Call for Proposals Deadline: July 1, 2013 We are pleased to announce the CALL FOR PROPOSALS for the 2013 Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference. Proposals are due July 1, 2013. The 2013 Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference is on October 24-25, 2013 on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus. We currently are soliciting proposals [...]
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Missouri Teaching Symposium: Course Redesign, Technology and Scholarship June 20-21, 2013
Below is a link to more information regarding the Missouri Teaching Symposium, which will be held Thursday and Friday, June 20th and 21st in Columbia Missouri. RSVPs may be sent to Rhonda Turner at: turnerrh@umsystem.edu. Missouri Teaching Symposium Flyer
SAVE THE DATE: FaCET Fall 2013 Symposium-Thursday August 15th 9am-3pm; Student Union, Room 401A
With the spring semester quickly winding to a close, we here at FaCET would like to inform you about the Fall 2013 Symposium, which will be held Thursday August 15th from 9am-3pm at the Student Union, ( room 401A). Our keynote speaker for this event will be Dr. Herb Childress, Dean of Research and Assessment [...]
Handouts from the Incivility in the Classroom Workshop Now Available!
FaCET would like to thank all those who were able to attend this week’s session focused on Incivility in the Classroom. We had a great turnout, and our presenters did a fantastic job of presenting on a difficult topic that perhaps does not receive the attention it deserves. If you were unable to attend this [...]
Upcoming Wednesday Sessions at FaCET!
I hope your semester is getting off to a great start! The Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching would like to inform you all of the upcoming sessions that will be held every Wednesday from 2:30-4pm. A wide variety of topics will be covered at these sessions, and everyone that is able to attend is strongly [...]
Congratulations to Our New FaCET Mentors!
The Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching would like to congratulate our new FaCET Mentors that will begin their work with FaCET during the Fall of 2012 semester: Dr. Lorna Condit-Mentor in Curriculum and Course Design Dr. Dianne Smith-Mentor in Instructional Strategies Dr. Jane Greer-Mentor in General Teaching Practices Dr. Leah Gensheimer-Mentor in Course Evaluation [...]
FaCET’s 2012 Symposium Keynote Address is Now Available to View through Blackboard!
If you didn’t get to make it to our annual Symposium this year, you still have a chance to view the keynote address of Paul Hanstedt! To watch the video, just log on to the FaCET blackboard site, and click on “FaCET Videos” in the left-hand column. Click on the link “Keynote Address of Paul [...]
Thank you to all who participated in the FaCET Annual Symposium!
Please check back to this blog for information about viewing the keynote video on FaCET’s Blackboard site!
To Poland and Beyond: A Personal Account of How Teaching Enhancement Grants Impact the Classroom
Dr. Larson Powell reporting on his experience with the TEG Grant – Dec. 2011 In spring 2010, I applied for a TEG grant to support development of a new interdisciplinary cluster course with Dr. Andrew Bergerson (History), titled The Other Europe: History and Culture from the Baltic to the Black Sea. This course was, for [...]
This TEG Grant Enabled the Teaching of an Exciting New Interdisciplinary Course!
Larson Powell-Associate Professor of German My TEG grant has allowed me to prepare a new class on Eastern European Film, which I am teaching this semester (spring 2010). The class (GER 480A) is also cross-listed with Communications (COMM 400B) and History (HIST 400C). There are also students from the English department and several international students [...]