The MIT-Empowering the Teachers' Programme (MIT-ETT) has called for applications from engineering professors who recently completed their Ph.D Programmes and are currently teaching at local universities for her semester long fellowship.
The programme provides an intense semester-based teaching that focuses on the engagement of selected cohorts of members of faculty (fellows of ETT) from universities in Africa. With an introduction of ETT fellows to forefront student-friendly teaching styles, the ETT thrives to foster innovation and advancement of educational fields with special focus on science and engineering in tertiary institutions in Africa.
The MIT-ETT has an all-encompassing goal of facilitating the development of young and vivacious African faculty leadership in science and engineering education who will introduce creativity, innovation and versatility into the curriculum that is focused on science and engineering.
The two principal objectives of the MIT-ETT are:(a) The provision of young African professors with exposure to forefront pedagogical methodologies in the highest rated departments of engineering and science in the United States.
(b) The provision of concrete means of engagement to faculty with individuals who have developed unflinching and unreserved interest in networking with people of same discipline in growing economies.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
*The encouragement of the fellows of ETT to become advocates and agents of change.
*The allowance of fellows of ETT to extend their professional network, including the faculty of MIT with a profound interest in growing economy.
The fellows of the ETT programme are to observe as part of the requirements the following:
*The observation of MIT courses in their discipline, at least two.
*Participate in a course in curriculum design and implement instructional design principles that are researchable in their courses.
*Participate in discussion and exploration of curriculum enrichment and reform through both formal and informal interaction with the MIT community.
*Actively participate in numerous activities to promote critical agent of change skills.The mentioned skills are but not limited to entrepreneurship skill, effective communication skill, reflection, collaboration, system thinking, perseverance and experiential learning.
Deadline: May 26, 2024.
