The Request for Applications has been issued for the 2011-12 Active and Collaborative Engagement for Students (ACES) Fellows program. Applications are due to the CT+LE office on May 13. Informational sessions will be offered on April 18, at 1:00 p.m.in room 101A Education Building and April 19, at 9:30 a.m. in room 204 Social and Behavioral Sciences Building. All faculty teaching core or developmental courses are eligible to participate. Research evidence overwhelmingly supports the claim that students learn best when they engage with course material and actively participate in their learning. Faculty who are planning to submit an application may want to read Arthur W. Chickering and Zelda F. Gamson groundbreaking article describing good practices in undergraduate education. In addition, there are a number of articles and resources for those looking to infuse active and collaborative learning methods into their classrooms. The journal New Directions for Teaching and Learning has a number of articles that are useful and practical. Melvin L. Silberman's book Active Learning: 101 Strategies to Teach any Subject is available from the Gray Library. Active learning shifts the focus of instruction from what should you, the instructor, teach and deliver to students to what do you want students to be able to do with course material. New research shows that faculty who are facilitators, collaborators, leaders, and organizers are having great success in helping students prepare for lifelong learning and making them more capable to work in fields where they must acquire new skills and knowledge regularly. For more information or resources about active learning in the classroom, contact the staff at the CT+LE.