Many professors use references to popular culture as illustrations in teaching. A few have also made it a focus of their research. Contemporary pop culture is not fundamentally different from the ancient and historical cultural products that it is taken for granted that academics will and should study. Yet it does not always get the same respect as other objects of study. Please join this panel of your faculty colleagues from a wide array of fields and disciplines to learn about what...
The 4th annual High Impact Practices (HIPs) Summer Institute offers a professional development opportunity for Summer 2023, where all course completers are eligible to receive $500 in professional development funds! Sponsored by GC Journeys and hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning, this institute takes a HyFlex approach to assist faculty in incorporating one (1) Transformative Experience as a cornerstone of their course during the Fall of '23 or Spring of 24'. While most...
The Center for Teaching and Learning would like you to complete a short 3-minute survey about the tools you use in GeorgiaVIEW/D2L. Your feedback will help guide our effort to improve your experience using the learning management system. Please complete the survey by Friday, April 7th at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Follow this link to the survey: Take the Survey online or copy and paste the following URL into your internet browser: https://gcsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3DvXDwqN1DyM4zY If...
Attention all faculty and course instructors! The Center for Teaching and Learning would like your feedback! This past Friday (3/31), you should have received an email requesting that you complete a short GeorgiaVIEW/D2L Feedback survey. This survey may have gone to your spam/junk/clutter folder, as it was sent through Qualtrics with the subject “CTL Request for GeorgiaVIEW/D2L Feedback.” Please know that this is a legitimate email, and CTL would appreciate your response to this survey! ...
This is an introductory workshop for faculty on integrating digital humanities (DH) activities in a new or existing course. In this session, Dr. Elissa Auerbach will focus on the DH method of network analysis for discovering patterns in the relationships between entities, such as people, books, concepts, or words. Participants will make an engaging and interactive network map using the free, beginner-friendly data visualization tool called Kumu. We’ll include tips on implementing the...
This is an introductory workshop for faculty on integrating digital humanities (DH) activities in a new or existing course. In this session, Dr. Elissa Auerbach will focus on the DH method of network analysis for discovering patterns in the relationships between entities, such as people, books, concepts, or words. Participants will make an engaging and interactive network map using the free, beginner-friendly data visualization tool called Kumu. We’ll include tips on implementing the...
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...
Is there a GC 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 enables you to make a positive...
Please see the February 2023 CTL Newsletter for more information on: Spotlighting Four Recipients of Thank-a-Teacher Acknowledgements: Dr. Tsu-Ming Chiang, Dr. Brooke Conaway, Dr. Diane Gregg, and Dr. Damian Francis News from the CTL - Transform Your Learning Spaces!; Peer Feedback on Teaching (Part II); Tea, Treats, and Teaching; Reimagining Higher Ed with Dr. Cynthia Alby; Landmark GCSU Faculty & Teaching Staff Learning Event: Designing Your Online Course (DYOC) & Improving Your...
We're starting an Active Learning faculty cohort of GCSU faculty from all across campus who will complete a series of active learning courses to explore how to apply active learning strategies with students in your courses. Active learning is an approach to instruction that enables students to become engaged in the course content and collaborate with others to solve and connect new and old information. This approach promotes higher-order thinking skills, increases motivation, and...
