Call for Faculty Course Proposals – Winter 2014

The Lifelong Learning Society of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton (LLS) seeks applications for course and program proposals for Winter 2014. Our Winter 2014 term begins Monday, January 6, 2014. We encourage faculty in all range of disciplines to consider submitting proposals for either a full eight (8) or four (4)-week session beginning on Monday, January 6, 2014.

We are especially seeking course proposals in the following disciplines: economics, current affairs, history, art, science, literature and cultural studies. A limited number of series will be designated for faculty who are new at LLS. You can propose a four-week course or a full eight-week session. Occasional two hour one-time events are also encouraged.

LLS series/events generally meet once each week for 1 and ¾ hours; faculty compensation is based on student enrollment numbers.

Most LLS programs are held in the comfortable 500-seat Barry and Florence Friedberg Auditorium. Faculty, drawn from the FAU academic community as well as from the extended academic and Boca Raton community, are expert lecturers who have a passion and talent for conveying subject matter in an interesting and intellectually engaging way to non-traditional adult learners, most of whom are college or post-college graduates. While not required, faculty are strongly encouraged to supplement lectures by using visuals such as PowerPoint slides or other media.

For additional information about our program and current course offerings, view our current semester on-line at this web site: http://wise.fau.edu/divdept/lifelong/LLSBoca/index.php

For Fall course proposals we are encouraging you to use our "on-line" Course Proposal Form. This will facilitate our ability to share your proposal with the curriculum committee of our Board of Advisors in a more timely way.

If you have previously submitted a proposal in the online system, please do not create a new account. Use your login information that you have already established. Should you need them, there are tools on the login page to help you retrieve your login information.

As part of the application process, all faculty will be asked to submit a current CV. You will be contacted later with instructions on how the CV should be submitted.

New, prospective faculty may be asked to provide a lecture sample, either via the web, or on tape as part of the application process.

In order to receive full consideration by the LLS Board of Advisors’ Curriculum Committee, the deadline for submission for Winter 2014 is Friday, May 31, 2013.

Proposals should include the following:

Course Description: The focus should be on a general description of materials to be covered, and objectives and outcomes of your course. Your detailed description needs to accurately reflect the course / presentation content and delivery mode.

Lectures: Should include the title and no more than 1 1/2 additional lines of text .

Biographical Information: Should be limited to seven lines highlighting training, professional experience, activities and awards/honors.

Equipment Request: Should be submitted with your proposal indicating your use of slides, CD, DVD, overhead projector, PowerPoint or other media.

Be sure to include all the required information, and use as sample models the texts in our current Course Schedule descriptions. Decisions about course proposals that require extensive editing and revisions may be deferred to a future term.

For the Lifelong Learning Course Proposal Form click here

For help completing this on-line proposal form, you can contact Ms. Jane Schulz
at   mschulz3@fau.edu.