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September 2018 Cafe Newsletter, Center For Advancing Faculty Excellence

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

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2018-2019 New Faculty Handbook, Center For Advancing Faculty Excellence

Campus Resources for Faculty

Welcome to Missouri S&T!

We are delighted that you are here. Missouri S&T is committed to helping you succeed. In this Handbook you will find the resources that will not only help you become familiar with the campus, but also will enhance your teaching, research, and service endeavors.

The following pages identify resources ranging from a map of the campus and a directory of contact information for key offices on campus to the schedule of Early Career Faculty Forum events for the academic year and some helpful tips on teaching. Some of the offices identified in the handbook will have …

Evaluating Classroom-Based, Online, Blended And Laboratory Teaching Interactions, University Of Missouri Intercampus Faculty Council

Campus Resources for Faculty

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Gap Analysis On Faculty Development At Missouri University Of Science And Technology, Center For Advancing Faculty Excellence

Campus Resources for Faculty

The most critical element in the first year of the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) has been the completion of a gap analysis regarding campus support of faculty development. What has Missouri S&T done well and where has the campus fallen short? What should CAFE do to enhance the performance of faculty?

This report, a response to those questions, is based largely upon 80 interviews. Thirty-one of the interviews were with those who assess faculty performance, ranging from University of Missouri President Mun Choi, Missouri S&T Interim Chancellor Chris Maples, and Provost Robert Marley down through deans, associate deans, …

May 2018 Cafe Newsletter, Center For Advancing Faculty Excellence

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

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April 2018 Cafe Newsletter, Center For Advancing Faculty Excellence

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

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Fall 2015 E-Certi Newsletter, Center For Educational Research And Teaching Innovation

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

Hello S&T Instructors - It’s the start of another academic year with new challenges and opportunities, including a record number of incoming students. In this issue we feature some innovative and award-winning instructors, including Joel Burken, Theresa Swift and Greg Story. Also find information about the upcoming Curators’ Teaching Summit and learn about projects that have been funded where S&T instructors will be examining and assessing best teaching practices.

Spring 2015 E-Certi Newsletter, Center For Educational Research And Teaching Innovation

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

Hello S&T Instructors – It’s the messy month of March at Missouri S&T, where recess and spring break can wreak havoc with instructor’s teaching schedules. In this issue, we feature several faculty who have made the most of their time with their students in the classroom and lab, and have the accolades to prove it, including Melanie Mormile, Ralph Flori and Bill Gillis. Read on ...

Fall 2014 E-Certi Newsletter, Center For Educational Research And Teaching Innovation

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

Hello S&T Instructors -- Welcome back to campus and a busy fall semester. In addition to new structures on the landscape, there are many new faces with dozens of new faculty arriving as well as a new provost and two vice provosts and deans. Read about a recent interview with Drs. Ferguson and Roberts as well as discover interesting facts about some award-winning colleagues.

Spring 2014 E-Certi Newsletter, Center For Educational Research And Teaching Innovation

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

Hello S&T Instructors -- Welcome back to campus, to cold and to construction – as well as to what is optimistically referred to as the Spring Semester! This issue includes interviews with a couple of seasoned professors who are changing their teaching when they could be coasting, as well as two new Curators’ Teaching Professors, and information about upcoming faculty events.

Fall 2013 E-Certi Newsletter, Center For Educational Research And Teaching Innovation

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

Hello S&T instructors: Welcome back for the fall 2013 semester. In this issue, read about faculty member Petra DeWitt, who enjoys playing devil’s advocate to help students learn critical thinking, as well as Ron Frank, winner of the 2013 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education. Also, we offer a tribute to someone we will miss greatly this fall, Dr. Kent Peaslee.

