Teaching at Southern

September 2021, The Faculty Center

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Do you love what you do? Feeling a bit tired? The Faculty Center is here to support and encourage you! Take a few moments for self-care and inspiration:


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Helpful Teaching Resources

Need an asynchronous teaching resource library?
Explore our Folio course: CTE Guide for Teaching


Couldn't attend a live webinar?
That's okay! Look through our playlist of recorded FC webinars and our playlist of brief training videos


Want to know more about being ADA-compliant?

Peruse our Web Accessibility Manual and get up to date with the law


How do you get more benefit from attending our professional development opportunities?
Our creative Badge Program helps you get more benefits from your advancement


Wish we had a one-stop shop for teaching with technology?
We do! Check out our Teaching Online page to discover more

Need assistance with all things Folio?
Good thing we have our Folio Support page ready for getting started


How can I prevent academic dishonesty?
We have an entire Assessment Design page with many resources dedicated to just that topic


Looking for different ways to engage with your students?
Your students will be very happy about engaging more with your course by recording videos in Folio with YuJa


Interested in the latest SoTL Research?

Read the newest ijSoTL volume here!

Folio: For Face-to-Face classes? Yes!

Folio is not just for facilitating online courses. Many of the tools and functions support learning in all course modalities. Check out this tutorial to get started.

MyHelp Ticket System

Our goal is to meet the professional development needs of faculty in a timely manner. To assist us with this goal, we have adopted the MyHelp ticket system!


Click here to submit a Ticket

Save the Date: SoTL Commons Conference

The SoTL Commons is an international conference with an intimate feel – listen to high quality presentations from nationally and internationally recognized speakers and join in conversations on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) with a community of scholars from around the world.


Call for proposals opens September 20, 2021


Conference: February 23-25, 2021

ALG Call for Proposals

Affordable Learning Georgia is issuing a Request for Proposals for two rounds of Affordable Materials Grants.


Visit No Cost/Low Cost Options for Courses for more information about Open Educational Resources (OER) at Georgia Southern.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Teaching Online Courses (TOC) Program

Want to learn about teaching online? The TOC Program is designed to provide you with the guidance you need to feel competent and confident in your online teaching. This training is required for faculty to be eligible to teach online courses.


TOC Dates: January 31 - March 7 (6 weeks)

Design Practicum: March 21 - April 4 (3 weeks - auto-enrolled)

Deadline: January 26, Wednesday


For more information and to register, visit our TOC Program page.

Improving Your Online Course Program (IYOC)

Develop a course improvement plan to enhance your previously-taught online course (required) based on national course design standards and proven instructional design principles.

Click here to register for this Quality Matters® (QM) online workshop.


Upcoming IYOC Dates

  • November 2 - November 22, 2021
  • Deadline: October 29, Friday

Evidence-Based Teaching Workshops

Online Learner Engagement

Thursday, September 16 (11 AM - 12 PM)


Book Study: Urban Myths about Learning & Education

Tuesday, October 5 ( 2:30 - 3:30 PM)


Active Learning & Student Engagement

Wednesday, October 13 (1 - 2 PM)

Teaching with Technology Workshops

Folio: Gradebook

Monday, September 13 (7 - 8 PM) (Submit a CTE Helpdesk Ticket for Zoom link)

Wednesday, October 27 (3 - 4 PM)

Thursday, November 4 (12:15 - 1:15 PM)

Thursday, December 2 (3 - 4 PM)


Introduction to My Media: YuJa (Kaltura Replacement)

September 24, Friday (2 - 3 PM)


Get Rubric Ready!

Thursday, September 30 (3 - 4 PM)

Tuesday, November 9 (2 - 3 PM)


Folio Build a Learning Module

Wednesday, October 20 (2 - 3 PM)

Thursday, November 18 (2 -3 PM)


Quality Quizzes in Folio

Thursday, October 21 (10 - 11 AM)

CONTACT US

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Get the most up-to-date information on CTE events and announcements. Help us celebrate teaching successes with your colleagues, and post your favorite CTE moments.

Email

CTE@GeorgiaSouthern.edu


Website

academics.georgiasouthern.edu/cte


Get FC Help

Submit a HelpDesk Ticket (select Center for Teaching Excellence Request)


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