learning & teaching

Faculty Resource Network National Symposium: Teaching a New Generation of Students (register by Oct 27)

Did you know that Stetson University belongs to a national consortium that provides faculty development opportunities to you?  Our membership in this consortium covers all expenses of these opportunities except for travel.   The 2016 Faculty Resource Network National Symposium, held in Atlanta, GA on November 18-19, provides a wealth of sessions examining how faculty members and their […]

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G.I.F.T. ~ Fostering Cross-Cultural Experience through Virtual Exchanges

Great Ideas for Teaching (G.I.F.T.) is an occasional series featuring Stetson faculty. To submit your G.I.F.T., contact the center staff.  by Patrick Guibaud Thinking about an innovative way to foster greater cross-cultural experience in your classroom? Please allow me to suggest an International Virtual Student Exchange. Picture the following scenario. Three students are intensely engaged in a group

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G.I.F.T. ~ Moving from Teacher-Centered to Learner-Centered

Great Ideas for Teaching (G.I.F.T.) is an occasional series featuring Stetson faculty. To submit your G.I.F.T., contact the center staff.  by Alicia Slater There have been very few moments in my life when I’ve read something that permanently changed my teaching philosophy. Here is one of them (from Huba & Freed 2000): “The individuals learning the most

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Inclusive Excellence at Stetson University is not Black and White

Stetson University is a welcoming community that proactively and intentionally engages inclusion both as a core value of our community and intellectual/creative life and as a means to effect institutional transformation at all levels of the institution. We believe individual and cultural differences enhance all aspects of our educational mission, but we also aspire to

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Stetson Launches Online Faculty Resource Center

Dear Stetson Faculty: I am very pleased to announce the availability of an online Faculty Resource Center! The Faculty Resource Center is a dynamic Blackboard-based online organization designed to provide instructors with up-to-date resources, instructions and information regarding online and educational technologies. As much as technology supports and enhances teaching and learning, it can also

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Seeking Circle Members

Interested in participating in an inquiry circle? If so, the following circles are seeking members. 2015-2016 Innovating the Social World: Reflections on Pedagogy in Sociology and Communication Contact: [email protected] The study of the social world is an ongoing, constructivist project that combines quantitative and human forms of research. As such, teaching about social systems and

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2016 Colloquium

Thank you for a successful 2016 Colloquium on Teaching & Learning Innovation. 2016 Colloquium Program Keynote Workshop Materials 2016 Evaluation Survey A Peek at 2016 Call for Proposals Past Events Testimonials “This [keynote] session was amazing! I had no idea global learning was anything other than study abroad — it really changed my perspective and

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WORLD Class Travel Awardees

Stetson University’s teacher-scholar faculty travel abroad as WORLD Class Travel Award recipients to engage in professional development seminars, exploration trips, and other learning experiences. They investigate innovative approaches to internationalize curricula to increase global and intercultural learning. To become a WORLD Class Award recipient at Stetson University, click here. 2016-2017 Awards Yves Clemmen, French, [CIEE IFDS]        

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