Programs

Workshops

Workshops are offered on a variety of topics throughout the year. To view the list of workshop offernings, view the Calendar link above.

Faculty Learning Communities

Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs) are faculty groups, either topic or cohort based, often interdisciplinary, that actively collaborate on the FLC’s topic for an academic year.  Topics can be focused upon teaching, learning, research, or aspects of academic life with each FLC creating its own mission, goals, agenda, schedule of meetings and events, etc.  Members, as relevant, apply what they learn to courses, assess the results, and the FLC as a whole disseminates the results of its work to colleagues and the campus in a manner of its choosing.

FLCs are a cornerstone of the CET’s new peer-based, dissemination model of professional faculty development. Read more about FLCs and how to join…

Reading Roundtable

Each semester the CET sponsors a faculty book discussion group called Reading Roundtable (RR).  A different book is read each semester and faculty are invited to join by the start of a semester so the books, provided courtesy of the CET, can be ordered.  The RR meets several times during the semester, according to the schedules of its members, to discuss the book.  The book for spring is Ken Bain’s What the Best College Teachers Do.  Read more...

To join the Reading Roundtable, contact Ludy Goodson at lgoodson@georgiasouthern.edu by November 21, 2006 and include the times during a typical fall semester week when you could not meet for one hour.  Early registration is suggested since membership is limited.

Creative Writing Circle

The purpose is to provide encouragement, constructive critiques, and camaraderie for creative writing projects. Examples of members’ projects include screenplays, essays, novels, and collections of poetry. The group follows a set of protocols for each writing project. All projects and reviews are treated with confidentiality. For more information about this writing circle, contact Ludy Goodson, lgoodson@georgiasouthern.edu.

Faculty Series

The Center for Excellence in Teaching would like faculty to benefit from the teaching experience, knowledge and wisdom of colleagues. One such opportunity is our Faculty Series to be held each semester consists of faculty-led, interactive presentations or demonstrations open to all faculty.  The Series will focus on issues connected with teaching, scholarship, student learning, and academic life and careers. 

Faculty are encouraged to submit proposals (maximum of 150 words) that explain the topics and goals for possible presentations/seminars/panels/demonstrations in the Faculty Series for either semester of the 2006 - 2007 academic year. You may download the faculty series proposal here, and email it to Alan Altany (aaltany@georgiasouthern.edu) by September 15, 2006.

Faculty Retreat Announced for December 2006

Georgia Southern University sponsors a faculty retreat for faculty to enhance their innovative teaching strategies. The CET staff knowledgeable in instructional technologies, pedagogy, and instructional design mentor faculty throughout the four-day retreat. The retreat provides dedicated time for course development and discussion over a variety of pedagogical and technological issues in a supportive environment.

The Center in Excellence in Teaching has announced the call for proposals for the the Innovative Teaching Strategies Faculty Retreat. Previous retreat participants may apply if it has been over two years since participating in the CET retreat.

Read the Call for Proposals for the faculty retreat.

If you have questions, contact Raleigh Way (rway@georgiasouthern.edu).

New Faculty Seminars

The CET sponsors a series of seminars intended for new faculty (and faculty at GSU less than three years) on a wide range of topics connected with teaching, student learning, scholarship, and academic careers. The series includes presentations, panel discussions, and brown bag lunches, led by well established faculty or the staff of the CET. The fall 2007 schedule is available here.

Mentor Program

The University Mentor program is designed to support faculty new at Georgia Southern. The primary goal of the program is to help new faculty achieve their full potential through collaborative involvement with a network of senior faculty members who have successful academic careers.

Faculty mentors volunteer to serve in the University Mentor Program that is coordinated by Dr. Tom Case and facilitated by the CET. The program is designed to pair the new faculty member with a University Mentor of the mentees' choice.

If you are a faculty member new or relatively new at Georgia Southern and would like to have a faculty mentor, or if you are a senior faculty member and would consider becoming a mentor, please contact Tom Case by phone (681-5205) or email (tcase@georgiasouthern.edu).  View the Faculty Mentor Web site here.