Purdue University Online is accepting applications for the Spring and Summer 2024 sessions of CoPILOT (Cohort Program for Innovation and Leadership in Online Teaching), which provides expert assistance and funding to participating instructors in developing new online courses.
The program enables Purdue West Lafayette instructors to both develop and deliver best-in-class online courses in a scalable, collaborative, community environment. By the end of the program, participants will develop a ready-to-teach, accessible online course in Brightspace using research-backed online course pedagogy.
Beginning in January, Spring CoPILOT participants will meet virtually with their cohort for 60-minutes each of 15 weeks, including:
Instructors will receive expert support from Purdue University Online instructional designers and video producers. Participants will be expected to complete tasks and assignments prior to the course meetings and to plan for approximately five hours a week of work outside the meetings. Instructors are awarded a $5,000 stipend for completing a course through CoPILOT.
CoPILOT participants, both individually and collaboratively, enhance their understanding and ability to:
Purdue West Lafayette instructors for online courses may submit an electronic application to join the semester-long instructor development program. Applications for the Spring and Summer 2024 sessions are being accepted. Spring applications are due October 31, 2023. Applications for future semesters are accepted on a rolling basis.
Please notify your department head and college administrative lead (see list below) if you are interested in applying.
Purdue University Online College administrative leads:
Further details are available on the CoPILOT web page. For more information on the program, contact Connie Hahn at cbruce@purdue.edu or Eric de Araujo at edearauj@purdue.edu.