Development Opportunities
Cultivating Exceptional Teaching
The Teaching and Learning Center in the College of Business equips faculty and instructors with the tools and resources they need to be successful in the classroom. Through the opportunities outlined below, the TLC offers short- and long-term programming to meet the needs of all instructors.
All faculty and staff listed as the instructor of record for a College of Business course are eligible to apply for a TLC grant.
Teaching Grants
These grants are intended to be completed the semester prior to teaching the course. For example, if you receive the January grant, the changes should be made during the Spring semester with the course being taught in the following Summer/Fall semester.
New Course Development | $500 or $1,000
This grant supports instructors who are developing a new undergraduate or graduate course or teaching an established course for the first time and planning significant revisions.
Participants will work through a course development process with TLC staff to outline course objectives, course design, and assessments in preparation for teaching the course.
Recipients designing a new course will receive a $1,000 award, and those revising an established course will receive $500.
Learning Community: Homework in High Enrollment Courses | $500
This learning community supports faculty teaching high enrollment courses who want to improve how students practice course content and receive feedback.
Over 2–3 learning community meetings, participants will identify one challenge related to homework, student practice, or feedback, explore practical and scalable approaches, and refine one course change with feedback from colleagues.
Areas of exploration may include AI-aware assignment design, peer feedback, AI-supported feedback, and revision-based learning.
Learning Community: Teaching Online with AI | $500
This learning community supports faculty teaching online courses who want to thoughtfully integrate AI into course design and teaching.
Participants will identify one opportunity related to online learning in an AI-rich environment, explore practical and pedagogically grounded approaches with colleagues, and refine one course change for implementation.
Individual Grant: Course Tool Adoption | $500
This individual grant supports faculty who want to use a tool in a thoughtful, targeted way to improve teaching, support student learning, or address a course-related challenge so faculty can spend more time engaging with students in meaningful ways.
Applicants may propose a tool or technology or use a College of Business supported tool such as Coursera, Peerceptiv, or Perusall.
Anticipated Timeline: 8 weeks-3 months
Applications due January 15 and May 15
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Seacrest Fellows
The Seacrest Fellows program supports College of Business faculty who want to pursue a scholarly project focused on teaching innovation and/or teaching effectiveness. Fellows investigate the impact of a specific teaching strategy, tool, or classroom intervention and generate insights that can inform teaching across the college.
Projects may span one to three years and often involve collecting data from a course or set of courses, then sharing results through internal workshops, conference presentations, and/or pedagogical publications. Fellows are eligible for a $3,000 award upon successful completion of their outlined project.
Anticipated Timeline: 1-3 years
Applications due May15
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Center for Transformative Teaching Resources
Faculty interested in exploring additional teaching resources are encouraged to visit UNL’s Center for Transformative Teaching. The Center provides campus-wide support through practical resources, programs, and consultations related to course design, teaching with AI, accessibility, and other approaches that support student learning.
Faculty looking for support with instructional technology can also visit UNL Academic Technologies. The office provides access to tools, training, and support for digital learning environments, including Canvas and other technologies used in classroom and online teaching.