CFE - Getting Started with SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning)

This session will introduce the attendees to the differences between the practice of teaching, scholarly teaching, and the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). We will also discuss some different types of SoTL research questions and have discussion about what types of questions the attendees may be interested in pursuing.

Presenter: Layne Morsch, Professor, School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability and Public Health

First Tuesday Discussions: Formative Assessments

The Center for Faculty Excellence will be hosting a monthly series of discussions. There will not be a presenter for these discussions, this will be a chance to meet with your colleagues and share questions and ideas that you have related to the monthly topic. This month we will discuss the interesting types of formative assessments we have used to give feedback to students about the progress they are making in our courses.

First Tuesday Discussions: Active Learning

The Center for Faculty Excellence will be hosting a monthly series of discussions. There will not be a presenter for these discussions, this will be a chance to meet with your colleagues and share questions and ideas that you have related to the monthly topic. This month we will talk about methods we have used or may be interested in trying that actively engage our students in the classroom.

First Tuesday Discussions: Classroom Technologies

The Center for Faculty Excellence will be hosting a monthly series of discussions. There will not be a presenter for these discussions, this will be a chance to meet with your colleagues and share questions and ideas that you have related to the monthly topic. In this first session, we will talk about classroom technologies that you have successfully used in your classes or questions that you have about what technologies you may be interested in trying.

How might bias, prejudice, and discrimination harm students, teachers, and the learning environment? What does it mean to have equitable, anti-racist, and inclusive classrooms? UIS is committed to offering fair and inclusive education for everyone, and UIS teachers should be leaders in creating environments that both identify as well as meaningfully and inclusively remedy inequities and injustices. In this session, we will collectively discuss the importance of equity, anti-racism, and inclusion in the classroom, and we will share strategies to promote these goals in all classes, regardless of major or level.