Teach one course of record
Fellows lead a single course under a supervised instructional appointment, receiving formative feedback on course planning, instruction, assessment, and student engagement.
Timeline & activities
Six parallel strands of activity run across the nine-month appointment, from August 2026 through April 2027.
At a glance
E3 Fellows program timeline
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Fall 2026
Spring 2027
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Embedded supervised teaching
Formative feedback on planning, instruction, assessment & engagement
Faculty mentorship
One paired faculty mentor throughout the appointment
Structured professional development
Evidence-based, student-centered & inclusive teaching foundation
Monthly E3 workshops
One EEd-hosted session per month on teaching, computing & research practice
Scholarly teaching & SoTL
Two phases: observation & reflection → implementation & dissemination
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Evaluation
Formative throughout; summative joint evaluation at completion
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CTE Interface Conference milestone / deliverable Summative evaluation
Semester one
Fall 2026 — building the foundation
The fall semester establishes teaching practice, pedagogical grounding, and the observational basis for each fellow’s instructional innovation.
Biweekly mentoring begins
Mentor meetings begin in preparation for the semester and continue biweekly — covering teaching challenges, classroom observations, professional growth, and career development.
Complete a CTE program
Fellows complete one of three options: the Teaching Excellence Academy, the Harnessing AI for Teaching & Learning Faculty Learning Community, or the Leveraging AI to Create Quality Accessible Course Materials Faculty Learning Community. Applications for all three are due Monday, August 24, 2026.
Observe exemplary engineering courses
Structured classroom observations across two class sessions, followed by guided reflection on evidence-based instructional practices.
Attend the monthly E3 workshops
The Department of Engineering Education hosts one workshop per month for the cohort, running the full appointment. The fall sessions cover Canvas and course setup, accessible course materials, HiPerGator, evidence-backed engagement, educational research methods, and research data practice. See the schedule
Propose an instructional innovation
Drawing on observations, professional development, and mentor discussion, each fellow proposes a new pedagogy, educational technology, assessment strategy, or course redesign to carry into the spring.
Ongoing formative assessment
Mentors document observations of planning, instruction, assessment, and engagement throughout the semester.
Semester two
Spring 2027 — implementation & dissemination
The spring semester doubles the teaching load and turns the fall proposal into an evaluated, publicly presented contribution.
Teach two courses of record
Fellows take on a two-course load, continuing to receive formative mentor feedback across both.
Monthly mentor check-ins
Mentoring shifts to a monthly cadence, with continued feedback on the instructional innovation and scholarly teaching project.
Implement & evaluate the innovation
The proposed innovation is deployed in one of the two spring courses and systematically evaluated.
Present at the CTE Interface Conference
Fellows deliver a scholarly teaching contribution, meeting the appointment’s expectation of demonstrating scholarly teaching through systematic evaluation and dissemination.
Monthly E3 workshops continue
The workshop series carries on at the same monthly cadence through April 2027. Spring topics, speakers, and dates are announced during the fall semester. See the schedule
Final structured evaluation
A summative evaluation conducted jointly by the faculty mentor(s) and the Department or Unit Chair assesses overall growth and readiness as an engineering educator.
Program completion
Fellows conclude the nine-month appointment having satisfied all three summative requirements.
Key milestones
Dates to know
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August 2026
Appointment and mentoring begin
Fellows are paired with mentors; biweekly meetings start in preparation for the semester.
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August 24, 2026
CTE program applications due
Applications for all three CTE options — the Teaching Excellence Academy and both Faculty Learning Communities — are due Monday, August 24, 2026.
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Fall 2026
CTE program & classroom observations
Complete the selected CTE teaching development program and attend two observation sessions in exemplary engineering courses.
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End of Fall 2026
Innovation proposal submitted
Each fellow proposes the instructional innovation to be implemented in a Spring 2027 course.
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January – April 2027
Implementation and evaluation
The innovation is deployed and systematically evaluated within a course of record.
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Spring 2027
CTE Interface Conference presentation
The culminating scholarly teaching contribution is presented publicly.
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End of Spring 2027
Joint summative evaluation
Faculty mentor(s) and the Department or Unit Chair jointly assess the fellow’s growth and readiness.