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CENTER for TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Teaching
Learninga n d
Georgia Gwinnett College Center for Teaching Excellence
Email: [email protected]://cte.ggc.edu
1000 University Center Lane
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
CTE MissionThe mission of the CTE is to provide programming that promotes the design and implementation of creative learning environments. It supports the im-plementation of effective instructional practices, fa-cilitates an environment of instructional experimen-tation, and enhances the skills needed to engage students in the learning process. The CTE will pro-vide a community forum for the exchange of ideas and innovative instructional practices that lead to high levels of student learning.
ResourcesWebsite: The CTE website (http://cte.ggc.edu) offers many valuable teaching and learning resources. There is a tab for the CTE under the faculty/staff menu in the my.ggc.edu portal.
Library Holdings: Check out the CTE journal and book holdings in the library for scholarship on teaching and learning.
Newsletter: The Teacher’s Edge is a quarterly newsletter with articles and content by faculty and staff. Electronic versions of the newsletters are available on the CTE web-site.
Faculty Instructional Design Lab (FIDL): This lab located in the CTE exists to support faculty in everyaspect of course design, development, and assess-ment.
David RobinsonLMS Administrator
Gautam SahaInstructional Designer
Daniel Haynes, PhD.Educational Training Coordinator
MEET t he STAFF
Lydia Soleil, PhD.Director
Faculty Instructional Design Lab
S P E C I A L CONTENT T o o l s
DevelopmentHybrid Fellows: GGC provides support to faculty for the creation of courses that blend face-to-face learning with significant online ac-tivities.
New Faculty Academy: New faculty par-ticipate in workshops focusing on issues critical to success in the classroom and at the college.
Master Teachers: Through group readings, workshops and presentations, GGC faculty gain higher level knowledge of contemporary teaching and learning pedagogy
Reading Circles: Faculty and Staff gather to explore common reading topics.
The college requires GGC faculty to offer online activities that ultimately equip our students with strategies to succeed in a technology-rich envi-ronment using the Desire2Learn learning management system (LMS). The Center provides workshops and individual consultations on Desire-2Learn tools and topics related to online pedagogy throughout the aca-demic year.
Provide one-on-one consultation and direction in developing projects and in designing innovative applications. Consult with faculty in effective use of classroom technology. Train faculty to use classroom presentation equipment Demonstrate new products and technology applications Conduct classroom observation and evaluation
I n i t i a t i v e s
Research Roundtables: Faculty meet periodically to share and discuss research projects.
iExplorers: Faculty collaborate and share new meth-ods for utilizing mobile tablet technology in the class-room.
Lecture CaptureScreen CaptureMobile Learning ApplicationsLearning RepositoriesWeb 2.0 ToolsLearner Response Systems/ClickersInteractive Whiteboards and TV’sWireless SlatesE-Collaboration ToolsWeb Page Development
FIDL
FINE TUNE
COURSE AT THE
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Our Learning Environment
INSTRUCTIONALP r o g r a m s
“Who dares to teach must never cease to learn”
--John Cotton Dana