Michelle Schwartze

Ignition Grants go to seven projects focused on online programs

Posted by on August 19, 2024

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.

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Substitute teacher, paraprofessional certification workshop begins Jan. 9

Posted by on January 3, 2024

Missouri S&T’s education department is offering a three-day substitute teacher and paraprofessional certification workshop. The workshop will be held 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, through Thursday, Jan. 11, in the Technology Development Center.

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NSF grant to fund training for science teachers, 4-H leaders

Posted by on October 5, 2021

Missouri S&T faculty in two departments have received funding from the National Science Foundation for a project titled “GP-IN: Getting your feet wet: Advancing geoscience education using water-based field experiences.”

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Educational research mini-grants go to seven faculty projects

Posted by on August 3, 2021

STEM barriers for rural students and learning outcomes with computer tutorials are a couple of topics faculty will be researching with the help of mini-grant funding from the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE). CAFE recently provided nearly $21,000 in mini-grant funding for the following projects:

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ACUE online teaching accreditation goes to 53 instructors

Posted by on July 6, 2021

More than 50 Missouri S&T instructors earned a nationally recognized teaching credential as well as online teaching certification through the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE).

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Outstanding teaching awards go to 44 faculty

Posted by on December 1, 2020

Forty-four faculty members will be honored with the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2019-20 and 35 faculty members received an Outstanding Teaching Commendation. Additionally two faculty members are being honored with the Sustained Excellence in Outstanding Teaching Award. Recipients are:

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VIDEOS: Instructors find success with ACUE course

Posted by on November 19, 2020

Missouri S&T faculty are nearing the halfway point of the 26-week Effective Online Teaching Practices course through the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE).

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CAFE announces grant recipients

Posted by on August 4, 2020

The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) announces faculty grant recipients for its two main grant programs: the educational research mini-grant program and the Provost’s eFellows grant program.

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34 faculty members honored for outstanding teaching

Posted by on December 4, 2018

Thirty-four Missouri University of Science and Technology faculty members will receive the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2017-18. The winners will be recognized at a ceremony tonight (Tuesday, Dec. 4).

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Educational research mini-grants awarded to five faculty projects

Posted by on July 5, 2018

Expanding the sophomore design curriculum for aerospace engineering students and maximizing the co-op experience are a couple of topics faculty will be researching with the help of mini-grant funding. The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) recently provided nearly $25,000 in mini-grant funding for the following projects:

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