Written by Nancy Gordon Instructional Designer, FCTL Fourteen faculty members took time from their busy day on September 21st to attend the pre-recorded seminar, “Teaching More Effectively with Customizing Learning Experiences.” This seminar was presented by Judith Boettcher, a cognitive … Continue reading →

The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning has been extremely busy and productive in the past year. My long absence from the blog is not representative of the quantity and quality of the programming in the FCTL. Beginning with this … Continue reading →

Teaching Professor February, 2010 issue-article Submitted by James Moyer, Prof. of Religious Studies and Provost Fellow for the Faculty Center of Teaching and Learning, Missouri State University In this article I found the list of 10 rewards that come to … Continue reading →

Although the Showcase on Teaching and Learning took place a month ago, I still think about the exchange that Rachelle Darabi and I had with the session participants that day. During this session, we discussed what constitutes good teaching and … Continue reading →

Chantal has summarized a splendid article from the December, 2009 issue of The Teaching Professor, p. 2 “Teachers Who Improved and commented on its value. This article resonates with my experience as well. I want to add a slightly different … Continue reading →

Written by Eric Nelson, PhD Associate Professor of History Provost Fellow for Teaching and Learning An interesting post-presentation discussion at the most recent Showcase on Teaching and Learning has left me pondering how learning communities can help our students better … Continue reading →

In the December issue of The Teaching Professor, I really enjoyed the article titled “Teachers Who Improved”. Two researchers examined end-of-course teachers’ evaluations to gather a sample of 200 faculty members who had consistently improved in the past 3 years. … Continue reading →

We want students that are better prepared, more motivated, have better character, and outstanding work ethic. However, in conversations with faculty members, we often report that students don’t seem as prepared as they used to be. We can’t go back … Continue reading →

You may have heard me talk about motivation before. I have conducted research in the area of motivation throughout my entire academic career, especially focusing on the ways in which motivation principles affect student learning. Almost everyone I talk to … Continue reading →

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is not simply good teaching and it goes beyond scholarly teaching. It involves the systematic study of teaching and/or learning and the public sharing and review of such work through presentations, publications, or … Continue reading →