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Advan. Physiol. Edu. 28: 1, 2004; doi:10.1152/advan.00052.2003
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ADV PHYSIOL EDUC 28:1, 2004
© 2004 American Physiological Society

Editorial

Teaching career enhancement awards: 2003 update

Dee U. Silverthorn, Editor-in-Chief

IN 1999, THE AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY presented the first of its Teaching Career Enhancement Awards. These awards were designed to parallel the Society’s Research Career Enhancement Awards and provide financial support for individuals to obtain special training, develop new skills, or create educational materials or programs. Summaries of the initial projects awarded were published in the March 2003 issue of Advances (1). This article reviews the two awards funded since that time.

2001

James Watrous, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Watrous worked with Dr. D. A. Baxter at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston on the development of a Java-based program called SNNAP, which simulates single neuron and neural network phenomena. As part of his project, Dr. Watrous began developing a web-based tutorial that includes the SNNAP simulations. Posters on this project were presented at Experimental Biology 2003 and at the 2003 meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, and Dr. Watrous recently submitted a proposal to the National Science Foundation’s Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement program for support to continue the project.

2002

Corey L. Cleland, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Dr. Cleland requested funding to support the development of high-quality digital videos showing microcirculation in frog webbing and rat spinal cord, heart contractions in the earthworm, and ventilation in insects. The videos are intended to serve as the proof-of-concept for a grant to be submitted to the National Science Foundation’s Educational Materials Development arm of the Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program.

2003

There were no awards made in Spring 2003. Applications from fall 2003 are pending.

NEXT APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 15, 2004

If you are interested in applying for a Teaching Career Enhancement Award, the application form is available online at http://www.the-aps.org/awards/society.htm#Teaching or through the Awards link on the APS home page. An application should include the following elements:

  1. Description of the proposed project (not to exceed 2 pages)
  2. Justification for requested funds (not to exceed $4,000)
  3. Letter of support from the applicant’s department chair or other appropriate individual
  4. Letters of agreement from appropriate individual or department hosts of schools to be visited
  5. Description or outline of courses to be attended
  6. Curriculum vitae, focused on activities and achievements related to education

The APS Teaching Career Enhancement Award is designed to enhance the career potential of regular APS members. The award provides up to $4,000 to allow an individual to develop innovative and potentially widely applicable programs for teaching and learning physiology. The award can be used to support short-term visits to other schools to consult with experts who can assist with the development project. It can also be used to support attendance at special courses devoted to methodologies appropriate for the educational development project.

Footnotes

Advances in Physiology Education

REFERENCES

  1. Silverthorn DU. Teaching career enhancement awards: an opportunity not to miss. Advan Physiol Educ 27: 1–2, 2003.[Free Full Text]




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