Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence
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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Register for digital accessibility training
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) and the Digital Accessibility Task Force invite all faculty and staff to attend a virtual training session on digital accessibility. These interactive sessions will help you enhance the accessibility of course content, websites, mass communications and more.
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Check out WOWZA! Wednesdays
WOWZA! Wednesdays give instructors a weekly opportunity to meet over lunch to view and discuss tools, technologies and tricks of the trade that bring a wow factor to the classroom. Sessions will be held noon-1 p.m. every Wednesday, June 4 through July 23, in Room G-11 Curtis Laws Wilson Library.
Read More »Input needed: Faculty self-assessment and needs survey
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) invites all S&T instructors, including faculty, adjuncts, lecturers and graduate teaching assistants, to participate in a brief survey to help identify and address the evolving needs of the instructional community.
Read More »Location change: Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor Summit planned April 16
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) will host the Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor Summit 3-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in the Ozark Room of the Havener Center. All faculty are invited.
Read More »CAFE to host seminar on AI, student learning April 22
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) invites faculty, staff and students to a talk on artificial intelligence and student learning by Dr. Badri Adhikari, associate professor of computer science at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. His seminar, titled “Beyond Academic Honesty: Helping Students Excel in Their Process and Reflect on AI Usage,” will begin at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in Room 222 Computer Science Building.
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Get certified in online teaching at S&T
Several sessions of Missouri S&T-led online teaching certification and recertification seminars are available for S&T instructors now through the summer. Participants will strengthen their online teaching skills by exploring five pillars of quality course design.
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