Support and Training for Residential and Online Faculty
The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) serves as the central location for new and veteran faculty development and training, mentoring, and the dissemination of information that promotes faculty excellence in the areas of pedagogy, technology, university initiatives, and professionalism.
Engage in optional faculty professional development brought to you by the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE). Register via the Course Registration tool in myLU (Subject Code: PDCT). Email cte@liberty.edu with questions.
Leveraging myStudents in Your Canvas Course; Friday, May 2 10:30-11:15 a.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams
Faculty Enthusiasm = Student Engagement: Active Learning Series; Monday, May 5 10:30-11:15 a.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams
CTE Virtual Open Office Hours; Tuesday, May 6, 13, 20 & 27 Noon-4:30 p.m. No registration required. Log on: MS Teams
Teaching Strategies in the Online Classroom: Balancing Your Role; Wednesday, May 7 Noon-12:45 p.m.; MS Teams
Virtual Prayer Session: Summer B-Term; Monday, May 12 Noon-1 p.m. No registration required. Log on: MS Teams
Teaching Academy: Building a Classroom of Active Learning; Monday, May 12 1-3:30 p.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams
Teaching Academy: Designing Outstanding Residential Courses; Tuesday, May 13 9-11:30 a.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams
Teaching Academy: Taking Teaching to New Heights with AI; Tuesday, May 13 1-3:30 p.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams
Canvas Workshops; Wednesday, May 14 Canvas for Teachers: 9-11:30 a.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams Canvas for Designers: 1-3:30 p.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams
Productivity in the Online Classroom: Balancing Your Role; Wednesday, May 14 Noon-12:45 p.m.; MS Teams
Teaching with Technology (TWT) Boot Camp for Residential Faculty; Thursday-Friday, May 15-16 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066
Teaching with Technology (TWT) Virtual Boot Camp for Online Faculty; Saturday, May 17 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; MS Teams
Time Management in the Online Classroom: Balancing Your Role; Wednesday, May 21 Noon-12:45 p.m.; MS Teams
Online Book Study: Redeeming Your Time (Meeting 1 of 3); Thursday, May 22 Noon-1 p.m.; MS Teams
Instructor Presence in the Online Classroom: Balancing Your Role; Wednesday, May 28 Noon-12:45 p.m.; MS Teams
May Workdays and Upcoming Bootcamps
Teaching Academy: Building a Classroom of Active Learning; Monday, May 12 1-3:30 p.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams This teaching academy will discuss how to design a classroom of active learning through the implementation of student engagement strategies and best practices.
Teaching Academy: Designing Outstanding Residential Courses; Tuesday, May 13 9-11:30 a.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams This teaching academy equips faculty with the knowledge to design and evaluate residential courses, covering essential design elements and practical tools for reviewing content.
Teaching Academy: Taking Teaching to New Heights with AI; Tuesday, May 13 1-3:30 p.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams This teaching academy explores how faculty can access and use generative AI tools to increase their productivity and efficiency as educators.
Canvas Workshops; Wednesday, May 14 Canvas for Teachers: 9-11:30 a.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams Canvas for Designers: 1-3:30 p.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 and MS Teams
Teaching with Technology (TWT) Boot Camp for Residential Faculty; Thursday-Friday, May 15-16 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 A two-day, in-person boot camp for residential faculty. Sample sessions include: Visual Design Principles for Epic Presentations, MS Teams Interactive Meetings, Using Technology to Increase Accessibility, Using AI for Faculty Productivity, and Adobe Express Webpage. Lunch provided.
Teaching with Technology (TWT) Virtual Boot Camp for Online Faculty; Saturday, May 17 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; MS Teams A one-day, virtual boot camp for online faculty. Sample sessions include: Effective Communications in Canvas, How to Create Engaging Announcement Videos, Using AI for Faculty Productivity, Tools and Best Practices for Assignment Feedback, and How to Present Content with Adobe Express Webpage.
Research Boot Camp; Monday-Friday, June 2-6 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; DeMoss Hall, Room 3066 A week-long, in-person boot camp for faculty. As a cohort, faculty will complete a qualitative study and be taken through each part of the research and publication process. This boot camp is an intense writers’ camp combined with guided research activities: complete a Literature Review, Methods Section, conduct actual interviews and focus groups for data collection, and analyze and synthesize findings. The article will be published in CTE’s journal and accepted for presentation at the next Conference on Teaching Excellence. Light breakfasts, snacks, and lunches provided.
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