Architecture's Isaac Alejandro Mangual-Martínez and Sasson Rafailov made innovative changes to the Lessons in Making: Thinking Through Materials course, a project made possible by a Thrive Grant from the Provost's Office and CTE.
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UVA has begun offering “tech sabbatical” courses, requiring students to put away their phones and laptops as part of their coursework inside the classroom and to commit to screen-free hours outside of it. The CTE's Michael Palmer comments on technology's effects on learning.
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In this conversation with Derek Bruff, he talks about carving out a nontraditional academic professional path as well as his career choices and lessons.
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UVA's Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, in collaboration with the CTE, invited applications for the Faculty AI Guides program for the 2024-25 academic year. Two faculty members from the School of Architecture were selected to join this important cohort.
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As the former Executive Director of Vanderbilt University's Center for Teaching, Derek Bruff brings a wealth of wisdom and expertise to our team.
Read more about the recipients of our SoTL Grants and Dissemination Awards.
The Mega-SoTL AI Project was awarded a $75,000 Fund for Excellence and Innovation grant from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. At UVA, the project is led by CTE Assistant Director Jessica Taggart.
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Derek Bruff, an educator, author, and higher ed consultant, highlights our Teaching Hub website in his Intentional Teaching newsletter.
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Michael Palmer is honored with the POD Network's 2023 Bob Pierleoni Spirit of POD Award, which is akin to a lifetime achievement award.
Lindsay Wheeler comments on a new paper that suggests better research is needed to truly understand the impact of active learning in STEM courses.
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Lindsay Wheeler's paper, “Finding the variables that react: Relationships between ability beliefs and student achievement in an inquiry-based introductory chemistry laboratory course," was selected as one of the American Chemical Society's New and Noteworthy papers.
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Melissa Ellegood joined the Center in June as our Assistant Director of Learning Technology Initiatives. She shares more about her journey to UVA, what her experience has been like so far, and her goals for the position.
