Recruiting CRTLE Faculty Facilitators for 2025-2026 Academic Year

CRTLE Faculty Facilitator Program Application 

Applications Due: Due by July 25, 2025 

Start Date for 2025-2026 academic year: early September 1, 2025 [August 18 first day of classes. Letter sent out August 1, 2025. Confirm by August 8.  

Applicants are needed from:  

CAPPA

COLA

COS

CONHI

SSW

COED  COE

Description: 

The CRTLE Faculty Facilitator program provides selected faculty the opportunity to work alongside our CRTLE Team to share knowledge and expertise as university teachers, and to develop and enhance resources and programs on teaching and learning for the UTA community. Facilitators typically serve one 2-year term.  The start date for this coming year is September 1, 2025. 

Serving as a CRTLE Faculty Facilitator requires a time commitment of approximately 3-4 hours per week, which includes time leading and/or participating in scheduled activities developed by CRTLE and a bi-weekly required planning meeting. Pending expected continued funding and as allowable by UTA Human Resources, Faculty Facilitators receive a stipend of $4,000 for the academic year, with half distributed at the end of the fall semester, and half at the end of the spring semester. Additional opportunities may be available over the summer session.  

As a CRTLE Faculty Facilitator, you will be responsible for organizing and/or presenting at one or more of the monthly Faculty Lounge sessions where faculty meet to learn about and discuss timely teaching topics. CRTLE Facilitators should assist with effective teaching sessions, series, and programs. CRTLE Facilitators may also participate in Peer Observations and/or provide consultations for faculty who need specific guidance on teaching. All CRTLE Facilitators participate in planning and present at the CRTLE Faculty Showcase: A Celebration of Teaching Excellence each April. Facilitators are encouraged to participate in all CRTLE events and activities as much as possible. Additionally, we would like each facilitator to write at least one long-term blog post per year for the Pedagogy Next blog/website. This can also include an optional video. 

Additional Requirements: 

• Share and promote CRTLE programming and resources amongst their colleagues in their department and/or college. We want facilitators to be a liaison and champion between CRTLE and their respective department and college. 

• Virtually promote CRTLE via online internal UTA channels such as email or Teams. 

• Attend and support other facilitator’s lounge sessions and additional general CRTLE programming (e.g., workshops, panels, AI events, Graduate student conference, Center for Service Learning events, etc.).  

• Attend regularly scheduled facilitator meetings and contribute to brainstorming, idea generating, and bringing information to and from your college.  

Facilitators are optionally encouraged to: 

• Engage in continuous professional development to stay updated with the latest educational practices in digital/online teaching and learning (e.g., EDUCAUSE, Quality Matters, LinkedIn Learning, etc.). 

• Provide constructive feedback to CRTLE Leadership to aid growth and development. 

• Collaborate with other facilitators to share best practices and resources informally and organically. 

• Reflect on their own teaching practices and seek ways to improve. 

• Keep a blog to reflect on teaching practices via UTA Web Publishing (OIT) or maintain their own podcast through UTA Web Publishing (OIT) reflecting on teaching and learning.  

NOTE: Of the nine faculty lounges, some will be virtual. The Analytics-Focused Faculty Lounge will be a combination event (both facilitators will collaborate).  

• September Faculty Lounge: In-person/hybrid 

• October Faculty Lounge: In-person/hybrid 

• November Faculty Lounge: In-person/hybrid 

• December Faculty Lounge: Virtual 

• January Faculty Lounge: Virtual

• February Faculty Lounge: In-person/hybrid 

• March Faculty Lounge: In-person/hybrid 

• April Faculty Lounge: In-person/hybrid 

• May Faculty Lounge: Virtual 

Fellow are strongly encouraged to: 

• Help identify and recommend exemplary teaching practices or faculty for CRTLE programming highlights, podcasts, or showcases. 

• Help expand CRTLE’s impact by participating in outreach to faculty. 

To Apply, submit the following by or before July 25, 2025 to CRTLE@uta.edu. Use the following subject line in your email: 2025-26 CRTLE Facilitator Application

1. Detailed cover letter with your background related to teaching, why you want to be a facilitator, experience with CRTLE or faculty professional development related to teaching, and ideas you would bring to the role. 

2. Include a formal letter of support from your department chair or indicating that they are aware of the time demands of being a facilitator.  

3. Include a second letter from another colleague who can support your qualifications to be a facilitator, including the criteria listed here.  

4. Copy of your Curriculum vita