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2022 Curriculum (Re)Design Grant Recipients

April 6, 2022

Congratulations to the Department of Art, Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Counselor Education program, recipients of the 2022 Curriculum (Re)Design Grants.

Scholarship of Teaching

Congratulations to our 2022 SoTL Grantees!

March 25, 2022

The CTE is excited to announce our inaugural SoTL Grant recipients: Haerin Beller (Medicine), Diana Franco Duran (Engineering), Diane Hoffman (Education), and Gary Koenig (Engineering).

CTE Faculty Awarded IJAD's 2021 Article of the Year

March 8, 2022

Lindsay Wheeler and Dorothe Bach were awarded the International Journal for Academic Development's 2021 Article of the Year award for their paper "Understanding the impact of educational development interventions on classroom instruction and student success."

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Episode 96: Kate Stephenson

December 26, 2021

In this podcast episode, CTE Faculty Fellow and English Assistant Professor Kate Stephenson talks about community-engaged pedagogy, establishing partnerships with community organizations, and much more.

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Student Life Committee Approves Professorships

December 13, 2021

The Board of Visitors and Student Life Committee approve the establishment of the Barbara Fried Directorship of the Center for Teaching Excellence. The endowment is set to "provide impactful resources that will allow faculty members to teach in increasingly innovative and effective ways."

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Student-led Courses Now Available for Enrollment on SIS

December 9, 2021

Students must pass INST 3150 to become an instructor of a CavEd course. CTE Director Michael Palmer teaches that seminar, which aims to help undergraduate students learn how to be effective teachers.

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Redesigning Academic Courses to Support Connection, Values, & Well-Being

November 17, 2021

The Contemplative Sciences Center and Center for Teaching Excellence piloted the week-long Contemplative Institute for Teaching and Learning during Summer 2021. Faculty participants share how this experience impacted their personal and professional lives this semester.

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Class Makes Link Between Engineering and Social Justice Crystal Clear

July 7, 2021

Engineering Ph.D. Bethany Gordon developed the Engineering Social Justice course during the Center for Teaching Excellence's Course Design Institute. The course focuses on helping students understand not only why, but how to make social justice part of their future engineering designs.

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