Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence
Register for Building Blocks of Course Design
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) will offer two sessions of Building Blocks of Course Design this summer. Faculty and instructors interested in participating only need to register for one session. Both sessions will be available in person and online.
Read More »Attend Wowza Wednesday on escape rooms in teaching
Faculty and staff are invited to explore how escape rooms can be used as an active-learning strategy during the next Wowza Wednesday session 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, in Room G-11 in the Curtis Laws Wilson Library.
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Attend Wowza Wednesday session on play-based learning
Faculty are invited to “Professors at Play,” a Wowza Wednesday session focused on play-based learning strategies noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, in Room G-11 of Curtis Laws Wilson Library.
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Attend Wowza Wednesday: Making Canvas work for you
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence and online learning and educational innovation will host a Wowza Wednesday session focused on advanced Canvas tools. The open-house session is 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, in Room G-11 in the Curtis Laws Wilson Library.
Read More »Drop in for Title II accessibility “Ask Me Anything”
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence will host three virtual Title II “Ask Me Anything” sessions to help faculty meet the April accessibility deadline and improve Canvas course accessibility.
Read More »Apply for an active learning mini grant
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) is accepting proposals for the 2026 Active Learning Mini Grant program, which supports S&T faculty in designing, implementing and evaluating active learning strategies in credit-bearing courses.
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Top Hat coming to campus, pilot begins spring 2026
Beginning in fall 2026, Top Hat will become the official S&T student-engagement platform, replacing Point Solutions (clickers). The platform will be available at no cost to instructors and students – no license purchase is required.
Read More »Submit a proposal for the Innovation in Teaching and Learning Conference
Missouri S&T is accepting presentation proposals for the fifth annual Innovation in Teaching and Learning Conference scheduled on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Interested presenters can submit a Call for Presentation form on the ITLC website.
Read More »CAFE to offer “5 Pillars of Course Design” workshops this summer
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) will host “5 Pillars of Building Blocks” workshops this summer. Participants may register for one of two in-person: July 29-31 or Aug. 11-13.
Read More »Ally now available in Canvas
Ally is now available in Canvas to help identify and correct Title 2 digital accessibility issues. The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) will demonstrate Ally and TidyUp during a WOWZA! Wednesday session noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, in Room G-11 of Curtis Laws Wilson Library.
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