Happy First Week of School! CETL is here for your teaching and learning support. Please feel free to contact us at cetl@highlands.edu. We are happy to help. Be sure to upload your syllabus to d2l so that students will have access to it throughout the entire semester. You can also find d2l help documentation in […]

CETL Teaching Tips As we near the end of the semester, students may need extra motivation to finish strong. Here are a few ideas to encourage a successful semester: Ask your students to consider what they have learned throughout the semester. This practice shows students they have been working hard and it can help increase […]

Saundra McGuire shares several strategies to support students in their learning progress. In her book, Teach Students How to Learn, McGuire explains how study skills, learning strategies, and metacognition can make a difference in student success and engagement in the classroom. McGuire even provides a 50-minute intervention framework to do with students. Join your colleagues […]

Are you engaging your students with big, far-reaching questions? Asking them to apply their learning to complex problems? Providing opportunities to share their work with public audiences? Consider presenting your best practices and connect them to LEAP frameworks or other USG initiatives at the USG Teaching & Learning Conference in Athens, GA, from April 7-9, 2020. […]

Visit the CETL Website for this semester’s workshops, webinars, and book talks. Be sure to register if you plan to attend. We are looking forward to working with you. Teaching Tip: By this time, most of you have had students complete at least one exam or major assignment. Consider asking your students about that experience. […]

CETL Partnership: CETL is excited to be partnering with Susanna Smith, Floyd Campus Assistant Librarian, starting September 9. Susanna will be available for teaching consultations on Monday mornings and Thursday afternoons on the Floyd Campus in the CETL space (F126). In addition, Susanna will be facilitating the following workshops and webinars this semester. Course Redesign […]

I hope your classes are going well. CETL will be posting tips, articles, and information periodically throughout the semester. Feel free to reach out directly for more information. Here are a few tips for the beginning of the semester: Start learning your students’ names. This will help them feel like they belong in your class […]

CETL is hosting the Part Time Faculty Teaching Symposium and you are invited to attend. The Symposium is August 3 from 8:15-4:00 on the Cartersville campus. You can find the RSVP link and agenda on the CETL webpage for Part Time Faculty programming. The Symposium will provide faculty development and general teaching information specific to new faculty […]

CETL is hosting the Part Time Faculty Teaching Symposium and you are invited to attend. The Symposium is August 3 from 8:15-4:00 on the Cartersville campus. You can find the RSVP link and agenda on the CETL webpage for Part Time Faculty programming. The Symposium will provide faculty development and general teaching information specific to new […]