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Critical Transitions In Faculty Learning: Helping Faculty Become Learning-Centered Teachers, Judith Longfield Nov 2014

Critical Transitions In Faculty Learning: Helping Faculty Become Learning-Centered Teachers, Judith Longfield

Judith Longfield

New methodologies of teaching and learning are changing the landscape of higher education. However, faculty are often unaware of the research and continue to rely heavily on lecture. During this interactive session, participants will learn how an extended series, known as the Teaching Academy, transformed instructors’ ideas about effective teaching and their classroom practices. In addition to learning about the impact of the Academy, participants will also consider ways to overcome barriers and implement this type of in-depth faculty development, which did not require additional funding, on their campuses.


Just In Time! Digital Commons@Georgia Southern Offers A Suite Of Services For The Entire Campus, Debra G. Skinner Apr 2014

Just In Time! Digital Commons@Georgia Southern Offers A Suite Of Services For The Entire Campus, Debra G. Skinner

Debra G. Skinner

This presentation will describe marketing efforts for Georgia Southern’s institutional repository platform and how the library handled demand for repository services such as conference and journal hosting, revised electronic journal and thesis procedures, highlights of faculty research, hosting university procedures and many more services.