What's Happening at FCTL

Upcoming Opportunities & Events

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Apply for a Teaching & Learning Grant 

How to Apply for this Grant – The application portal is available within the FCTL Academic Community in Brightspace.  If you have not already joined the FCTL Academic Community, select the ‘Discover’ tab from your Homepage Navigation Bar. Learn more about the Teaching & Learning Grant  and attend a virtual Application Workshop. Applications are due February 15, 2025.

Apply for the Teaching Excellence Award

The application portal is available within the FCTL Academic Community in Brightspace.  If you have not already joined the FCTL Academic Community, select the ‘Discover’ tab from your Homepage Navigation Bar. Applications are due January 15, 2025.

 

New for Spring ’25 – Spring Scholarship Summit!

The FCTL is now accepting proposals for poster proposals for the Spring Scholarship Summit.  Proposals can be submitted at Spring Scholarship Summit. Proposals are due February 15, 2025.

Faculty Learning Communities (FLC) and FCTL Events

There are exciting new FLC’s coming to the FCTL for Spring

  • Wednesday Writing Circle starts 01/22/25
  • Faculty Writing Retreat starts 01/23/2025
  • Experiential Learning: Learning by doing in University Courses starts 02/05/25
  • Teaching Academy for Early Career Faculty 02/07/25
  • Acquiring a Set of Best Practices for Supporting Student Well-being in the Classroom starts 02/07/25
  • Rethinking College Writing in an AI Era starts 02/12/25

For more information, please visit Join a Faculty Learning Community at FCTL.

Please register for an FLC and other events in my learning connection 

Teaching Academy for Early Career Faculty

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Join the Fall 2024 Cohort Now!

The Teaching Academy for Early Career Faculty provides information, resources, and support for your teaching success at MSU.

The experience includes four 2-hour learning experiences where content will be delivered through modeling of best practices and the use of effective adult learning theories, such as discussion, real-life application, and critical reflection.  This fall, MSUs 2024 Teaching Award Winners will be visiting the Academy to share some of their best practices!

This is a great opportunity for networking with other early career faculty members, and participants; those attending all sessions will receive a certificate of completion, which can be included in the professional dossier.

Fall Teaching Academy Dates:Topics

August 30th:  Contemporary Instruction
October 18th:  Learning
November 8th:  Practices and Strategies
December 13th:  Evaluating the Effectiveness of Instruction

Register now through MyLearningConnection

Join a Faculty Community for Fall!

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Starting August 28th!

Wednesday Writing Circle

This faculty learning community exists to increase scholarly productivity, develop a scholarly community,  facilitate the development of a culture of learning, and promote faculty leadership, collaboration, and collegiality across disciplines among faculty at MSU.

Facilitated by:  Dr. Nicole West, College of Education & FCTL Scholarly Productivity Fellow

Register through MyLearningConnection

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Starting August 30th!

Critical Methodology Work Group

Join a vibrant community of researchers who are currently using or seeking to use critical inclusive methods in their research!

Facilitated by:  Dr. Kyler Sherman-Wilkins, Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities

Register through MyLearningConnection

 

TeachGPT:  AI Integration in the Classroom

This is an interactive Faculty Learning Community (FLC) at Missouri State University, dedicated to the innovative integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into college teaching.

Facilitated by:  Dr. Todd Daniel, College of Business

Register through MyLearningConnection

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Starting September 3rd

DynamicTeaching:  Leveraging Technology for Active Engagement

This community is dedicated to exploring and integrating digital tools and innovative strategies to foster active, engaged learning environments.

Facilitated by:  Helena Metzker, College of Natural and Applied Sciences & FCTL Teaching & Learning Fellow

Register through MyLearningConnection

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Starting September 6th

Faculty Writing Retreats

The Faculty Writing Retreat  is a year long faculty community devoted to promoting collegiality to support faculty writing productivity.

Facilitated by:  Dr. Nicole West, College of Education & FCTL Scholarly Productivity Fellow

Register through MyLearningConnection

 

Institutionalizing Civic Engagement at Missouri State University

A collaborative multi-disciplinary team focused on promoting an ongoing effort to create a culture of civic engagement on campus within the framework of our public affairs mission.

Facilitated by:  Dr. Suzanne Walker-Pacheco, Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities

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Starting September 12th

Aging Across the Disciplines

Make time to explore how the process of aging, extended life-expectancy, and a 5-generational society relates to your specific field of study and get ready to share your discoveries with your students.

Facilitated by:  Dr. Lisa Hall, Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities

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Experiential Learning:  Learning by Doing in University Courses

This community will explore the benefits of experiential teaching and will help teachers of any subject explore how experiential learning can be applied to their material.

Facilitated by:  Dr. Jennifer LaPrade, Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities & FCTL Teaching & Learning Fellow

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Starting September 20th

Accumulating a set of  Best Practices for Promoting and Protecting Student Mental Health and Well-Being in the Classroom

This Faculty Learning Community focuses on developing a set of best practices for faculty, to promote and protect students’ mental health and well-being in their classrooms.

Facilitated by:  Dr. Isabelle Bauman, Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities & FCTL Teaching & Learning Fellow

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Starting October 18th

The Creative Campus

This FCL is for anyone interested in infusing their scholarly, pedagogical, or research pursuits with critical arts methodologies and praxis. Yes! You will learn to facilitate engaging, radically inclusive classrooms and forge new, innovative pathways through collaborative research and/or teaching. No! You don’t have to be artist to participate.

Facilitated by:  Brittney Banaei, Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities & FCTL Teaching & Learning Fellow

Register through MyLearningConnection

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More Information about Faculty Learning Communities

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Fall Faculty Series on AI

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AI-Assessment Integration for the Contemporary Educator

In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) presents both opportunities and challenges for educators seeking to enhance student engagement, ownership, and meaningful learning experiences.  This innovative 8-part professional development series equips faculty with the knowledge, skills, and strategies to leverage the transformative potential of AI in assessment practices.

Through interactive in-person sessions, webinars, and independent application, participants will embark on a transformative journey that explores the intersection of assessment literacy, student-centered philosophies, and AI-augmented practices.

Register through My Learning Connection to save your spot in one of the two cohort options for this series (Wednesdays or Thursdays).