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Faculty members from across the university are invited to apply to become University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) Learning Fellows for the Spring 2016 semester. UCITE Learning Fellowships are available to ÃÛÌÒAPP faculty—tenure track or not—each…

The ubiquity of the lecture as a teaching technique has been challenged by alternative modes such as flipped classrooms, seminars, discussion classes, and the like. Though there may be temptation to think of the lecture as an inferior method of teaching, used only by those among the teaching…

Communication failures in class may be the result of cultural differences and different academic environment experiences. Join Educational Services for Students, the University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education, and the Center for International Affairs for a session to learn common…

Over the past eight years, faculty readers of SAGES writing portfolios have indicated that ÃÛÌÒAPP students are writing academic essays that meet grammatical and stylistic expectations, but demonstrate weaknesses in argumentation and critical thinking. Join the University…

The next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) session will focus on the services available through Educational Services for Students (ESS) to help students start the semester on the right track. Each academic year, ESS offers all students the free ESSential Planners…

The next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) session will focus on the Student Information System (SIS) and the University Registrar. Amy Hammett, university registrar and director of student information systems and services; Stacy Mitchell, associate director of…

It has been said that college-age students are at one of the most vulnerable points in their lives: away from home, pressured by academic requirements and social responsibilities, and feeling their way through new relationships and opportunities. In addition to these "normal" stressors of college…

The next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) session will be geared toward faculty who are tenured, on the tenure track or anticipate a tenure track position someday. The session will be held Thursday, Sept. 10, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Allen Memorial Medical…

The University Center for Innovation in Technology and Education (UCITE) will host an introduction to Information Technology Services (ITS) and Google Apps Thursday, Sept. 3, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Herrick Room of the Allen Memorial Medical Library. The Information & Learning Technologies…

Even though the beginning of the year can be hectic at times, it is also the best time to think about ways to get classes off to the best start possible. The first University Center for Innovation in Technology and Education (UCITE) session this fall will be held Thursday, Aug. 27, from noon to 1…