Teaching at Southern
September 2021, The Faculty Center
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:
- Beating Pandemic Burnout
- Six Ways To Fall in Love with Teaching Again
- Randy Pausch's Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
Helpful Teaching Resources
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?
Suggested Teaching Podcasts
- Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast - Faculty Development for Professors
- Leading Lines - Educational Technology
- Dead Ideas in Teaching & Learning
- Teaching, Learning, & Everything Else
- Two Profs in a Pod
- Tea for Teaching
- Co-Designed, a SNHU Podcast on Teaching & Learning
- Lecture Breakers Podcast
- EdUp, EdTech, hosted by Holly Owens
- Teaching & Learning with the TLC
Folio: For Face-to-Face classes? Yes!
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!
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
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
CTE Facebook
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.
Website
academics.georgiasouthern.edu/cte
Get FC Help
Submit a HelpDesk Ticket (select Center for Teaching Excellence Request)
Second Floor, Cone Hall
(912) 478-0049
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Suite 211, Solms Hall
(912) 344-3607