Want to give someone a shout-out?Email academicinnovation@uscupstate.edu! Talking about citations and topic sentences are important parts of any Composition 101 course, but that doesn't mean it's all about memorizing rules and flipping through APA manuals. Dr. Peter Caster, a professor of English, uses collaborative activities to help students learn and apply the writing process in … Continue reading November Faculty Spotlight: Peter Caster
August Faculty Spotlight: Astrid Rosario
Want to give someone a shout-out? Email academicinnovation@uscupstate.edu! Course redesigns can be challenging. It's even more challenging when you are completing rethinking your course delivery for an upper-level Chemistry course. But Dr. Astrid Rosario, Associate Professor of Chemistry, didn't let that stop her! Through her work in the Engaged Pedagogy & Hybrid Course Institute with … Continue reading August Faculty Spotlight: Astrid Rosario
March Faculty Spotlight
Want to give someone a shout-out? Email academicinnovation@uscupstate.edu! Student success is Kristi Miller's, Assistant Professor of Nursing, top priority. In her continuous quest for course improvement, Dr. Miller participated in both the Engaged Pedagogy & Hybrid Course Design Institute with CAIFS and in the OER and Affordable Resources Grant Competition with the Library for two … Continue reading March Faculty Spotlight
Feburary Faculty Spotlight
Want to give someone a shout-out? Email academicinnovation@uscupstate.edu! While it made sense to couple a course redesign with the adoption and creation of free, Open Educational Resource (OER) materials, it resulted in Shannon Polchow, Professor of Spanish, having a very busy Summer 2021. Through her work in the Engaged Pedagogy & Hybrid Course Institute with … Continue reading Feburary Faculty Spotlight
NEW FEATURE! Faculty Spotlight
Want to give someone a shout-out? Email academicinnovation@uscupstate.edu! Even before COVID-19 forced us all online, Chris Bender, Associate Professor of Chemistry, was already rethinking his Chemistry 111 course in Spring 2020. The Smith Building was being closed for renovations and CHEM U111 had a long history of high withdrawal rates. With building renovations forcing courses … Continue reading NEW FEATURE! Faculty Spotlight