The Faculty Center for eLearning

The Faculty Center for e-Learning (FCL) provides programming, physical and virtual space designed for the exchange of ideas, conversation and the building of community – all with the goal of developing effective collaborations between and among faculty and IRT staff to promote effective learning and academic excellence.

Hold the date:  Teaching with Technology Showcase

Thinking about ways to incorporate technology with your research and/or teaching efforts? The Faculty Center for eLearning is pleased to announce the Teaching with Technology Showcase, a one-day event that highlights the use of instructional technology at St. Thomas.  We are excited to have a variety of speakers and topics for the showcase, including several of our UST faculty.

Date:         Monday, January 11th
Time:         9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location:   O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library room 102

The full schedule is still being developed, and should be available at this site very soon, and will also be provided with our December newsletter. 

Lunch will be provided.

Enrollment is limited to 20.
To register for the event, please send us an email at:  fcl@stthomas.edu

We hope to see you there!

Archives of Previous Webinars

Clickers and Peer Instruction—A Powerful Way to Improve Student Engagement and Learning, but Only If You Do It Right.

Malcolm Brown, director of the EduCAUSE Learning Initiative, moderates this web seminar with Douglas Duncan of the University of Colorado as he shares his strategies and proven experiences in effectively using clickers in the classroom.

Session Materials: Presentation Slides: http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/powerpoint/ELIWEB0910.ppt and Tips for Successful Clicker Use: http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eliweb0910.pdf.

Flattening the Classroom: Building Collaborative Learning Environments. 

The session was hosted by the EduCAUSE Learning Initiative and explored an approach to learning that "...engages students in the active construction of collective knowledge, empowering them to build meaning together and challenging them to examine issues from multiple perspectives." View resource materials from the conference.