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Maria Struble, Director
Assistant Professor, Politics and Government

Address:
Kelley 204
Western State Colorado University 
600 N. Adams
Gunnison, CO 81231
Phone:
(970) 943-3024
Email: 
mstruble@western.edu 

 

Center for Teaching Excellence

Purpose: The CTE provides faculty with professional development opportunities to enhance teaching at all stages of their career. The Center creates a dialogue on the Western State Colorado University's campus teaching excellence. This dialogue aids new faculty in achieving the excellent teaching expected of all faculty and allows all faculty to explore pedagogical and curricular innovation on individual, departmental and institutional levels.CTE1

Goals:

  • Stimulate faculty discussion and continued education about issues critical to effective teaching and learning.
  • Support individual faculty efforts to enhance teaching and learning.
  • Provide opportunities for partnerships within and across disciplines.
  • Support integration of research/scholarship and teaching.
  • Support and recognize innovative teaching
  • Engage and support new faculty in developing effective pedagogy.

    • Events for the semester- (regular semester events are the first and third Thursdays of every month from 12:30-1:45 p. m. - save time in your schedule!)

    Center for Teaching Excellence Spring 2013 workshop series

    All events scheduled to take place on Thursdays, 12:30-1:45pm in the University Center North Ballroom, unless otherwise specified.

    January 16th- Breaking the ice, informal mixer and workshop (Library, West Wing, 5-7pm)

    February 7th- Grant writing 101.

    February 13th-Faculty scholarship wine and cheese reception (5-7pm)

    February 21st-Student panel on recruitment and retention

    March 7th- New library resources for research and student use (Library 101)

    March 21st- Spring break, no CTE

    April 4th-The paperless classroom (Kelley 116)

    April 18th- Expectations and the 21st century student. (Presentation and discussion by Dr. Janette Benson, Director of the Office of Academic Asessment, University of Denver)

    April 25th- Celebration of Scholarship poster session (12:30-4pm)

    May 2nd- FYS catching up and planning for next year (South Conference Room) 

     

    Please, feel free to direct any questions or suggestions you might have on improving the work of the Center for Teaching Excellence to Dr. Maria Struble, CTE Director at mstruble@western.edu or at
    (970) 943-3024.

     

     We look forward to seeing you at thyis semester's workshops!

     

    CTE Lecture Series