Sent: 2012-04-13
From: Janna Overstreet
To: Employees
Subject: Academy of Lifetime Learning RFP
Dear EIU Faculty, Annuitants and Staff members,
The School of Continuing Education’s Academy of Lifetime Learning staff has begun our program planning for Fall 2012. We are looking for interesting workshops and courses to provide our membership. The Academy has over 1000 members and through a survey they have indicated that their main areas of interest are history, current events, arts and humanities, and health. Popular courses have been held on writing, World War II and the Civil War, pottery, painting, international relations and more. Our members enjoy interactive courses and new experiences. There is no homework for you to grade, just an enjoyable experience sharing your knowledge and interacting with bright, interesting and informed students.
Your expertise is so valuable whether it is knowledge you have gained through education, experience or through personal interest and inquiry. Consider what it is you enjoy speaking about and submit a proposal to share your knowledge and interest using the linked form. We are asking if you would be willing to share your expertise in either a 1.5 hour workshop format or in a course format which consists of 3-4, 1.5 hour sessions. For your time and expertise we offer you a $100.00 honorarium for each 1.5 hour session.
You will notice that on this semester’s form we are asking more about you and your expertise. We are doing this to showcase how EIU’s lifetime learning program provides excellent learning opportunities by highly qualified instructors. We will share this information on our website descriptions of the courses.
Your proposal will be reviewed by the Academy Curriculum Committee based on the following criteria: does it fit within the subject areas requested by our members as outlined above, is the information complete and lastly does the instructor have expertise in the subject area? We are eager to read your proposals and look forward to interesting and fun learning experiences in Fall 2012.
If you are interested in teaching for the Academy please submit the linked form to academy@eiu.edu prior to May 11, 2011.
Fall 2012 Academy of Lifetime Learning Workshop Proposal Form:
http://www.eiu.edu/adulted/ALLWorkshopProposal.pdf
If you prefer, you may email me at academy@eiu.edu for clarification or to discuss your ideas for lifelong learning opportunities prior to submission of your proposal. Again, the deadline for submission is May 15,2012.
Respectfully,
Janna Overstreet, MA
SCE Project Coordinator
