J.N. Wilson's 1994 TIP Award Information

The Teaching Incentive Program (TIP), now commonly referred to as the Teaching Improvement Program was created by the State of Florida Legislature in an attempt to provide a concrete award to serve as an incentive to good teaching. During Academic years 1993-94 and 1994-95, those faculty members given TIP awards received a salary increase of $5,000 plus associated benefits. Each faculty member receiving a TIP award is ineligible to receive the award again for three years.

In the Fall of 1994, I successfully applied for a 1994-95 TIP award, submitting a portfolio describing my teaching philosophy and accomplishments. The sections of the document and various specific information contained in the document were specified by the TIP application procedures. The specific narrative elements are my own. The supporting letters and attachments are not included in the browsable version of the document.

I have made this document available for browsing by the general public for the following reasons:

To provide those who are only vaguely familiar with the TIP an opportunity to see what kind of information is included in an applicant's portfolios.
To provide prospective TIP applicants with an example of a successful award portfolio.
To stimulate thought and discussion about issues brought up in my portfolio.

If you'd like to contact me about the contents of my portfolio, please feel free to send email to jnw@cis.ufl.edu.

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