Summer 2026 Course Design Institute
To accommodate more schedules, CAT will be offering our summer Course Design Institute twice, once in Summer A and once in Summer B. We’re pleased to invite applications now.
Summer 2026 Course Design Institute
May 12-15 | 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Bradley Reading Room, Strozier Library
July 13-16 | 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Bradley Reading Room, Strozier Library
Click Here to Complete a Summer 2026 CDI Application
CAT’s Course Design Seminar provides faculty with the time, structure, and support they need to craft transformative learning experiences that reach and inspire their students. Course design and planning need not be lonely work; they are best accomplished in a community of peers who are similarly engaged. The seminar is a four-day series of hands-on workshops, during which faculty will hone their goals for student learning, plan effective use of class time, and work on sequencing and scaffolding coursework, as well as gathering valid evidence of learning. They will also work on strategies for cultivating classroom community and enhancing student motivation. Participants will gain:
- Structured support to (re)design a course for maximum learning
- Assistance and feedback on course design, including learning goals; assignment and exam design; effective use of class time; class activities; active-learning strategies; etc.
- Expertise in learner-centered teaching and backward design
- Strategies for motivating students
- Collegial community and peer feedback
Each faculty participant will receive a stipend of $2,000 upon successful completion of the course redesign. Seats are limited, and full-time faculty of all ranks are eligible. Priority will be given to courses that reach large numbers of students and to applications from colleagues who have not yet attended one of our course design seminars. Participants must be able to attend all sessions of the workshop, complete pre-work, and submit final revised plans in August.
As part of your application, please provide a brief letter of support from your chair. Your chair can email the letter to pro-teaching@fsu.edu. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 13, and decisions will be made by Wednesday, March 25. If you have questions, please contact us at pro-teaching@fsu.edu. We look forward to working with you!