CTE: WHERE WE’VE BEEN HOW WE’RE GROWING

Teaching Excellence 2012 Edition

CTE by the Numbers 2012-13 Attendance at All Events 764 Volunteer Presenters ~60 Website Teaching Resources 40 topics, 467 links to articles & videos NFTE Workshops 7 (attendance = 137) Faculty Learning Communities 2 (22 members) Peer Feedback Program Participation 26 Website Visits (Aug – Aug) 11,859 (24,324 page views) (23 countries) Blog Visits (Oct – Aug) 2545 (4152 page views) Twitter Account @CTESMU (today) 93 followers (including 28 other teaching centers)

New for 2013-14

TES Adopts Breakout Tracks NFTE TECH ALL NFTE – 3 sessions designed specifically for those new to teaching TECH – 3 sessions that highlight various ways to use technology in teaching ALL – 3 sessions with something for everyone

Barbara Morganfield joins CTE! Member of the SMU faculty since 1997 Long-time CTE Advisory Board member Specialties include teaching methods, instructional design Experience facilitating learning communities Well-informed about teaching technology

New Services WE HEARD: We’d like you to offer teaching consultations for individuals SO WE’RE OFFERING: CTE One-On-One Individual and small group consultations on issues like syllabus construction, engaging your students, revising SLOs, creating rubrics, creating assignments that align with what you want your students to learn . . . Also includes Peer Feedback Program

New Programs WE HEARD: We don’t have time to come to CTE programs We’d like information tailored to our discipline SO WE’RE OFFERING: Micro-Workshops for schools and departments Give us 5-10 minutes at your faculty meeting and we’ll teach faculty members some efficient and effective teaching tools

NFTE Enhancements WE HEARD: New faculty need a way to demonstrate the quality of their teaching Workshops alone aren’t enough to support new teaching practices SO WE’RE OFFERING: NFTE Certificate of Achievement Help with teaching portfolios & teaching philosophy statements Teaching observation NFTE Community

Join cte in promoting teaching excellence at smu

Tell Us What You Think Fill out the TES Survey Form online – go to www.smu.edu/cte and follow the “buck” Watch for surveys later this year asking about your own favorite assignment, and soliciting suggestions for next year’s Faculty Learning Communities

Get Involved and Learn More Visit our Resource Table Check out our website: www.smu.edu/cte Send us email: cte@smu.edu Visit our blog: blog.smu.edu/cte Follow us on Twitter: @CTESMU Attend CTE programs (coming up next: Condensed Teaching Environments)