Programs

Seminars

Seminars are offered on a variety of topics throughout the year. To view the list of seminars (workshops, events, etc.) offernings, click the Calendar link in the navigation menu.

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 books for this semester are:

1. Thinking About Teaching & Learning: Developing Habits of
   Learning with First Year College and University Students
2. The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life
3. The Missing Professor: An Academic Mystery

To join the Reading Roundtable, contact Steve Bonham, sbonham@georgiasouthern.edu.  Early registration is suggested since membership is limited.

Academic Writing Circle (AWC)

The goal of the interdisciplinary AWC is to support the writing of professional academic manuscripts (articles, conference papers, book chapters, etc.). The group will decide its schedule and activities. Sessions may include (1) review of successful articles and proposals, (2) interactive editing, (3) presentation of manuscripts at different stages of development, (4) discussion of ideas on what to write, (5) components of manuscripts such as abstracts, introductions, methods, etc. All projects and reviews are treated with confidentiality. For more information about the Academic Writing Circle, contact the Center for Excellence in Teaching: 681-0049.

Creative Writing Circle (CWC)

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 the Center for Excellence in Teaching: 681-0049.

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 Retreats

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.

Read the Call for Proposals for the faculty retreat. (For May 2008 Retreat)

View members of the May 2007 Retreat.

View the Showcase for the December 2006 Retreat participants.

If you have questions, contact Steve Bonham (sbonham@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. Seminars will be posted under the calendar link when they are available.

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.