Events hosted by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning are open to all University of Mississippi-affiliated faculty, staff, and students unless otherwise indicated.
2024
Writing Effective Teaching Statements (partnership with Graduate School), University of Mississippi. Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Place as Text Experiential Workshop, Liz Norell
Supporting Students’ Mental Health, Liz Norell
Supporting Neurodivergent Students with Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, and Dyspraxia, Liz Norell
Inclusive and Equitable Teaching Practices, Emily Pitts Donahoe and Jazmine Kelley
Alternatives to Traditional Essays, Derek Bruff and Emily Pitts Donahoe
STEM Lunch #3: Course design for student success, Ayla Gafni and Isis da Costa Arantes
Facilitating Effective Discussions for TAs and Graduate Instructors, University of Mississippi. Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Teaching Today’s Students, Part 2: The Undergraduate Perspective, Emily Pitts Donahoe
Graduate Reading Group, University of Mississippi. Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
STEM Lunch #2: Reconsidering class time through flipped learning, Dan Mattern, Mike Gill, Winn Hutchcraft, and Bibek Kattel
Facilitating Active Learning for STEM TAs, Emily Pitts Donahoe and Amitesh Singh
Teaching Today’s Students, Part 1: Pedagogy for a New Era, Joshua Eyler and Emily Pitts Donahoe
STEM Lunch #1: Helping students learn how to learn, Sharday Ewell
Inclusive and Equitable Teaching Practices, Emily Pitts Donahoe and Jazmine Kelley
Podcasts & puzzles, University of Mississippi. Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Yes, And: Igniting Your Pedagogical Imagination, Emily Pitts Donahoe, Derek Bruff, Joshua Eyler, and Liz Norell
Campus writing group, University of Mississippi. Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Introduction to SoTL: Where teaching & research meet, Liz Norell
2023
STEM Lunch Series: Student Belonging in STEM, Rebecca Symula, Susan Pedigo, and Jessica Osborne
Beyond ChatGPT: New Tools to Augment Your Research, Derek Bruff, Kellye Makamson, and Marc Watkins
Getting Started with Alternative Grading, Emily Pitts Donahoe and Josh Eyler
Working with Neurodivergent Students and Colleagues, Liz Norell
Space Matters: Active Learning Instruction in an Active Learning Classroom, Derek Bruff and Amitesh Singh
STEM Lunch Series: Alternative Grading Practices, Eden Tanner and Derek Bruff
Faculty Reading Group: Cheating Lessons, by James Lang, Josh Eyler
STEM Lunch Series: Supplemental Instruction and Other Student Supports, Emily Rowland, Jennifer Meyer, Abigayle Talbot, Reid Bain, and Kaleb Henry
A Pedagogy of Kindness, Cate Denial
Teaching in the Age of AI: What’s Working, What’s Not, Derek Bruff and Robert Cummings
What Instructors Need to Know When Working with Neurodivergent Students, Liz Norell
Inclusive and Equitable Teaching Practices, co-hosted by CETL and the Office of Diversity and Community Engagement, Emily Pitts Donahoe and Jazmine Kelley
Pedagogy Podcasts & Puzzles, Liz Norell
Generative AI on the Syllabus, Derek Bruff and Robert Cummings
2019
Faculty SoTL Poster Session, UM Faculty
Faculty Development Luncheon UM Critical Race Studies Group, UM Critical Race Studies Group
Faculty Development Luncheon with Alexander Heffner (PBS), Alexander Heffner
FacChat with Josh Eyler (Rice University), Josh Eyler
Faculty Development Luncheon with Josh Eyler (Rice University), Josh Eyler
Faculty Development Luncheon with Jami Mathewson (Wiki Ed), Jami Mathewson
Presentation “Wikidata: A New Tool for the Classroom” with Jamie Mathewson (Wiki Ed), Jami Mathewson
Presentation “Diversifying the Faculty” with Dr. Deborah Goldberg (University of Michigan), Deborah Goldberg
Winter Workshop with Dr. Todd Zakrajsek, Todd Zakrajsek
2018
Graduate Instructors’ Seminar in Teaching (GIST), UM Faculty
Dr. Dave Kung (St. Mary’s College of Maryland), David Kung
FacChat on Diversity in the STEM Fields, UM Faculty
