Category: Scholarship

Jan 25

Reducing Plagiarism without Plagiarism Software

Plagiarism is a plague on campuses across the United States, and that includes us here at Texas A&M University-Commerce. We employ several software solutions for detecting plagiarism once it’s happened, but there are ways to prevent students from plagiarizing before they even start. It’s all in assignment design. 1. Create a plagiarism contract for students …

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Nov 01

Join the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for Online Courses COMMUNITY OF LEARNING

Join today! NEW Community of Learning in 2017. COL Leaders: Dr. Donna McCrary, COEHS C&I, Dr. Beth Jones, COEHS PCS. Topic: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for Online Courses. Features: Interdisciplinary faculty group, leadership and service, scholarship/research, incentives, budget, learning activities, mentorship, collaboration. For more information, contact CFEI: Gee Library, Suite 173, CFEI.FacultyDev@tamuc.edu, 903-886-5511

  For more information about faculty Communities of Learning, click here. To join this community, contact Felicity Grandjean, 903-468-8792 or felicity.grandjean@tamuc.edu. All faculty and adjunct faculty are welcomed to join. The community will be limited to 15 members. Reserve your seat today! The community will begin in 2017.

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Oct 25

2015-16 Faculty Fellow Dr. Rebecca Dibbs Presents Her Project

2015-16 Faculty Fellow Dr. Rebecca-Anne Dibbs presents Student Mindset Changes in Entry-level Mathematics Courses Date: November 4, 2016, 1:00-1:30 p.m. Location: CFEI Conference Room, Gee Library Suite 173 This presentation will discuss the fellowship study findings in mathematics courses and offer suggestions for helping students adopt a growth mindset throughout their transition to college.

Register here. To request ADA accommodations, please communicate your needs at least 7 days prior to the event. Email CFEI.FacultyDev@tamuc.edu or call the CFEI at 903-886-5511.

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May 06

Congratulations to the new Faculty Fellows!

Read the news! ——————————————————————————————————————– The Center for Faculty Excellence & Innovation (CFEI) has announced the recipients of the 2016-2017 Faculty Fellowships for Teaching & Learning. The recipients are Dr. Frannie Miller of the Economics & Finance Department, whose project is titled “Lions Network Learning – GIS and Data Visualization,” and Dr. Jacqueline Riley of the …

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Apr 13

Innovate Virtual Conference-Online Learning Consortium

    Faculty are cordially invited to the Online Learning Consortium’s Innovate Virtual Conference, which the Center for Faculty Excellence and Innovation will be hosting April 20th through 22nd.  We’ll cover a wide array of innovative practices and topics, including the current state of tele-presence/web-conferencing, digital scholarship, mobile learning, gamification, and much more. You can …

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