Are you teaching online this summer and need support developing your course for the first time or improving upon an already-developed course? If so, the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is excited to announce the launch of two (2) new courses, Designing Your Online Course (DYOC) and Improving Your Online Course (IYOC), offered through Quality Matters (QM) for the first time ever at GCSU! Held in CTL's Learning Space, hosted by CTL and facilitated by Simeco Vinson, Ph.D., completing...
In an effort to learn more about the use of GeorgiaVIEW, the Center for Teaching & Learning is asking for students and faculty to share their insights through participation in a focus group. Your feedback is very important and will help us determine whether any changes should be made to meet the needs of GeorgiaVIEW users. Please consider using this link to register online to participate in one of three available focus groups, scheduled for March 3, March 7, and March 8. The meetings...
The SGID's goal is to provide faculty with important feedback that helps them adjust their teaching and improve student learning outcomes. It also allows faculty to reflect on and document critical teaching behaviors. This process, vetted in research, supports the continuous quality improvement of teaching and learning and shows our continued commitment to creating innovative learning environments, high-impact pedagogies, and meaningful student-faculty interaction at Georgia College...
Practical Solutions to YOUR ChatGPT Concerns February 15, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. Pat Peterson Museum Education Room, Russell Library February 16, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Library 241 This workshop, put on by Cynthia Alby, is designed to present a variety of key ways one might redesign assignments to either actively incorporate ChatGPT or to circumvent its use. Because contexts differ considerably, solutions must also differ. Individuals will take turns explaining an issue they have and the...
Now is a great time to consider ways to build on your strengths as an instructor! The goal of Peer Feedback on Teaching (PFoT) is to provide support to help you improve the quality of learning in your classroom. Deliberate, continuous improvement of one's teaching is one of the great joys of being a professor. Our trained observers enjoy working with you as you develop and continuously improve your teaching skills. This process takes a cross-disciplinary approach, pairing you with...
Below please find a list of the upcoming workshops hosted by the CTL. For updates and additions, and to register, please check out our online Program Registration Form. When possible, we will be hosting workshops twice on different days and times to allow for instructors with differing schedules to attend. Blooming - Aligning Classroom Assessment Techniques with Bloom's Taxonomy April 6, 2 p.m. April 7, 1 p.m. Library 376 Most of us have heard of Bloom’s Taxonomy and its importance...
Below please find a list of the upcoming workshops hosted by the CTL. For updates and additions, and to register, please check out our online Program Registration Form. When possible, we will be hosting workshops twice on different days and times to allow for instructors with differing schedules to attend. Developing Problem Solving - The Process, Strategies, Tips, and Tricks March 1, 3:30 p.m. March 2, 3:30 p.m. Library 376 This session is the sequel to the nationally recognized...
For the past year, Dr. Dana Gorzelany-Mostak, associate professor of Music and Faculty Success coordinator, and Dr. Steve Elliott-Gower, associate professor of Political Science, have been busy establishing an extensive database of over 850 grants, fellowships and awards. And that number is expected to grow to over 1,000 by the end of the summer. “It’s not only about creating a website or a database; it’s about creating a culture in which faculty are encouraged and supported as they...
When the university and universities all over the world were grappling with closures and the rapid switch to online teaching—when everyone was reeling from constant change, fear and the threat of chaos—Jim Berger’s phone rang. People needed answers. They looked to him and his team at Georgia College’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) for decisions that would ultimately impact every faculty member and student on campus. It had to be done right. And it had to be done fast. “A...
