
Teaching@WFU: A CAT Blog
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- Syllabus Week in the Age of AI: Part Iby Betsy BarreFor teaching centers, the weeks before the start of the fall semester are the most wonderful time of the year. We welcome new faculty into our community of teacher-scholars, and faculty of all ranks begin to reach out as they design their syllabi … Read more
- Sharing Teaching Materials from Canvasby Betsy BarreIf you’re like me, you’ve put a great deal of time and energy into your Canvas course pages. From building the modules and creating assignments to providing feedback, sending announcements, and making updates to the course schedule, a great deal of our teaching is visible … Read more
- Get Out of Your Classroom: Some Nontraditional Learning Spaces on Campus!by Kristi VerbekeOne of my favorite programs I lead here at the CAT is a New Faculty Learning Community. The group meets throughout the year, but at the beginning of our time together, they develop a list of support and resources they would like … Read more
- Focus on Self-Awareness and Empathy for Deep Teaching and Learningby Anita McCauleyI + E = O When I think about designing courses or curricula, I often start with I + E = O. Seems like a simple equation, right? There are just three variables. “I” are the inputs — the students and the knowledge and experiences … Read more
- Will ChatGPT make us better, happier teachers?by Betsy BarreWhen I was six years old, my most prized possession was a “Smarty Bear.” Unlike the better-known Teddy Ruxpin, which read a taped script, Smarty Bear was an animatronic teddy bear that would interact and respond to … Read more