Please see the June 2024 CTL newsletter for more information on:Exploring AI at Georgia College & State University: Insights from FacultyNews from the CTL: Liberal Arts Skills in the Professions and Personal Well-being; Digital Bootcamp Completers; Celebrating the Completion of the First Brightspace Essentials Training Course; Thank-a-Teacher @ GCSU: Spring '24 Acknowledgements; Upcoming Workshop Programming - Summer 2024 Comedy Series; Jaclyn Queen, CTL's instructional designer, graduates...
We are thrilled to announce that student acknowledgments for Thank-a-Teacher@GCSU for the Spring '24 semester are now available on our website.View the complete list of recipients at https://www.gcsu.edu/thank-a-teacher-center-for-teaching-and-learning. Join us in congratulating our dedicated instructors, who have made a significant impact on our students this semester!
We are thrilled to announce the successful completion of our first "Brightspace Essentials Training Course for Instructors." This comprehensive training has equipped our instructors with the essential skills to enhance their teaching and create engaging learning experiences for our students.Completers:Dr. Adel AlmasarwahAlaynna WebbDr. Amelia MalcomDr. Amy JohnsonDr. Amy SumpterDr. Bryan MarshallDr. Cat FowlerDr. Chad WhittleDr. Chika UnigweDesaree MurdenDr. Emily PuckerDr. Glynnis...
Digital Bootcamp is a 10-hour certificated course series designed to provide a framework of resources and support to facilitate online teaching at Georgia College & State University. The learning framework presented is based on Quality Matters (QM) principles, allowing learners to apply concepts to an actual course using our current learning management system, GeorgiaVIEW/D2L. This all-inclusive course also encompasses our Brightspace Essentials or Advanced Training Course for Instructions,...
Please see below CTL’s upcoming offerings for this summer. CTL is offering one topic each week for six weeks, and a Summer 2024 Professional Development completion certificate for those attending six comedy shows or five comedy shows and any online offering from SSEI/ACUE, OLC, Quality Matters or USG. All CTL comedy shows will be offered twice in the same week and virtually through videoconferencing. Registrants will be sent a link before the workshop takes place.We hope you can...
We are thrilled to extend our warmest congratulations to our Spring 2024 Active Learning 101 completers. These exceptional faculty members have wholeheartedly embraced active learning strategies, leading the way to transformative educational experiences. Their dedication and enthusiasm are commendable, and we take immense pride in having them as esteemed members of our faculty. Join us in celebrating their accomplishments as Active Learning 101 completers from the Spring 2024 cohort...
Please share with others that our guest speaker Dr. Nina Namaste will be exploring ways to bring intentionality to how we communicate the importance of the work we do and the impact it has on our well-being. Skills, such as critical thinking, communication, teamwork, and problem-solving, all are necessary for success in various aspects of our lives. As students continue to learn ways to incorporate liberal arts skills for their careers, daily lives and personal well-being, hear from...
Please share with others that our guest speaker, Dr. Nina Namaste, will explore ways to bring intentionality to how we communicate the importance of the work we do and the impact it has on our well-being. Skills, such as critical thinking, communication, teamwork, and problem-solving, all are necessary for success in various aspects of our lives. As students continue to learn ways to incorporate liberal arts skills for their careers, daily lives and personal well-being, hear from our...
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is a great opportunity for faculty who want to explore new areas of research or gain valuable teaching experience in another part of the world. There are Fulbright Awards for teaching, research and professional projects across the globe for artists and scholars at all career levels. The Center for Teaching & Learning would like to encourage faculty to apply for 2025-26 Fulbright Awards. Therefore, all full-time faculty who complete Fulbright Award...
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) often hears from students about how instructors impact their learning and personal growth, making them self-actualized in their endeavors. So, as an ongoing basis of support, CTL instituted a Thank-a-Teacher program in the Fall of 2021 to acknowledge instructors' contributions to our students. During the Fall 2021 semester, we collected and distributed almost 400 student acknowledgments, and we're excited to hear that some faculty are using...
