Faculty Training
Learn to produce a teaching philosophy
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) early career faculty forum, “Writing a Teaching Philosophy,” will be held 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, in Room 202 of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library and on Zoom.
Read More »Special education with arts integration workshop set for April 19
The Kummer Center for STEM Education and the Kaleidoscope Discovery Center will host a professional development workshop on special education with arts integration 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, in Room 221 Computer Science Building.
Read More »Become a Safe Space trainer
The diversity, equity and inclusion team is hosting a Safe Space train-the-trainer program 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, April 21. Lunch will be provided.
Read More »CAFE to present ‘Writing a Research Proposal’
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) early career faculty forum, “Writing a Research Proposal,” will be held in-person and on Zoom 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, March 23. Panelists will be Dr. Chenglin Wu, assistant professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, and Dr. Xiaoming He, professor of mathematics. Please register online. Unless otherwise noted, the […]
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Check out CAFE video
In this final episode of the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence’s (CAFE’s) spring series, faculty share ways they’ve sustained a healthy career as an educator.
Read More »Learn about copyright, patent, and innovation
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) next early career faculty forum will be held via Zoom 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, March 9. Guest panelist for this session will be Roger Weaver, interim dean of the library, and John Woodson, interim director of technology transfer and economic development.
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Solve the motivation crisis
Whether you are a student or instructor, moving beyond a pandemic is challenging. The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) gathered a group of high performing students and faculty to discuss what strategies they have used in class to help increase motivation for teaching and learning.
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What are top qualities of a great instructor in 2022 vs. 2016?
What are students looking for when it comes to great instruction? Has anything changed from what students expected five years ago?
Read More »Free resources available for faculty development
The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) offers services for faculty, including motivational emails, a core curriculum addressing skills for academics, a dissertation success curriculum, webinars, courses, writing challenges, access to the center’s library, discussion forums, and monthly accountability and buddy matching.
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What is the top quality in a great instructor?
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) team sat down with six high performing students to get their feedback. Were there any themes or patterns to what students are looking for in a great instructor?
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