FCTL Receives the 2016 Enterprise Video Award by Sonic Foundry
FCTL singled out for revolutionizing video in Learning Environments
The FCTL has been named a winner in the 12th annual Enterprise Video Awards in the Learning Environment Award category by Sonic Foundry, Inc. The award honors excellence in Mediasite integration into business, education, health and government.
MSU’s project featured three faculty, from distinctive disciplines:
- Lora Hobbs, Senior Instructor, Religious Studies
- Dr. Eric Nelson, Professor, History
- Jennifer Pursley, Instructor, Mathematics
View the video of these faculty members describing how Mediasite enabled significant advantages in their course design. Mediasite added innovation and convenience and allowed them to structure their courses with a focus on both pedagogical and student engagement best practices suited for on-line learning.
Congratulations Mike Fisher and Eric Taylor!
31st Showcase on Teaching and Learning
Register now! Due to the implementation of a new learning management system, registration will be unavailable from 5/22/16 until sometime around the 3rd week of June. Please call at 6-3059 or email the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning to register during that time.
Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Showcase Highlights:
- 8:00–8:50 a.m. Inclusion of Diversity at Missouri State University
Join Dr. Wes Pratt as he discusses the background, history and the future for the inclusion of diversity on campus as well as in the Springfield community. - 9:00–11:30 a.m. Faculty Workshops and Interactive Poster Sessions
Participate in 50-minute faculty expert sessions and interactive poster sessions presented by MSU Curriculum Innovation award winners. - 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Luncheon and Keynote Address with Dr. Thomas J. Tobin
Dr. Tobin will present “Universal Design for Learning That You Can Do Today” which will introduce participants to Universal Design for Learning, newly revised for higher education (CAST, 2014). You will discover how to implement UDL in program assessment, policy development, technology selection, course design, and teaching practices. This is best accomplished through an incremental approach, using a “next 20” series of milestones—achievements that can be attained in the next 20 minutes, 20 days, and 20 months (Tobin, 2014). You’ll also find out where to look for help at your institution: recent research from CAST and the Center for Universal Design in Education suggests that institutions whose faculty-support staff use UDL, too, see better adoption rates and deeper penetration of UDL principles across all courses (CAST, 2014; DO-IT, 2015).
Please register for Showcase on Teaching and Learning and the Keynote Luncheon now to reserve your spot.
Summer Faculty Writing Retreat
Help to complete your writing project this summer!
Dates: July 25–29, 2016
Time: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Location: FCTL Conference Room, Library 204
This interdisciplinary academic writing retreat is designed to:
- Create a motivated and positive environment that fosters excellent work
- Encourage productivity through peer accountability and immediate feedback
- Help you start off your summer by completing a writing project
The retreat includes five days of committed writing time, mini-sessions on removing productivity challenges and fostering good writing habits, and feedback on writing style, grammar, and more. The retreat is open to anyone working on a scholarly writing project. The goal is for each participant to arrive with a work in progress and leave with a manuscript prepared for submission.
Free to all MSU faculty and staff. Registration is limited to 20 people.
Register now by emailing the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning or by calling 836-3059.