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Fri, 09/13/2024
Redesigning a course can be daunting for any instructor. However, for Gerri Berendzen and Alyssa Appelman of KU's William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, the Course Design Institute provided crucial guidance and support.
Fri, 09/22/2023
Peter Felten’s keynote message about building relationships through teaching found a receptive audience at this year’s Teaching Summit.
Felten, a professor of history and assistant provost for teaching and learning at Elon University, shared the stories of students who had made important connections with instructors and fellow students while at college. He used those stories to talk about the importance of humanity in teaching and about the vital role that community and connection make in
CTE Events
Bloom's Sixth Blog
Surveys suggest a steep, rocky hill ahead for education's adaptation to AI
By Doug WardAdapting colleges and universities to generative artificial intelligence was never…
Some thoughts about generative AI as the semester starts
By Doug WardThe shock has worn off, but the questions about how to handle generative artificial…
CTE Podcasts
Crucial Conversations Podcast
Crucial Conversations in the Classroom, is a podcast series where the hosts explore strategies for creating inclusive, respectful, and productive discussions in our classrooms.
We have many podcasts available on such areas as the fundamentals of teaching, assignment design, inclusive teaching, and hybrid and online teaching.
- Using In-Class Time Effectively (Meagan Patterson, Mark Mort, Doug Ward)
- Taking an Inclusive Approach to Teaching (Meagan Patterson, Doug Ward)
- Using Backward Design in Teaching (Meagan Patterson, Doug Ward)
- Establishing Credibility in the Classroom (Prajna Dhar, Doug Ward)
- Using Scaffolding for Course and Assignment Design (Meagan Patterson, Doug Ward)
- Using Out-of-Class Time Effectively (Meagan Patterson, Kaila Colyott, Doug Ward)
- Group Work In Person and Online (Carl Luchies, Susan Marshall, Emma Scioli)
- Assessing Understanding (Meagan Patterson, Kaila Colyott, Doug Ward)
Other topics
- Navigating the New Student Dashboard (Joshua Potter, Caroline Bennett, Corinne Bannon and Doug Ward)
- Teaching in STEM (Prajna Dhar and Doug Ward)
- Multiple Challenges, Multiple Formats: Ways for Instructors of In-person and Hybrid Courses to Engage Students All Semester (Andrea Follmer Greenhoot, Amy Leyerzapf and Doug Ward)
- Learning Online (Carmen Orth-Alfie and Doug Ward)
- Hands-on Teaching Online (Shannon Criss, Jennifer Delgado, Laura Kirk, Mark Mort)
- Creative Engagement for Flexible and Online Teaching (Lauri Herrman-Ginsberg, Megan Greene, Sean Seyer)
- Creating and Using Authentic Assignments (Andrea Follmer Greenhoot, Carol Holstead, Meagan Patterson)
- Group Work: In person and Online (Carl Luchies, Susan Marshall, Emma Scioli)
- Understanding and Appreciating Difference (Jody Brook, Ward Lyles, Hannah Oliha-Donaldson)
- Taking an Inclusive Approach to Teaching (Meagan Patterson, Doug Ward)
Photos from the 2024 Celebration of Teaching hosted by CTE on May 3, 2024, at the Kansas Union Ballroom.
Images from the KU CTE Annual Teaching Summit held Aug. 17 in Budig and Wescoe Hall. Peter Felten of Elon University delivered a keynote address. Over 30 breakout sessions were held after the keynote.
CTE Annual Report
AY 22-23 CTE Annual Report
KU Center for Teaching Excellence annual report for academic year 22-23.
