Register Now! Â鶹¹ú²úAV’s Center for Faculty Development will host Day of Teaching sessions on September 24, celebrating the teaching mission of the University and exploring specific pedagogies that promote student success! This year’s theme, “Demonstrating Knowledge,†highlights how instructors disseminate critical content in their disciplines while considering the many ways that students can better understand and “demonstrate†what they have learned. 

  • Please register for individual sessions on the CFD events page here:
  • Faculty may drop in and out of sessions as they are able. All are welcome. 

Day of Teaching Sessions – September 24

Teaching with Film: 10:00-11AM, Perry Library, Conference Rooms 1310-1311 and on ZOOM: Co-sponsored by the Â鶹¹ú²úAV University Libraries.

Join us in Perry Library to find out more about how a panel of faculty experts use film in their classes, especially drawing on the Naro Video @ Â鶹¹ú²úAV Libraries collection housed in Perry Library. With Najmeh Moradiyan Rizi (Communication and Theatre Arts); Peter Schulman, (World Languages and Cultures), Rabbi Michael Panitz (World Languages and Cultures), Kent Wascom (English), and Annette Finley-Croswhite (History) as moderator. This session was co-organized by Kris King, Naro Video Collection Curator (University Libraries).

Teaching with the Archives: 11:30AM-12:30 PM on ZOOM: Co-sponsored by the Â鶹¹ú²úAV University Libraries. 

Join Head of Special Collections and Head Archivist, Jessica Ritchie, with a panel of experts to learn more about using archives as instructional tools and special projects that have been developed with the University Archives. With Jessica Ritchie, (University Libraries) Katelyn Canaday (University Libraries), Elizabeth Zanoni (History), Cathleen Rhodes, (Women’s & Gender Studies), Jared Benton (Art), and Jamie Robertson (Art).

Beyond Pen and Paper: Strategies for Unique Student Engagement and Assessment: 1:00-1:50PM on ZOOM,

Join Brittany Suggs, Graduate Clinical Coordinator (Counseling and Human Services), for an interactive workshop focused on enhancing teaching methods through collaborative learning and technology integration. This session will explore innovative strategies to engage students, foster collaboration, and leverage technology to create dynamic and effective learning environments. 

Bridging Academia & Experience: Faculty Insights on the Monarch Humanities Internship Academy (MHIA): 2:00-2:50PM on ZOOM,

This presentation will introduce the Monarch Humanities Internship Academy (MHIA) by highlighting its mission, the generous support from the Mellon Foundation, and its vision to enhance work-based learning (WBL) opportunities for Humanities students. Key topics will include defining WBL, its role in developing career-readiness competencies, and the importance of faculty development in integrating WBL into the curriculum. The presentation will also showcase the Internship Studio, student achievements from the summer program, and conclude with a Q&A session to engage faculty in discussion. With Alison Lietzenmayer, Humanities Internship Faculty Development Director (Communication and Theatre Arts) and Elizabeth Zanoni, Humanities Internship Studio Director, (History).

Transforming Student Learning: Undergraduate Research: 3:00-4:00PM on ZOOM,

Undergraduate research is a pedagogical approach to learning that enhances student success. Our faculty panel will discuss UR programs at Â鶹¹ú²úAV as both individualized mentored instruction and as course-based undergraduate research. Join us to learn more about ensuring student success and giving students real research experience. The panel includes Shuntay Tarver, Interim Dean, Perry Honors College, (Counseling and Human Services), Anne Perrotti, Graduate Program Director, Special Education (Human Movement Studies & Special Education) & Associate Director of Undergraduate Research, David Gauthier, (Biological Sciences), Robert Strozak, (Mathematics & Statistics) and moderator Annette Finley-Croswhite (History).