Faculty Training

Learn about engineering scholarship in service to society

Posted by on May 5, 2022

Dr. Nancy G. Love, Joann Silverstein Distinguished University Professor at the University of Michigan and a member of the civil and environmental engineering department and the University of Michigan Center for Social Solutions, will reflect on her experiences in a Zoom presentation today.

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Register for Celebration of Teaching conference

Posted by on May 2, 2022

The University of Missouri-Columbia’s Teaching for Learning Center is hosting its annual Celebration of Teaching Wednesday, May 18, and Thursday, May 19. The conference will be held in-person on the MU campus and online.

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Learn to produce a teaching philosophy

Posted by on April 18, 2022

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.

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Special education with arts integration workshop set for April 19

Posted by on April 7, 2022

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.

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Become a Safe Space trainer

Posted by on April 7, 2022

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.

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CAFE to present ‘Writing a Research Proposal’

Posted by on March 21, 2022

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

Posted by on March 14, 2022

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.

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Learn about copyright, patent, and innovation

Posted by on March 7, 2022

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

Posted by on March 7, 2022

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?

Posted by on March 3, 2022

What are students looking for when it comes to great instruction? Has anything changed from what students expected five years ago?

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