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A teaching circle is a small group of teachers who meet regularly on-campus and/or via Zoom to discuss a specific teaching and learning topic. Facilitators may pre-schedule meetings or poll interested participants on their availability. Circles typically meet for a 60 or 90 minutes 4-7 times over a semester..

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is seeking RIT faculty and other instructors of record (e.g., adjuncts, postdocs, GTAs) who are interested in proposing a topic and facilitating a teaching circle in Fall semester 2025. Visit our website to learn more about teaching circles; see especially the list of previously offered circles at the bottom of the page. If you have questions, contact Michael Starenko, Senior Teaching and Learning Consultant.

Please submit your proposal as early as possible but no later than August 8, 2025. Applicants will be notified of their status on a rolling basis, or by August 12.

CTL will begin announcing the roster of Fall teaching circle facilitators and topics to the RIT community during the week of August 19-22. Interested participants will be strongly encouraged to contact facilitator(s) as early as possible but no later than September 3, 2025. Circles usually hold their first meeting during Week 3 or 4 of the semester.

Facilitator: Who is the main facilitator and contact person for this teaching circle? Include their name, title, department/program, and email address. Note: please indicate any co-facilitators in your teaching circle description (see the last question).

Meeting mode(s): As the facilitator(s), you can decide on the meeting mode(s): on-campus and in-person, via Zoom, or a combination. What is your choice of meeting mode(s)?

Method for scheduling circle meetings: As the facilitator(s), you could include in the circle description your pre-determined schedule of meetings, or, alternatively, your could include your intention to poll participants on their availability for meetings. Which method will you use for scheduling your meetings?

Circle deliverables: What, if anything, do you hope or expect your circle to generate in the way of artifacts and/or activities (e.g., write a blog post or journal article, produce a list of resources or effective practices, sponsor a webinar, etc.)?

Other information: What additional information, if any, would you like to tell us about your proposed teaching circle?

Your proposed teaching circle in a 175-300-word description. (Note: CTL will use the this description in our teaching-circle announcements to the RIT community and on our website.) Your description should include or do the following:

Provide an engaging title
Explain the importance/relevance of your teaching/learning topic and you goal(s) for the circle
Outline your approach to organizing the circle (e.g., facilitator and participant roles, any deliverables, etc.)
Explain what participants can expect to do/learn
Describe the meeting mode(s) (in-person, Zoom, or both) and scheduling of the your circle (by poll or by pre-established dates)
If applicable, provide the names of co-facilitators