Student Success Initiative – Faculty Learning Community – Summer 2026

Overview

Student Success is one of the three pillars in the Mizzou Strategic Plan and as well as the College of Engineering Strategic Plan. Supporting students to graduate successfully and on time begins with high quality experiences in the classroom. This initiative will provide faculty with the tools and resources to evaluate current practices and design interventions to mitigate high DFW rates and improve learning outcomes for all students.

Faculty Learning Community

The FLC will convene in June 2026 and work over a period of two months. Faculty will participate in the following activities:

  • Teaching for Learning Center (T4LC) Course Redesign Institute, which will be held July 14–30, 2026. You will explore Gen AI opportunities, address student learning bottlenecks and use evidence-based processes to boost engagement.
  • Biweekly meetings to discuss strategies of each component discussed at the workshop and present the proposed solutions to adopt in Fall 2026.
  • Peer review of the redesigned course materials/syllabus, with a narrative presenting planned interventions and anticipated outcomes.
  • A final meeting of the group will take place upon completion of the Fall 2026 semester to discuss outcomes and experiences.

Facilitation and compensation

The FLC will have a maximum of eight faculty members and be facilitated by Associate Dean Roger Fales, who will manage the biweekly meetings and the peer review process.

Each faculty member will be compensated upon completion of the peer review assignment. Compensation is as follows: $5,000 total with $2,500 for the Institute and $2,500 for the FLC 2026 participation and deliverables.

Apply

To apply for this opportunity, use the following link to the Teaching for Learning Center (T4LC) Course Redesign Institute. This is a campus wide opportunity in collaboration with the College of Engineering FLC 2026. Eight College of Engineering faculty members will be supported for the Course Redesign institute and will participate in the College of Engineering Faculty Learning Community 2026 which includes biweekly meetings over summer and peer review activities.

Faculty deliverables for FLC 2026

Each participating faculty member is expected to complete the following:

  1. Teaching for Learning Center (T4LC) Course Redesign Institute
    • Participate fully in the Teaching for Learning Center (T4LC) Course Redesign Institute, which will be held July 14–30, 2026.
  2. Engage in biweekly FLC meetings
    • Collaborate with peers to discuss workshop components and develop actionable strategies for course redesign.
  3. Redesign course materials
    • Apply insights from the Course Redesign Institute to revise course syllabus, assignments, assessments, and engagement strategies for implementation in Fall 2026.
  4. Submit a narrative report
    • Provide a written summary detailing:
      • Planned interventions
      • Rationale for changes
      • Anticipated outcomes
  5. Participate in peer review
    • Review and provide constructive feedback on a colleague’s redesigned course materials and narrative.
  6. Attend final reflection meeting
    • Share experiences and outcomes from the Fall 2026 implementation with the FLC cohort