In the News
In a recent Inside Higher Ed blog post, John Warner writes that teaching is a wicked problem, that is, a situation where the nature of the problem and the tools for solving it are constantly changing. (This is "wicked" in the sense of tricky, not evil!) Warner argues
Events
by Emily Pitts Donahoe, associate director of instructional support This past Wednesday, CETL was thrilled to host guest speaker Dr. Cate Denial, the Bright Distinguished Professor of American History and Director of the Bright Institute at Knox College. Cate is the principal investigator on a Mellon Foundation grant exploring “Pedagogies,
Events
by Derek Bruff, visiting associate director Earlier this week, CETL and AIG hosted a discussion among UM faculty and other instructors about teaching and AI this fall semester. We wanted to know what was working when it came to policies and assignments that responded to generative AI technologies like ChatGPT,
Events
by Liz Norell, associate director of instructional support In our August 8 blog, we shared a preview of our September 8 workshop on supporting neurodivergent students, including the following definitions of key terms: * Neurodivergent: a person with a brain that processes information in a way different from most individuals. * Neurotypical:
About CETL
The Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning is pleased to announce the addition of three new team members as we begin the fall semester. Hanna Lee, Operations Coordinator, joins CETL and the Academic Innovations Group most recently from a position as Youth Services Coordinator at First Regional Library in
In the News
Generative AI technologies like ChatGPT and Midjourney are posing new challenges (and maybe opportunities) for higher education this fall. The University of Mississippi is ahead of that curve thanks to pre-ChatGPT explorations of AI technologies by faculty in Writing & Rhetoric and elsewhere. As a result, CETL staff have useful
Services
by Josh Eyler, CETL director Great teaching deserves more recognition. I know that is a rather uncontroversial statement, but it merits saying nonetheless. But what do we mean when we talk about recognizing outstanding teaching in UM's classrooms? Some of this recognition happens through promotion and tenure, although
Programs
by Liz Norell, associate director of instructional support While CETL loves offering our teaching (and teaching-adjacent) community opportunities to collaborate around excellent teaching and meaningful learning, not every gathering has to involve people talking to others to accomplish that goal. That's why we're piloting a new
Teaching Resources
by Derek Bruff, visiting associate director Last Friday, CETL co-sponsored an online workshop titled "Generative AI on the Syllabus" with our parent organization, the Academic Innovations Group (AIG). Bob Cummings, executive director of AIG, and I spent an hour with 170 faculty, staff, and graduate students exploring options
In the News
by Liz Norell, associate director of instructional support In late June, the Chronicle of Higher Education’s newsletter on teaching featured Emily Donahoe, associate director of instructional support at CETL, and her experiments with alternative assessment. In her spring first-year writing course, taught in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric,
Teaching Resources
by Derek Bruff, visiting associate director This spring CETL hosted a faculty learning community on the topic of active learning in large STEM courses. Over a dozen faculty from biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and other departments met every other week, mostly on Zoom, to share and discuss shared challenges teaching