Center for Teaching & Learning

Barb Szyjko, Georgia College & State University's retired Instructional Technology staff specialist, came up with the 10-minute rule during her 14 years here at Georgia College, and we think it's a great guideline. If you've been working on a GeorgiaVIEW issue for 10 minutes without resolution, please give CTL a call or send an email. We're glad to help and can save you time and anguish.

Please see the May issue of Elevate to Celebrate for more information on:Global Lessons, Local Impact: Dr. Almasarwah in the ClassroomTeaching through Stories: Dr. Sallie Coke's Journey - Nurse to Master EducatorMacLachlan's Classroom Playbook: Prep, Passion, and PurposeHeather Cox: Building Relationships that Last a LifetimeIn Tune with Students: Improvisation and Intent in the Classroom - Dr. Brad FowlerCelebration of Excellence Awards 2025Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG) Awards...

Is there a Georgia College & State University instructor who has positively impacted your life, and you want to recognize them? If so, the Center for Teaching and Learning developed a Thank-a-Teacher @ GCSU program that allows you to do just that. By completing a short survey, you can tell us how a GCSU instructor has helped you reach your goals, and we will send them a letter and certificate on your behalf. No acknowledgment is too small; acknowledging someone who makes a difference...

As you begin planning for the upcoming summer semester, we encourage faculty to reach out to the CTL for support now. Taking care of a few simple tasks early can help alleviate some of the stress that accompanies the start of any semester. For example,Do you want help copying course content from another course shell in GeorgiaVIEW?Do you have questions about sharing content with a colleague?Are you planning to co-teach a course with another faculty member (or multiple faculty members)...

The Objective Selection Form opened on March 19 for the spring 2025 semester through May 5. The OSF allows instructors to identify targeted learning objectives to measure teaching effectiveness and responses to the OSF drive summative results on the Student Rating of Instruction Survey. The primary indicator of teaching effectiveness is how well students rate their progress on learning objectives that faculty mark as "important" or "essential" on the OSF. Since every course is different,...

We are excited to invite Georgia College & State University's teaching faculty and staff to submit a proposal for the Sixth Annual High-Impact Practices Summer Institute – 2025!This year’s institute will focus on creative performances, integrated writing and student success measures, providing you with valuable insights and resources to integrate transformative experiences into your courses.💡 Why Participate?✅ Develop and refine a course with hands-on support.✅ Earn $500 in professional...

In January of this year, the Learning Management System Storage Policy was adopted by the University System of Georgia. This policy states that courses may be deleted from the LMS five years after the end of the semester in which they are taught. Therefore, to improve the management of the LMS and to comply with USG policies, ITS will initiate a data purge within our LMS (GeorgiaVIEW/D2L), beginning this summer, to remove Banner-provisioned courses, and, in the fall, some non-Banner...

Improve your online course this summerTeaching online this summer? Make your course more engaging and effective with the Quality Matters Improving Your Online Course workshop!📅 Dates: May 28 and 29⏰ Time: 9:00 a.m. – noon🖥️ Format: Virtual✅ Walk away with an actionable course improvement plan.✅ Learn proven strategies to enhance student engagement.✅ Get expert guidance to strengthen course design.Seats are limited—reserve your spot by May 2! 👉 Sign up here.

Please see the February 2025 issue of Elevate to Celebrate for more information on:The Heart of Teaching Excellence at Georgia College & State University: Jehan El-JourbagyNavigating the First Year: Sara Jordan's Reflections on Teaching and GrowthFrom Certified Nurse Midwife to Educator: Denise Cochran's Journey into AcademiaSpotlight on Faculty Awards: Dr. Chika UnigweSelected Letters from Thank-a-Teacher@GCSU Fall 2024News from IT