Teach in the GE Bookends: How to Apply
Seeking instructors for GE Bookend courses
Contact: Dr. Melissa Beers
The Bookend seminars are a lynchpin of Ohio State's new General Education program. These one-hour seminars explain the GE's role in helping students meet their educational goals, develop intercultural knowledge and build skills for responsible citizenship.
In the Launch seminar, completed during a student's first three semesters, students define their academic and career goals, learn the paths through the GE for developing their interests, and gain foundational skills in intercultural competence that will set them up for success in the GE and beyond. Launch is a complement to, rather than a replacement for, the Survey courses each college has developed for major program students. This course introduces students to an ePortfolio and lays the groundwork for them to continue contributing artifacts and reflections on their professional and personal experiences in college.
The Reflection seminar, taken as students complete the GE program, is a culminating experience that encourages them to reflect on their learning across all GE courses and use the projects, presentations or other artifacts collected in their ePortfolio to demonstrate their personal and academic growth.
Bookend seminars are taught by experienced college instructors with academic backgrounds that span the disciplines of Ohio State. The sections for each seminar are small (typically capped at 19 students) and include students from across the university, rather than clustering them by major or college. Each course follows a shared curriculum designed to highlight interdisciplinarity, provide options for students and instructors to choose assignments and activities that resonate with their interests, and encourage collaboration among students.
All instructors participate in an active community of practice. Instructors meet regularly in small groups for teaching development and support. The full Bookends team meets three times annually, once at the beginning of fall semester, once at the end of fall semester, and once at the end of spring semester. Additionally, structured professional development experiences that support and enhance undergraduate teaching are provided and encouraged throughout the academic year.
The term of employment for Autumn 2023 is August 14 to December 31, 2023. Spring 2024 dates of employment will be January 1 to May 5, 2024.
Applicants interested in teaching on the Columbus campus can submit a resume and cover letter in the application available in Workday linked below. If interested in teaching on one of the regional campuses, please see the guidance at the bottom of this announcement.
Your cover letter should explain:
Which Bookend course(s) you are interested in teaching, Launch or Reflection
Whether you are available to teach in-person or online (asynchronous or synchronous)
How many sections of each course you would like to teach and in which terms, Autumn or Spring
Additionally, please include the following information about your background and experience
Outline relevant prior experience teaching college students. If you are interested in teaching online, please describe your experiences with online teaching.
Highlight experience working in diverse environments and supporting students from a wide variety of backgrounds.
Provide a brief summary (1-2 paragraphs) describing evidence of your previous teaching effectiveness.
For internal candidates already employed as faculty or exempt staff at Ohio State University:
- Log into Workday
- Access the application
- click Apply"
For external/non-current Ohio State University employees:
- Create a Workday account or log into a previously created account
- Once your account has been created, you may use this link to take you directly to the position and click Apply"
Key dates:
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
- Applications for Autumn Semester 2023 are now closed.
To be considered for course beginning in Spring Semester, apply before October 1.
Once hired, instructors will be able to choose their teaching times from a set of available times/dates/locations based on student enrollment. This process will take place approximately one month before the start of each term.
Applicants interested in teaching on our Lima, Mansfield, Marion, Newark, or Wooster/ATI campuses
All Ohio State campuses will be offering Bookend courses, and many will be hiring instructors. Applicants for teaching at a regional campus must apply through the appropriate channel at each campus location. If you are interested in teaching Launch or Reflection at a Regional Campus, indicate your interest through this form. We will send these expressions of interest to the hiring manager on each campus.
