CFE Travel Grant Program
The Center for Faculty Excellence supports faculty development in Teaching and Learning through two travel support programs: Teaching and Learning Mini Travel Grant and Teaching and Learning Full Travel Grant. The Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) seeks to encourage fulltime TAMUCC faculty to attend panel sessions or workshops on Teaching & Learning at discipline-specific professional conferences or Teaching & Learning, assessment, or course design professional conferences. Get more detailed information and apply on the CFE Travel Support for Teaching and Learning Development page.
AVID Professional Development
Center for Faculty Excellence collaborated with the College of Education Development and Resources Operation hosted an Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) presentation. The event, well represented by faculty from our five colleges, was facilitated by Dr. Joseph Cuseo, Professor Emeritus from Marymount College, California.
Blackboard Learn 9.1
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's Learning Management System is changing from Blackboard CE-8 to Blackboard Learn 9.1, with all online delivery to be conducted via Learn 9.1 starting in Spring 2012.
The Center for Faculty Excellence will provide Blackboard Learn 9.1 training throughout the academic year to assist faculty use the system effectively and efficiently. On the right side of the page, you will notice a list of Up Coming Events which displays all scheduled CFE events three weeks out from the current date. You may click on the link for each scheduled event for full event detail and registration if applicable.
CFE Interdisciplinary
Faculty Community of Practice
The Center for Faculty Excellence Communities of Practice (CoP) are designed to support faculty who wish to enhance the instructional environment through partial course redesign, and are intended to provide an opportunity for faculty to interact with colleagues across campus in an interdisciplinary environment. CoPs provide opportunities and support for instructional design, assessment, and/or research related to innovative instruction across disciplines and instructional modes. Register for May 2012 CoP.
Click here for Call for Proposal.
New Faculty Seminar Series 2011-12
The Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) seeks to enhance the existing program that supports first year faculty as they become acclimated with TAMUCC. New faculty will participate in weekly meetings and workshops on quality teaching and learning, course and program assessment, successful scholarship/creative activities, tenure and promotion, the university mission, and university faculty support services.
Islander Forum
The Islander Forum is held at the beginning of each semester, and is designed to be the principal occasion for faculty and staff to showcase their efforts at improving student learning and to exchange ideas and best practices in Teaching & Learning and student services. Our Forums are also an opportunity to bring together all university stakeholders, both faculty and staff, in our efforts to support the aggressive growth imperatives of our Strategic Plan, and to showcase exemplary university initiatives. We have plans to expand this project into the summer. Click here for more information.
