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Save the Date: CFEI Grand Opening Sep 21-25

You are invited to the CFEI Grand Opening September 21-25, 2015 For more information, go to the CFEI website at http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/facultyDevelopment/grandopening.aspx or view the Grand Opening Program at https://tamuc.equella.ecollege.com/file/c7fda674-c016-4620-bd6a-755ef3396eed/1/Grand%20Opening%20Week%20Program.pdf.

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CFEI Announces 2015-16 Faculty Fellows

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In Spring 2015, the CFEI announced two Faculty Fellowships – Teaching & Learning and one Faculty Fellowship – Special Project. After a competitive application process with the Faculty Center Advisory Committee, these fellowships were confirmed.   The CFEI would like to recognize: 2015-16 Faculty Fellows – Teaching & Learning Dr. Rebecca Dibbs for her proposed …

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Faculty LED

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The CFEI is eager to offer you the opportunity to share your scholarly work. Faculty Lion Educator Dissemination or Faculty LED events are by faculty and for faculty. The CFEI will coordinate the logistics for your Faculty LED event; announce your event; manage registrations; and set up, facilitate, and break down the event. Click on …

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Not Another Dreaded Test

Read about a professor’s efforts to change the attitudes of the students in his classroom. His approach is to make informal and alternative assessments into celebrations of learning. These celebrations come with music, lights, and decorations. The words “quiz” and “test” are banned from this classroom.  Read the article to learn how students respond to this …

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Free Rice! What is it?

Do you personally like quizzes? Do you give pop quizzes? Do you construct quizzes as informal, low-stakes assessments?   If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, you may be interested in “Free Rice” as a tool in your classroom. The following article, “5 Ways to Enhance Student Learning Using Free Rice“, gives a …

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