The Ohio State University
Ohio State Teaching Enhancement Program
Graduate Teaching Fellows
University Center for the Advancement of Teaching
Application Form
2015 – 2016 Academic Year
This application is to be completed by interested departments or programs wanting to submit a nominee for
the Graduate Teaching Fellow program. To be considered for the program, this application must include a
preliminary plan for TA support with the proposed project components undertaken by the Fellow. Selection
will be based on the quality of the proposed plan, strength of departmental support for the plan, and the
experience of the graduate student being nominated as a Fellow.
Department/Program
Department/Program Chair (please print or type)
Part I
This section is to be completed in collaboration between the department/program chair, faculty mentor, and
Graduate Teaching Fellow nominee. For ideas on potential program components, go to
<http://ucat.osu.edu/participate/learning-communities/ostep/graduate-teaching-fellows> or contact UCAT.
Please tell us your tentative plan to enhance the teaching support for your TAs, with a focus on all potential
projects to be undertaken by the Fellow (attach additional sheets if necessary):
Describe the strengths of the current programming and culture of teaching support for TAs; and identify how
your proposed project will connect to and enhance them (attach additional sheets if necessary):
2015-2016 Graduate Teaching Fellows Program application, page 1 of 4
Part II
This section is to be completed by Graduate Teaching Fellow nominee:
Graduate Teaching Fellow nominee
Nominee’s e-mail address
Nominee’s campus address
Nominee’s telephone
List all strengths, including teaching and other experiences, that would make you a successful Graduate
Teaching Fellow (attach additional sheets if necessary):
Part III
This section is to be completed by the faculty mentor:
Faculty mentor
Faculty mentor’s e-mail address
Faculty mentor’s campus address
Faculty mentor’s telephone
Briefly describe how you plan to assist the Graduate Teaching Fellow with the implementation of the proposed
plan as well as coordinate these efforts with the needs of the department (attach additional sheets if necessary).
2015-2016 Graduate Teaching Fellows Program application, page 2 of 4
Part IV
This section is to be signed by the department/program chair, faculty mentor, and Graduate Teaching Fellow
nominee, respectively.
Departmental Commitment
If selected as a participating department/program, the chair agrees to the following:
 provide a faculty member who will serve as liaison to the Graduate Teaching Fellow program and will
mentor the Fellow in designing a program that truly meets the needs of the department and its TAs
 implement the activities designed by the Graduate Teaching Fellow, augmenting the seed money provided
this year (either $200 or $400)
 institutionalize activities based on those developed by the Graduate Teaching Fellow and modified by
feedback collected as part of the ongoing support offered to departmental TAs
 provide the Graduate Teaching Fellow as light a teaching load as possible in the academic year (reduced
teaching assignment is necessary for the Fellow to have the time to participate in the seminar and to plan
and implement a program to enhance teaching by other TAs)
Chair’s Signature
Faculty Mentor Commitment
If selected as a participating department/program, the faculty mentor to the Fellow agrees to:
 serve as liaison to the Graduate Teaching Fellow program and the department/program
 mentor the Graduate Teaching Fellow in designing a program that truly meets the needs of the department
and its TAs
 help implement the activities designed by the Graduate Teaching Fellow
 meet individually with the UCAT program coordinator and Fellow at least once in the academic year to
discuss project progress
 attend meetings as scheduled (at least once) with all Fellows and their faculty mentors throughout the
2015-2016 academic year
Faculty Mentor’s Signature
2015-2016 Graduate Teaching Fellows Program application, page 3 of 4
Nominee’s Commitment
If selected to represent a participating department/program, the Graduate Teaching Fellow agrees to:
 register for ESEPSY 7434: Graduate Teaching Fellows Seminar, 3 credits (June 14, 2015, through July 30, 2015,
on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:50pm - 4:30pm, in 300 Younkin Success Center)
 participate in the course to share ideas with other Fellows and assist in each other’s project planning
 assist with departmental preparation and ongoing support of new TAs
 work with a faculty member to devise a program to provide on-going systematic teaching support
throughout the academic year to TAs in home department
 participate in a maximum of three meetings per semester during the 2015-2016 academic year
 meet individually with the Graduate Teaching Fellows coordinator and faculty mentor at least once in the
academic year to discuss project progress
 complete a final assessment report of the program
Nominee’s Signature
Proposals will be accepted until 5:00pm (ET) on Monday, April 6, 2015
Please return completed forms to
Alan Kalish, Director
University Center for the Advancement of Teaching
260 Younkin Success Center
1640 Neil Avenue
kalish.3@osu.edu
For more details, see
<http://ucat.osu.edu/participate/learning-communities/ostep/graduate-teaching-fellows>
or e-mail UCAT at ucat@osu.edu.
2015-2016 Graduate Teaching Fellows Program application, page 4 of 4