Institutional and USG Teaching and Learning Initiative

Institutional and USG Teaching and Learning Initiatives

Beyond supporting individual educators and courses, CETL is proud to support college and university wide initiatives that move KSU’s pedagogical agenda forward and align us with the priorities of the University System of Georgia. In addition to supporting KSU’s Quality Enhancement Plan, It’s About Engagement, which you can read about on the next page, we have supported a number of other initiatives. Here are a few examples.

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA OFFICE OF FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

CETL is honored to support the efforts of the Office of Faculty Development for the University System of Georgia. In the spring of 2021, two members of CETL Scholarly Teaching were selected to develop courses for USG’s online series on scholarly teaching (one on conducting scholarship of teaching and learning projects and another on inclusive teaching practices). These courses are planned for release in the Fall of 2021. In addition, Dr. Michele DiPietro offered multiple sessions supporting the 2021 USG Momentum Summit. Finally, in support of USG’s LEAP initiative Dr. Tris Utschig partnered with Ms. Krysta Fry from the Department of Career Planning and Development to deliver a work-based learning workshop as part of a panel delivered system-wide for the USG.

CHANCELLOR’S LEARNING SCHOLARS

The USG has launched a very ambitious, cross-institutional faculty development program, called the Chancellor’s Learning Scholars (CLS). The Scholars, nominated by each USG institution, undergo statewide training, then recruit other faculty on campus for a semester-long Faculty Learning Community on pedagogical issues. This year, KSU has six Chancellor’s Learning Scholars. CETL is proud to support this system-wide program in two ways: by designing and delivering parts of the statewide training and by providing workshops for the Faculty Learning Communities.

The Inclusive Excellence initiative, spearheaded by the College of Science and Mathematics, is a 5-year $1,000,000 grant funded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute, focused on increasing retention and graduation rates across all groups of students. CETL is proud to support this initiative at various levels. The CETL Executive Director is a Co-PI on the grant and sits on the steering committee. In partnership with the CSM Dean’s Office, CETL-Scholarly Teaching offers a yearlong Faculty Learning Community supporting faculty redesigning courses with inclusive excellence in mind. The program features the following elements:

• Monthly workshops on evidence-based teaching practices • A 5-day comprehensive summer course redesign institute • Interaction with course undergraduate learning assistants • Peer coaching among community participants • Support for meaningful documentation of teaching effectiveness

CHANCELLOR’S LEARNING SCHOLARS (CLS)

CLS Name Department/School FLC Topic