Archive for faculty development

Book Clubs and Workshops, Spring 2022

Book Clubs  |  Workshops  |  STLR Sessions  |  On Demand Sessions  |  Additional Opportunities BOOK CLUBS – [Registration for Summer Offerings Coming Soon!]  The fine print: Sessions are capped at 10 participants unless otherwise noted, books are provided for first 10 registrants, faculty are provided only one book per semester, and registrants are requested to attend […]

Book Clubs and Workshops, Fall 2021

Book Clubs  |  Workshops  |  STLR Sessions BOOK CLUBS Ungrading Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) Facilitator: Lora Pezzell Dates: 9/7, 9/14, 9/21 Time:  12:30 – 1:30 pm Location: Virtual Blindspot: Hidden Bias of Good People Facilitators: Anastasia Wickham and Trevor Cox Dates: 9/29, 10/6, 10/20, 11/3 Time:  1:00 – 2:00 […]

Teaching and Books

Written by Cheryl Frech, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry –  I am a big fan of books. Because I commute to UCO from Norman, I constantly listen to audiobooks in the car. My bedside table is stacked with a book-in-progress and multiple to-read titles. I just completed an eight-year stint as the book and media reviews […]

Marketing Professor Reflects on President Betz’ conversation on “What are we doing here?”

Author: Dr. Jeri Jones- The UCO teacher center, the Center for Excellence in Transformative Teaching and Learning (CETTL), holds a monthly informal discussion called the Socrates and Stein Café.  Modeling the early French Salons and Socrates, UCO faculty are invited to come and share thoughts over cookies and tea on a big question in the academy. […]