Stages of Collaboration | Summer Faculty Workshop 2002

Summer Faculty Workshop 2002
The University of Michigan Flint submits the following proposal project, the 2002 Summer Faculty Workshop, to the Mott Foundation for consideration.

This narrative outlines a ten-day workshop to be conducted on the campus of the University of Michigan Flint in summer of 2002 for faculty members from the Togliatti Academy of Management and the University of Michigan-Flint School of Management. It builds upon a very productive and successful partnership whose collaborative endeavors have gradually expanded and intensified since the mid 1990s. This workshop will allow faculty members from each institution to prepare for the next phase of this partnership, more specifically, transferring the traditional classroom-based model of learning to a technology-mediated online format. The four main workshop goals are:
· to provide a thorough overview and orientation into the application of distance learning technology as a medium to enhance student learning and outcomes;
· to facilitate substantive joint work of faculty teams on the content and design of curriculum materials for web-based courses that will be delivered to Russian and American students via the Internet;
· to reactivate and hone English language skills of TAM faculty as they relate to Western management theories, principles, expressions and terms, and provide the detailed explanation with realistic examples of context appropriate for their use;
· to provide an opportunity for the external consultant to meet with faculty teams to review, discuss, and offer constructive suggestions to improve the curriculum.

Prior to attending the summer workshop faculty teams will:
· communicate via email;
· create a preliminary outline for specific content areas, which will be addressed in their courses; and,
· Identify individual areas within the course, for which each is responsible.

The summer workshop will include, but not be limited to the following specific activities:
· acquaint faculty with the range of instructional media that can enhance the students’ learning experience;
· mentor teachers on maximizing the use of the internet as a teaching resource;
· identify technology applications to best meet the student learning needs;
· review currently available software packages to supplement course materials;
· devise course syllabi with goals, objectives and activities that include technology to enhance student learning and course content;
· assist faculty to incorporate technological resources into classroom presentations and course requirements;
· devise strategies to enhance team teaching via Internet, and determine how to apply this pedagogy to real life situations.
· create assessment tools that will effectively evaluate student outcomes and identify areas where changes in the curricula and/or its delivery are mandated;
· determine what type(s) of data will evaluate the effectiveness of this teaching and delivery mode;

The summer workshop will include Dr. Alexei Izyumov, a highly respected economist to facilitate the discussion and development of joint curriculum materials between TAM and SOM faculty members. Dr. Izyumov has impeccable credentials from the most prestigious university in Russia, Moscow State University. He has published extensively in the area of defense conversion for Russian industry and the challenges of creating a market economy in Russia, and has lectured around the world. Dr. Izyumov is an Assistant Professor in the School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Louisville, and the Co-Director of its Center for Emerging Economies. His intimate knowledge of Russian economic policy, his extensive list of publications, combined with familiarity with the complexities of a market economy, will enable him to have an immediate impact and influence on both faculties.

Download the Itinerary of this visit.