INFORMATION FOR
Decolonization Goals Check in: https://wpunj.zoom.us/j/9311934814?omn=98872185425
Teaching in Turbulent Times: https://wpunj.zoom.us/j/96123000587#success
Seeing Our Adult Learners: A Teaching Circle to Share Pedagogical Practices
April 1 | 4:00–5:00 PM (Zoom: https://wpunj.zoom.us/j/98364079570#success)
Cohosted by Adult Learner Strategic CommitteeJoin us for an interactive teaching circle where participants will share insights, successes, and challenges from the classroom. Together, we’ll reflect on strategies that support adult learners and build inclusive learning environments.
Courageous Classrooms: Teaching Social Justice When Politics DividesThursday, April 10 | 12:30–2:00 PM (In-Person – Grant 223)
Cohosted by Professors Wendy Christensen & Danielle WallaceJoin us for an honest, constructive dialogue about navigating political polarization in the classroom. We’ll explore approaches to teaching social justice that are grounded in courage, care, and respect for diverse perspectives.
Teaching in Turbulent Times: Helping Students Navigate News
Thursday, April 24 | 4:00–5:00 PM (Zoom: https://wpunj.zoom.us/j/96123000587)
Cohosted by Professor Nick HirshonIn a fast-moving news cycle, faculty face the challenge of helping students critically engage with overwhelming media coverage. This panel will offer practical strategies for fostering media literacy and thoughtful discussion.
October, 2024
Book Club Part 2, Teaching with AI
In-Person Meeting: Thursday, October 31st, 12:30 - 1:30 PM in Paterson room, Library (213)
Online Session: Monday November 4th, 4:00 PM-5:00 online https://wpunj.zoom.us/j/98364079570
November, 2024
Instructional Strategies to Engage: Low-risk formative assessments, collaborative learning activities & authentic assignments
Online Session: Tuesday, November 12th, 12:30-1:30 online:https://wpunj.zoom.us/j/98364079570
Seeing our Adult Learners: Teaching Circle, November 14th , 5- 6 pm online
https://wpunj.zoom.us/j/98364079570
December, 2024
What Works Conference, December 16th 9am - 4:30pm
Session proposals are to be submitted via THIS LINK by November 4, with decisions anticipated by late November. Submissions should include:
• Session Title
• Name(s), title(s), and email(s) for each presenter
• Presentation style: Lecture, panel, student voice (panel with students), roundtable, or case study analysis
• Session Description (including session goals, 300 words max.)
• Plan for engaging attendees in light of the virtual format
• Panel session length: 25 minutes (mostly for single speakers, case study analysis and round table discussions) or 50 minutes (mostly for multiple speakers).
Criteria for selection include (a) clarity of proposal, (b) likely interest to session attendees, (c) evidence of impact, or prospective impact, on students, (d) potential for attendee application of learning, (e) how well the proposal applies to the conference theme.
Call for proposals due November 4
Location:
Cheng Library Room
120-C
(Inside the IRT Suite)
Fall 2023 Office Hours:
Phone:
973-720-3684
The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) offers both individual instructional support for faculty and a range of programming on teaching and learning. These services are designed for faculty, at all levels of experience, who wish to practice effective teaching and advance student learning. Support for individual faculty includes mentoring, instructional development and refinement, individually-selected instructional resources, teaching enhancement activities, classroom assessment, teaching portfolio development, video (or audio) recorded classroom observations, peer teaching observations, and assessment of student learning. In conjunction with the Center for Teaching and Learning with Technology (CTLT), the Center can also work to assist faculty with technology and teaching.
In addition to individual faculty support, CTE also offers regular event programming. This includes book discussions, seminars or workshops on various teaching topics, and interdisciplinary forums. Book discussion meetings take place about twice a semester, on Thursday afternoons, while workshops and forums are often offered in conjunction with other events on campus. All seminar and workshop activities are faculty run and faculty sponsored. Seminars on specific topics can be requested by departments chairs or by individual faculty members.
One of the primary missions of the CTE is to assist recently hired faculty with their transition to William Paterson University. We co-sponsor the New Faculty Orientation in late August and meet with 1st and 2nd year faculty a few times during the course of the academic year. We also organize the faculty mentoring program at WPU.
The CTE is a faculty-led program; our work with individual faculty is initiated by faculty who request our services, and no record of these services is ever shared with anyone else.
