughout the Collegium, faculty are encouraged to think about and articulate how the various sessions come to bear on their own teaching concerns. Starting 2009, the Collegium will be offered every other odd year.

This year, the Collegium will be held on September 22 & 23, 2009 at the Center for Urban Horticulture.

Who is Eligible and How Do I Apply:
All instructional faculty are encouraged to apply. However, priority will be given to tenure-track faculty and full-time lecturers who class size is considered "large" in their discipline . Interested individuals are required to submit the application form below. Please be sure to be respond to all questions. You will be notified of your confirmed registration via email soon after.

Schedule and Registration Link:

Faculty are welcome to register for as many sessions as they'd like. To access and complete the online form, you will need your UW Netid. Hard copy applications will not be accepted.

Please note that registration for the Collegium is now closed. If you are interested in attending any of the offered sessions, please send an email to tacademy@u.washington.edu. Indicate the session(s) of your choice. A complete scheduled can be view just below.

To view the Fall 2009 schedule, click here.

Location:
The Collegium will be held at the Center for Urban Horticulture located minutes from the Seattle campus. Parking is free. For additional facility information, visit their website at: http://depts.washington.edu/urbhort/cuh/index.html

Deadline:
Online registration is now closed. If you are interested in participating, please send an email to tacademy@u.washington.edu, indicating the session(s) you would like to attend. Registrants will be notified of their confirmation no later than September 11.

For more information, please call Christine Sugatan in Undergraduate Academic Affairs at 206-616-7175. You may also contact the 2009 Collegium director, Lisa Coutu, at coutu@u.washington.edu.

*Please note that the Collegium occurs over two days that may be days of instruction for you. The University of Washington supports faculty arranging classes to attend sessions they think will assist them with their teaching and pedagogy.

The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: (206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu.