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CETL in the News - Winter Round-Up
While classes were out (and Oxford was covered in ice), the CETL staff were sharing their expertise with the higher ed community!
Events
Recap: Yes, And… Igniting Your Pedagogical Imagination
At CETL, many of our workshops are open to the entire university community. That means we’re often presenting information about teaching techniques and strategies to a highly diverse group of instructors. In the audience of one workshop, we might have a tenured faculty member teaching a 200-person Biology lecture,
Services
CETL Service Spotlight: Classroom observations
Classroom teaching observations are a core service of CETL. Learn more about how they work--and hear from a UM faculty member who took advantage in the fall 2023 semester.
Services
UM faculty engage in SoTL projects
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) brings together research and teaching.
Events
Recap: Winter AI Institute for Teachers
Last week, CETL partnered with the Department of Writing and Rhetoric to offer a second iteration of the AI Institute for Teachers to an audience of UM instructors from across disciplines. Nearly 60 faculty from 26 different departments and schools attended the three-day event. In a wide variety of interactive
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Welcome to our new blog!
The staff at the Center for Excellence in Teaching at Learning at the University of Mississippi are excited to launch our new blog via Substack! This blog is part of our efforts to foster dialogue among the UM teaching community (and beyond!) about teaching and learning so we can continue
In the News
CETL in the News - November Round-up
Want to listen to CETL staff talk about teaching and learning topics they're passionate about? This November, our Josh Eyler and Liz Norell were guests on four different higher education podcasts! Liz Norell, associate director of instructional support, appeared on the long-running Tea for Teaching podcast, hosted by
Conferences
CETL Goes to POD: A recap of our time at the 48th annual POD Network Conference
The week before Thanksgiving, four members of the CETL team—Josh, Liz, Derek, and Emily—attended the POD Network conference in Pittsburgh, PA. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the POD Network, it’s an organization dedicated to advancing the research and practice of educational development at
Events
Recap: Student Belonging in STEM
by Derek Bruff, visiting associate director Last Friday, CETL hosted the third event in our STEM teaching lunch series. This conversation was focused on student belonging with a presentation by Rebecca Symula, instructional associate professor of biology; Susan Pedigo, professor of chemistry and biochemistry; and Jessica Osborne, principal evaluation associate
Events
Recap: Beyond ChatGPT - New Tools to Augment Your Research
by Derek Bruff, visiting associate director Earlier this week, I had the chance to host another event in the series on generative AI organized by CETL and AIG. Wednesday's event was titled "Beyond ChatGPT: New Tools to Augment Your Research," and it featured speakers Marc Watkins,
Events
Recap: Getting Started with Alternative Grading Approaches
by Emily Donahoe, associate director for instructional support Last week, Josh Eyler and I facilitated a reprise of our workshop on “Getting Started with Alternative Grading Approaches,” a topic we’re both pretty passionate about. You can review our slides here. What follows are some highlights from this workshop. We’