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Establishing a Productive Learning Environment
Overview of Faculty Fellows Program
Faculty Teaching Fellows are UHD educators selected to engage in CTLE or college/departmentlevel projects related to improving student success at UHD through promoting teaching excellence. Fellows usually each serve as a liaison between the CTLE and their respective college while also filling a unique role based on the fellow’s specific interests. Fellows receive a course release to offset time spent on related projects and a travel stipend to attend a teaching and learning related conference. This year, the four fellows representing different colleges are working on a joint project to create a Teaching Orientation and Café series geared toward new, junior, and adjunct faculty members. We in the CTLE are excited to introduce this year’s fellows to you. If you have questions about CTLE programs or teaching related resources in your college, please feel free to reach out to one of the Faculty Teaching Fellows.
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2022-2023 Faculty Fellows
KRISTA GEHRING
College of Public Service gehringk@uhd.edu
TIM REDL
College of Sciences and Technology redlt@uhd.edu
KIMBERLY GLEASON
Marilyn Davies College of Business gleasonk@uhd.edu
BRIDGET MUELLER
College of Humanities and Social Sciences muellerb@uhd.edu
RoundTable QuickTalks
Presenters speak for 10 minutes in a breakout room, address questions for 5 minutes, then everyone changes to another room, repeated 3x.
Krista Gehring: UHD Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and CTLE Teaching Fellow
Digital badges have emerged in the past decade as a game-changer, both in higher education and the world in general. Simply put, digital badges, or digital certifications, are the digital version of traditional paper educational certifications. This discussion will focus on what digital badges are and how they can be used in higher education to motivate students and provide recognition and evidence of their learning activities.
QT2: Re-engaging Students Back into the Classroom with Strategies that Are Less Instructor and More Student Driven
Kim Gleason: UHD Lecturer of General Business, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management and CTLE Teaching Fellow
The pandemic has had a significant social and emotional impact on students. Re-engaging students by motivating them through more student-driven activities will help facilitate learning intrinsically and developing better social and critical thinking skills.
QT3: Engaging the Virtual Learner: Visually, Organizationally, and Economically
Kendra Mhoon: UHD Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
As a 4-time OCDI grant awardee designer, I have had the opportunity to learn and implement numerous techniques to improve the virtual course environment of my students. Visually, the course should grab their attention and be inviting to students. Secondly, a strong organizational structure that the student can rely on increases their confidence for completing the course requirements. Furthermore, finances are often an obstacle in the path of student success. Therefore, creating and or using economical resources will increases student retention. Our goal should always be to engage all learners everywhere. The goal of this presentation experience is for session participants to have actionable techniques to quickly improve the virtual environment of their courses.