UM FacChat with David Kung (St. Mary's College of Maryland), David Kung
Graduate Instructors’ Seminar in Teaching (GIST), UM Faculty
FacChat on Open Educational Resources (OER) and Grant, UM Faculty
Open Educational Resources (OER), Robert Cummings
UM FacChat with Dr. Robert Cummings, Robert Cummings
Graduate Instructors’ Seminar in Teaching (GIST), UM Faculty
Leadership and Growing Leaders, Tim Elmore
Faculty Development Luncheon: Intro to the Writing Center, Brad Campbell
New Faculty Reception, UM Faculty
GI/TA Training Workshop, UM Faculty
GI/TA Training Workshop, UM Faculty
Student Disability Services Panel Discussion, UM Faculty
Importance of Threshold Concepts for Disciplinary Discussions, Barry Maid
UM FacChat: Mentoring Graduate Students, Allan Gross, Kelly Wilson, and John Rimoldi
UM FacChat with Dr. Graham Bodie, Graham Bodie
3rd Annual Winter Intersession Workshop: Forming, Teaching, and Managing Student Teams, Matt Ohland
2017
Educating Students in the Post-PC Era, Chris Penny
UM FacChat with Dr. Chris Penny, Chris Penny
UM FacChat: Introducing Students to New Teaching Methods, UM Faculty
What’s New in Academic Cheating?, Will Berry, Catherine Hultman, and Robert Hunt
The Role of Listening in Civil Discourse: Implementing the Listening First Model in the Classroom, Graham Bodie
UM FacChat: Flipping Assignments, Adam Smith, Kate Kellum, and Patricia O'Sullivan
The Classroom Lecture: Defenders and Detractors, Patricia O'Sullivan, John Bentley, Adam Smith, Vicki Dickinson, and Kate Kellum
UM FacChat: Accessibility and Inclusion, Alissa Evans and Drew Chiles
2015
Evidenced Based Strategies to Promote Student Learning and Academic Success, Kenneth Sufka
Leveraging the Power of Peer Feedback: How UM Faculty Use Peer-Response with Writing-Enriched Assignments, Alice Myatt and Angela Green
The Future of Education: Social versus Academic, Clifford Madsen
The MOOC Experience, Maurice Eftink and Bob Cummings
2014
Using Video Conversations to Engage Students in Meaningful Learning Opportunities, Nichelle Robinson
Evaluating Learning Management System (LMS) Platforms, Maurice Eftink and Jimmy Ball
Cultivating Information Literacy Among Students: Lessons Learned from UCF’s Info Lit Mods, Kelvin Thompson
Academic Discipline Policies and Procedures UM Faculty Panel led by Maurice Eftink, Associate Provost, and Lori Wolff, Chair of the Academic Discipline Committee., Maurice Eftink and Lori Wolff
The Lighter and Laughter Side of Health, Allison Ford-Wade
Classroom Response Systems & Ways to Engage Students in Large Lectures, Jasmine Townsend
Breaking the Cycle of Entitlement: Encouraging Autonomy in the Classroom, Tony Ammeter, Nancy Wiggers, and Rebekah Reysen
2013
Understanding X: Contextualizing Formulas, Caroline Turnage-Butterbaugh
Applying Basic Memory Principles to Test Preparation and Studying Techniques, Matthew Reysen
Lessons Learned in Studying Seven Years of Teacher Evaluations – Part 1, Maurice Eftink
Bringing DIY Workshops into the Classroom, Nancy Wiggers and Rebekah Reysen
Service Learning, Albert Nylander
How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Assign Writing: Painless Ways to Include Writing in any Classroom, Angela Green
Simple Steps towards Transformative Teaching, Ross Haenfler
Advising: Teaching and Services, Kyle Ellis
Do You Hear What I Hear: Listening to Our Students, Mary Harrington
2012
Utilizing Library Resources for Teaching, Ryan Johnson and Elizabeth Choinski
Current Trends in Instructional Technology, Jimmy Ball
A Call to Service Learning: Towards a Civic Artistry of Imagination, Creation, and Community Ways of Knowing, Nadine Cruz
Teaching Hybrid Courses, Stephen Monroe, Leigh Anne Duck, Michael Barnett, and David Carlisle
Wikipedia in Higher Education, Pete Forsyth
Developing Teaching Portfolios for Instructional Improvement and Career Advancement, Paul Quick
Partnership in Research: Synergy that Generates Community Benefits and Academic Advancement, Donald R. Vereen Jr.
2011
New and Improved PowerPoint Presentations, Mark Yacovone
Teaching with Technology, Maurice Eftink