Faculty Development
The Monarch Humanities Internship Academy offers faculty training and support, including resources for faculty development aimed at promoting engagement and advancing work-based learning in the Arts & Letters community.
Workshops
Explore specific aspects of work-based learning.
Intensives
Integrate work-based learning principles into Humanities curricula through tailored workshops.
Modules
Gain access to comprehensive work-based learning module content for enriched educational experiences.
Class Visits
Invite an Academy representative to your class for insights on work-based learning opportunities.
Faculty Development Year 2: Summer 2025
The Monarch Humanities Internship Academy offers faculty training and support, including resources for faculty development aimed at promoting engagement and advancing work-based learning in the Arts & Letters community. For more information, or application links, please reach out to Lauren Coldiron.
What Faculty Have to Say
“ I always appreciate the chance for generative or community based inquiry, right? Because you can study methodology all you want by yourself, but until then, you practice that peer review until you hear what other people are doing. It's just that kind of the generative nature of community based inquiry is so invaluable. And that was again, I think the key takeaway and the key benefit from the workshop series”.
“The chief utility of this workshop, besides providing an opportunity to engage with my colleagues, was interrogating my own experience with WBL to see how I can make my in-class experience more engaging, accessible and provide more durable retention through incorporating greater reflection”, said another colleague.
“Even though I am an internship coordinator and even though I already incorporate some professional development activities into one of my courses, I found fresh vision in this workshop. I will refocus and work with my department to increase focus on WBL”.
Past Workshops
Fall
2024
Connecting Classroom to Career II: Reflecting on WBL within Humanities Learning Communities
This follow-up workshop built on the previous Learning Communities targeted session by creating an interactive space for faculty to further collaborate on integrating the Monarch Humanities Internship Academy and work-based learning into their Learning Community courses. Participants revisited work-based learning activities, shared progress, and discussed how Academy representatives can continue supporting courses through class visits or enrichment events.
Fall
2024
Charting Career Paths
Co-sponsored with leadership from our partners in the Center for Faculty Development at ODU, this workshop was designed to help faculty embed additional professional development opportunities into their courses. By integrating career-focused activities and discussions early on, faculty can better prepare students for successful work-based learning experiences (WBLE). This workshop explored strategies for weaving career readiness into the curriculum, ensuring that students develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to navigate their future careers.
Summer 2024
Connecting Classroom to Career: Empowering Learning Communities with Work-Based Learning
This workshop introduced Learning Community and Living Learning faculty to the resources offered by the Humanities Internship Academy. Participants were tasked with integrating a professional development module into their Learning Community, fostering student engagement with work-based learning content through low stakes assignments, and inviting Academy representatives to pitch paid humanities internship opportunities.
Summer 2024
Shaping the Academy: Design Thinking for Arts & Letters Internship Coordinators
Following the INNOVATE: Humanities model and QEP approach to designing faculty development, this design thinking inspired virtual workshop gathered information by the experts on work-based learning. This workshop marked the inaugural step in our Mellon grant-funded faculty development initiative. By engaging Arts & Letters Internship Coordinators, we aimed to leverage existing expertise to inform the overall design of MHIA faculty development efforts.
Summer 2024
Humanities at Work: Work-Based Learning in the Classroom - Internship Intensive Workshop Series
Over the course of 4 virtual sessions, participating faculty explored and prioritized methods for integrating work-based learning into their courses. Focused attention was given to preparing students for work-based learning experiences. This intensive and multi-session workshop aimed to cultivate a culture of work-based learning within the Arts & Letters community, ensuring sustained engagement and impact throughout the duration of the grant period.
Faculty Leaders
