Events
Welcome week preview
As we gear up for the start of the fall 2025 semester, the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning team will offer a variety of programs to help instructors start strong in the weeks ahead.
Programs
Inclusive Teaching
Thank an Instructor
We love reading the notes of gratitude students send to their instructors through our Thank an Instructor program. Here are our spring highlights!
Events
Welcome Week Preview: Workshops to help ease your start of the fall semester
UM instructors and graduate students are invited to join CETL the week of August 19 for a series of workshops to help you prepare for the start of classes on August 26.
Events
Recap: Supporting Students’ Mental Health
Students are struggling (and instructors are overwhelmed). Here are a few tangible things we can do--without burning out.
Graduate Students
My Journey as Graduate Consultant
Amitesh Singh reflects on his year at CETL
Programs
Words of Gratitude
The team reflects on the ways that students thank their instructors.
Services
UM faculty engage in SoTL projects
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) brings together research and teaching.
STEM Teaching
CETL Program Spotlight: STEM Teaching Lunch Series
by Derek Bruff, visiting associate director Last spring I hosted a faculty learning community for CETL on the subject of active learning instruction in large STEM courses. We had about a dozen faculty from various departments who met every other week, mostly on Zoom, to share and discuss shared challenges
Graduate Students
Empower Your Teaching Journey: Resources and Programs for UM Graduate Students
by Amitesh Singh, graduate consultant Are you a graduate student at the University of Mississippi eager to enhance your teaching skills and become an outstanding educator? Look no further than the wealth of opportunities and resources provided by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL). Whether you'
Inclusive Teaching
CETL Program Spotlight: Inclusive Teaching Learning Community
by Emily Donahoe, associate director of instructional support Some of the work we’re most proud of at the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is helping instructors create courses that prioritize equity and inclusion so that every student, regardless of background or identity, is able to learn and
Programs
Podcasts & puzzles offers parallel play for campus community
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