This fellowship is designed to assist faculty with creating renewable assignments (all of which will carry a Creative Commons license) to help students become agents of change in their own communities. Fellowship teams will include 2 to 3 instructors from different disciplines and different campuses or institutions to maximize student impact. Each team will design three renewable assignments in Summer 2025. Faculty fellows will deploy (a minimum of) two renewable assignments in courses during Fall 2025. Prior to deployment, fellows will be expected to present on their proposed assignments. A student showcase will take place during Spring 2026 (tentatively set for February/March 2026) in which a select number of students will present on how they improved their communities and achieved global justice through the UN SDG framework.
Questions should be directed to Rebecca McNulty (rebecca.mcnulty@ucf.edu) and Lily Dubach (lily@ucf.edu), the faculty mentors for UCF. For additional information, visit Montgomery College's Information Page: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship
The deadline for application submission is 11:59pm March 31, 2025.
Join us for drop-in sessions to learn more about UCF's participation in the UNSDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship. Overview presentations will be on the hour and half-hour, and we encourage you to join as you're able with any questions you might have.
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The 2025 cohort meetings will be held virtually on the following:
UCF: UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship Application Rubric
All required questions must be completed before the application will be scored. Completed applications are scored using the following criteria:
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UN SDG Target |
Does not identify a specific target of a specific UN SDG. OR Does not provide a detailed explanation of how or why that SDG target supports the discipline, course or is important for students. |
Identifies a specific target of a specific UN SDG. AND Provides a detailed explanation of how or why that SDG target supports the discipline, course or is important for students. |
Identifies a specific target of a specific UN SDG. AND Explanation of how or why that SDG target supports the discipline, course or is important for students is supported by data. |
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DeRosa and Jhangiani article |
Includes limited detail from the article. OR Describes how open pedagogy might benefit students overall, and is not specific to students in the course. |
Includes sufficient detail from the article that it is apparent the applicant has read and has a basic understanding of open pedagogy AND Describes how open pedagogy, as it is defined by the article, might benefit students in the course. |
Through the use of article details and analysis, it is apparent the applicant thoroughly understands the concept of open pedagogy. AND Describes how open pedagogy, as it is defined by the article, might benefit students in the course. |
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Open pedagogy and the discipline |
Description is generic and could be applicable to any discipline. |
Describes how open pedagogy might benefit the proposed course(s) and specific discipline.
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Describes how open pedagogy might benefit the proposed course(s) and specific discipline. AND Response differentiates between open pedagogy and other types of pedagogy. |
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Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching |
Description is generic and could be applicable to any discipline. |
Describes how interdisciplinary approaches to teaching might benefit the proposed course(s) and specific discipline. |
Describes how interdisciplinary approaches to teaching might benefit the proposed course(s) and specific discipline. AND Response differentiates between interdisciplinary and traditional approaches to teaching.
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Interest in becoming a UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellow |
Response is limited. OR Response suggests that the applicant is not committed to participate in the cross-institutional and interdisciplinary fellowship program requirements. |
Response demonstrates a desire to participate in the cross-institutional and interdisciplinary fellowship program. Response may also include development of open pedagogy assignments and deepening knowledge of the UN SDGs. |
Response is thoughtful and reflective, demonstrating a desire to create and apply open pedagogy assignments, to participate in the cross-institutional and interdisciplinary fellowship program, and to work towards achieving the UN SDGs targets. Response may also include personal or professional development reasons. |