FACULTY
~FAST Tex faculty information
The goal of the ~FAST Tex Program is to help faculty transform and enhance teaching and student learning through innovative instructional uses of technology. Many ~FAST Tex grant recipients have gone on to receive IITAP Awards.
Types of technology that can be developed include:
- Simulations and games
- Mobile applications
- Animations and multimedia
- Interactive learning environments, tutorials, and study exercises
- Assessment applications
- Course and department resource Web sites and rich Internet applications (non-Blackboard)
Accepted projects are awarded consulting support for content preparation (during spring semester), a set number of development hours (to be completed in summer), and project implementation and assessment support following development. Faculty should be prepared to provide project leadership, subject matter expertise, and content for the team during the spring and summer. Our staff works with development teams and supports the progress of each project, providing student screening, training and mentoring, program orientation, assistance with project management, development, assessment, and implementation, lab facilities and equipment, and consulting as needed.
Important dates and activities for the upcoming 2010 season
• October 31, 2009:
Statement of intent and consulting appointment deadline – faculty should email fasttex@www.utexas.edu as soon as possible to make a consulting appointment.
• October 1 – November 28, 2009:
Proposal/project consulting – ~FAST Tex staff will explain project selection criteria, project development process, and help faculty brainstorm and articulate their vision into a viable proposal. Faculty must consult with ~FAST Tex staff first in order to submit a proposal.
• December 1, 2009:
Proposal deadline – online form will be available only to faculty who have completed consultation with ~FAST Tex staff.
• February 1, 2010 – Proposal acceptance notification
• February – June 2010:
Project preparation/content gathering – ~FAST Tex staff will work with faculty to prepare their project for development. Faculty must be able to gather and organize all project content by end of spring semester.
• July 2010 – August 2010:
Project development – development teams will undergo training in June and work full-time during July and August to complete the project. Faculty must be available to provide feedback and content as needed.
• September 2010 – May 2011:
Project implementation and revision – development teams will monitor and assist during Fall or Spring semester when the project is used in the course. ~FAST Tex staff will assist in assessment and facilitate revisions if needed.
For questions please contact Coco Kishi, 475-6050.
