Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center, University of Arkansas

05/16/2023

As of May 16, 2023, we are moving to LinkedIn for our social media activity.

Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center | Promoting Learning, Teaching, Community & Advocacy for University of Arkansas Faculty | The Teaching and Faculty Support Center is an interactive resource for faculty who strive to enhance teaching and learning. We invest in faculty excellence,....

05/05/2023

Reading Day and Teaching and Learning Symposium in progress.

05/05/2023

Happening now at the Reynolds Center! Presentations on teaching innovations.

04/25/2023

https://www.scholarlyteacher.com/post/grading-as-instruction-designing-for-practice

Barry Sharpe Western Governors University There is much discussion about and research supporting the importance of formative assessments for student learning (Fisher & Bandy, 2019). I worry, however, that in practice, some formative assessments end up functioning more like summative assessments for....

04/24/2023

Anna Phillips and Kathryn Zawisza from the TIPS - Teaching Innovation & Pedagogical Support team gave a presentation on Blackboard grade center, grading, and next semester prep! And of course don't forget about the Blackboard Ultra Course Experience option! http://eepurl.com/imrtok

04/23/2023

Thank you to Anne Raines, Dana Blair, and Michel LaCrue, of Academic Initiatives and the Writing Center, for their presentations on April 20 and 21 about how professors can more effectively assign writing projects in their classes and grade these projects. The Writing Center also works with faculty on their writing and assists with writing circles.

04/23/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8mdl0msWn8

The SEC Consortium is talking about ChatGPT. Find out how the SEC universities are managing this new technology.

The Southeastern Conference hosted a virtual panel featuring faculty experts to discuss various generative artificial intelligence topics.Moderated by Dr. Da...

04/13/2023

https://news.uark.edu/articles/63927/tfsc-announces-cronan-award-winners?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email2023-04-13&utm_campaign=news_headlines&utm_content=tfsc-announces-cronan-award-winners

Congratulations to our two very deserving Cronan Award winners - Casandra Cox and Chase Rainwater. Thank you for all you do in helping our students achieve their potential!

The Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center is pleased to announce that professors Casandra Cox and Chase Rainwater are the recipients of the 2023 Paul Cronan Technology Teaching Excellence Award.

04/12/2023

https://news.uark.edu/articles/63900/fast-five-with-cordes-teaching-and-faculty-support-center-published-for-spring-2023-semester

Links to our Fast Five Newsletter for New Faculty for Spring 2023. We provide advice from some of our top faculty on campus each month that could be helpful for more than new faculty!

Six times a year the Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center publishes a newsletter of advice for first-year faculty at the U of A. For April 2023 the theme was the value in mentoring honors students.

04/12/2023

https://news.uark.edu/articles/63776/alrubaye-honored-by-teaching-and-faculty-support-center-as-february-cordes-chair

Congratulations Dr. Adnan Alrubaye!

Assistant professsor Adnan Alrubaye teaches courses in both the Poultry Science and Biological Sciences departments, and he serves as the associate director for the cell and molecular biology graduate program.

04/06/2023

Sarah Hixson was the first person to complete the "Blackboard Learn Essentials for Ultra" online course all about Blackboard Ultra! She was awarded a certificate by the TFSC! Email [email protected] if you are interested in joining her!

04/06/2023

Dr. Uribe also shared a beautiful piece on the bassoon during the Cordes Chair discussion: "We are Windows, We are Mirrors: Pathways to Diversity in our Teaching."