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Learning-Centered Teaching
CETL Scholarly Teaching encourages pedagogies that contribute to deep, significant learning experiences for students in all modalities (face-to-face, hybrid, and online) through a variety of program and service offerings.
Due to the constraints and safety protocols of the COVID-19 pandemic, all CETL workshops were held virtually in 2020-2021. CETL staff developed these researchbased programs to cover a variety of timely and relevant topics aimed at providing opportunities for faculty members’ educational development. In 2020-2021, CETL Scholarly Teaching events were attended by over 500 faculty members and graduate students from all academic colleges and three other KSU divisions.
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ONLINE WORKSHOPS
ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS
CETL Scholarly Teaching offers confidential, collaborative, and constructive consultations to all KSU faculty members. CETL consultations are conducted at the request of the faculty member and may be focused on any aspect of teaching and learning. This year, we experienced a 50% rise in consultations.
Top 5 Most Common Consultation Themes
Total Number of Consultations Number of Unique Faculty Served
1. SoTL 1. Online Learning 2. Pedagogical App2. SoTL roaches 3. Grant Writing Support3. Grad Student 4. Online Teaching/PedagogyProfessional Development 5. Course, Syllabus, and 4. Grant Writing Support Assignment Design 5. Pedagogical Approaches
FACULTY LEARNING COMMUNITIES
Faculty Learning Communities allow 5-7 faculty to come together as a group to study teaching and learning topics of interest and apply their learning in their courses in ways that might lead to documentable changes in student learning. In 2020, CETL funded two open-themed FLCs which had seven faculty participants each.
Lead Faculty Member FLC Title Participants
The Teaching Academy for Part-time Faculty is an annual professional development event dedicated to KSU part-time faculty. Selected through a formal application process, participants attend interactive sessions that introduce them to the research on teaching and learning through the framework of the “Seven Principles of Learning” taken from the book, How Learning Works: 7 Research-based Principles for Smart Teaching. The Teaching Academy aims to equip KSU’s part-time faculty with the skills they need to manage their classrooms effectively while incorporating research-based methods into their teaching. Throughout the two days of the academy, participants reflect upon their learning and develop plans for revising their courses and integrating their new knowledge into their teaching.
In 2021, the Academy was offered in an online format that featured both synchronous and asynchronous sessions. This was the second year for the online academy due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Participants
Colleges Represented
repo e rted they wer very likely to attend another CETL event
CETL Scholarly Teaching conducts classroom observations to collect data for faculty and offer feedback and consultations based on the data. Faculty may also request SGIDs (Small Group Instructional Diagnoses), in which a CETL staff member meets with students, sans instructor, to collect anonymous feedback about the course. This feedback is then reported back to the faculty member who can use this information to address any issues that emerge, revise course materials, and enhance pedagogies. In 2020-2021, in keeping with COVID-19 guidelines set by the university, all course observations were conducted virtually. Furthermore, to maintain the integrity of the process, we did not conduct SGIDs in the remote environment, but will resume this service in Fall of 2021.
Observations
JUST-IN-TIME PROGRAMS FOR ACADEMIC UNITS
CETL Scholarly Teaching creates custom programming at the requests of colleges, departments, and programs seeking teaching and learning support surrounding a specific topic or to fulfill a particular need. In 2020-2021, we developed and delivered custom programming for several different initiatives, most often focused on student success efforts happening within the various colleges, or in support of the It’s About Engagement Initiative. These custom services are performed at the request of faculty or administrators and are developed in conjunction with the requester to fulfill their group’s specific needs. The chart provides a few sample programs.
Date Audience Topic Format