Spring 2013 E-Certi Newsletter, Center For Educational Research And Teaching Innovation

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

Hello S&T instructors: Time to catch your second wind as we approach mid-semester and St. Pat’s break. In this edition, read about how faculty handle classes of 100-plus on a regular basis, predictions from an internationally known engineering educator about upcoming changes in teaching engineers, being proactive about end-of-course evaluations, and other news.

Winter 2012 E-Certi Newsletter, Center For Educational Research And Teaching Innovation

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

Hello S&T instructors: Another semester has rushed by at nano speed! Don’t forget to take a moment to enjoy what you have accomplished, as well as the accomplishments of some of your colleagues, which are highlighted in this issue. Also check out tips for handling interruptions and increasing class participation in discussion, as well as a feature on Dr. Martin Bohner.

Fall 2012 E-Certi Newsletter, Center For Educational Research And Teaching Innovation

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

Hello S&T instructors: The fall semester is here and with it a time of saying farewell to Vice Provost Harvest Collier. Read a tribute to him here. Also, read about how Hank Pernicka teaches rocket science and consistently garners teaching awards, plus, find out little known facts about S&T’s Woman of the Year and details of this year’s Curators’ Teaching Summit. Welcome back!

Spring 2012 E-Certi Newsletter, Center For Educational Research And Teaching Innovation

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

Hello S&T instructors! It’s definitely Spring outside and that means another semester is winding to a close. In this issue, we’re sharing about the new eStudio and what it can do, how to apply for mini-grant funding for educational research, and a tool for helping students read for understanding. Additionally, enjoy an article about Reza Zoughi sharing what he likes to do best.

Winter 2011 E-Certi Newsletter, Center For Educational Research And Teaching Innovation

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

Hello S&T instructors! Congratulations on finishing another semester. Is it possible to go from dismal teaching evaluations to becoming an award-winning teacher? Find out how Greg Hilmas did it. Also in this issue, we congratulate 50+ award-winning faculty members, hear about why Chem 1 is going to a “buffet” model in the spring, and offer resources for teaching Millennials.

Fall 2011 E-Certi Newsletter, Center For Educational Research And Teaching Innovation

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

Welcome back, S&T faculty, to the fall 2011 semester. Can being a history professor at a technological university really be a dream job? Find out by reading about World War II expert John McManus. Also in this issue: web resources for faculty on the topic of classroom management, what the Curators’ Teaching Professors will be talking about, and how to answer the question, “Did I miss anything in class?”

Spring 2011 E-Certi Newsletter, Center For Educational Research And Teaching Innovation

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

Hello S&T faculty and welcome to the Spring 2011 edition of the CERTI newsletter, dedicated to celebrating excellence in the classroom. How do you solve classroom issues, such as burgeoning enrollment with flat resources or disruptions in your classroom? Read on for ideas from faculty and check out further resources to help with these issues.

Winter 2010 E-Certi Newsletter, Center For Educational Research And Teaching Innovation

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

Hello S&T faculty and welcome to another edition of the CERTI newsletter, dedicated to celebrating excellence in the classroom. In this issue, you’ll find articles on a unique method for students to ask questions and how to make history a hands-on learning experience. Also, here are tips from the Curators’ Teaching Professors on working toward balance in your career.

Fall 2010 E-Certi Newsletter, Center For Educational Research And Teaching Innovation

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

Welcome back, S&T faculty, to a new semester and the second edition of the e-CERTI newsletter. In this issue, you can read about Bill Daughton, who converted a traditional course into a fully online format, the topic for this semester’s curators’ teaching professors summit, and some outstanding faculty from S&T. Here’s to a great Fall semester!

Spring 2010 E-Certi Newsletter, Center For Educational Research And Teaching Innovation

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

Welcome to the first issue of the e-CERTI newsletter, where you will find teaching and learning topics concerning the Missouri S&T campus highlighted on a quarterly basis. Check out our featured faculty member Bill Fahrenholtz in this issue, as well as articles about the early findings on electronic student evaluations and what one instructor found as a solution for increasing student motivation. Enjoy!