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The Faculty Colloquium on
Excellence in Teaching (FACET) was established as an Indiana
University Presidential Initiative in 1989 to promote and
sustain teaching excellence. Today, FACET numbers over 400
full-time faculty members, chosen through an annual campus and
statewide peer review process. Each year approximately 20-25
candidates from across the IU campuses and representing a wide
range of academic disciplines are selected as new members. At
the annual Retreat, new members are inducted into the FACET
Academy and participate in workshops and discussions with other
FACET members and leaders in higher education. They address the
challenges of collegiate teaching, and develop and share
strategies to enhance pedagogy and practice.
Once selected into FACET,
members are expected to contribute their experience and skills
to FACET activities, and continue to advance Indiana
University's Faculty Teaching Mission. Throughout the year,
FACET members are involved in a range of cooperative and
collaborative activities at the campus, university, and national
level, promoting inquiry and engagement in teaching and
learning. Activities currently include publications on effective
teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning;
conferences and institutes exploring diversity; the impact of
technology on learning and teaching; and the development and
training of associate faculty and future faculty. |
