This Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) newsletter includes:
Upcoming Opportunities – a curated list of professional development for part-time faculty
Teaching Tips – resources to help you in the classroom
Student Services Spotlight – information to help you support students
UNO: Did You Know – an interesting tidbit about UNO
Dr. Connie Schaffer
Director, UNO Center for Faculty Excellence Professor, Teacher Education Department
UCAT Lunch and Learn
Bring your lunch and learn how to elevate your pedagogy through conference presentations and professional publications.
March 3, 11:00 A.M. to Noon P.M, CEC 230/OPPD Dialogue Room
Dr. Yiwei Zhang will share her experience integrating generative AI into a service-learning course, including lessons on teaching ethical AI use, presenting this work at a conference, and developing it into a manuscript.
Dr. Zhihao (Max) Yu will share his experience transforming a social media marketing class into an agency-style, service-learning course in which student teams work with the SAC Museum, use AI-supported workflows, and generate practical, publication-ready teaching innovations.
Applications due April 1, Early applications prioritized
Apply for Grade Nudge training and earn a stipend ($400 to $750). This free web app sends customized e-mails to students indicating how an upcoming assignment or exam grade will impact their course grades. It goes beyond reminder emails and takes little instructor time regardless of class size.
Use the three Rs of midterm instruction. Refocus and Re-energize teaching and learning by Revisiting your course learning objectives. Ask students to reflect on which objectives feel clear, challenging, or most relevant to their goals. As an instructor, highlight progress, clarify expectations, and connect upcoming topics to those objectives to renew focus, purpose, and shared accountability.
The UNO Alert Safety App, available for students, faculty, and staff, provides emergency contact information, the ability to chat with a public safety dispatcher, campus maps, a “Friend Walk” feature, latest weather, and links to campus support resources. Download the UNO Alert Safety App and encourage your students to do so as well.
UNO undergraduate and graduate students contribute to the research and creative activity that make our campus shine. Their work is showcased at the annual Student Research and Creative Activity Fair (March 27, 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.) Plan to attend. Prepare to be inspired.
University of Nebraska at Omaha, Center for Faculty Excellence, 6401 University Dr, Criss Library 320, Omaha, NE 68132, unocfe@unomaha.edu
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