Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence
Support quality educational experiences, register for a course review
To ensure that courses meet S&T’s standards and are designed with the students’ best educational experience in mind, the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence invites you to register for a quality course review. Before submitting a course for review, you can contact a CAFE instructional designer to help you prepare or answer any questions you may have.
Read More »CAFE offers virtual office hours
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) virtual office hours are 10-11 a.m. every Tuesday. This dedicated time is to answer any questions relating to teaching and learning at S&T.
Read More »Explore teaching excellence with Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professors
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence will host a yearlong Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor Summit, and there will be three sessions in September, November and April.
Read More »Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence announces fall Communities of Practice
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) is pleased to announce the continuation of its Communities of Practice (CoP) series for the upcoming semester. The sessions, which were well-attended last semester, will focus on “Teaching with AI,” “Teaching with Active Learning,” and “Teaching using KEEN.”
Read More »Ignition Grants go to seven projects focused on online programs
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence and online education is excited to announce the recipients of the Kummer Ignition Grants for Sustainable Educational Transformation. Under the direction of the provost, these grants were created to fund new and innovative projects that will lead to strategic transformations in education at S&T.
Read More »Learn about course design through building blocks workshops
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) is hosting building blocks workshops at noon Tuesday, Aug. 6, through Thursday, Aug. 8, in the Faculty Innovation Studio in G-11 of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library.
Read More »Join an AI book study this summer
This summer, the AI Community of Practice, Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence, and library and learning resources will host a book study on Jose Bowen’s new book Teaching with AI.
Read More »Exploring generative AI in the classroom
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) invites you to a demonstration and discussion about the practical use of generative AI in the classroom both in practice and planning. This AI Community of Practice event will be held 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2, in Room G-11 Curtis Laws Wilson Library and via Zoom.
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CAFE wants to hear from you
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) wants your feedback to understand and meet the evolving needs of S&T’s instructional community. To prepare for the 2024 fall semester, all S&T instructional faculty, including adjuncts and graduate teaching assistants, are invited to participate in a brief survey.
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Sign up for Simple Syllabus pilot
This summer, Missouri S&T will pilot a syllabus creation and management software that connects directly with Canvas. It is named Simple Syllabus.
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