The following resources have been curated by the Center for Faculty Excellence.
Communities of Practice
Communities of Practice (now merged with Faculty Leadership Forums) offer a way for groups of faculty members to network, share ideas and resources, and support one another related to their work in a common area. Learn more about Communities of Practice.
Faculty Intention for Student Retention
Access one-page overviews of each topic, student testimonials on how each of these areas affects their learning experience, a brief overview video by the faculty expert on their subject, and the full recording of the workshop session.
Energizing the Classroom: Student Engagement Project Initiative
Learn strategies to improve student engagement, spur their curiosity to learn more, and enhance their long-term retention of the content you teach. The videos below feature guest speaker Sarah Rose Cavanagh, author of the Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion from UCAT, Student Life and Wellbeing, and the Center for Faculty Excellence's student engagement event hosted at UNO on February 17th, 2023.
- How Emotions Can Help Students Learn
- Four Pillars of Emotionally Engaged Teaching: Using Emotional Hooks
- Four Pillars of Emotionally Engaged Teaching: Performance and Presence
- Four Pillars of Emotionally Engaged Teaching: Prioritzing Community
- Four Pillars of Emotionally Engaged Teaching: Including Stories
Faculty Observation of Teaching
Having a colleague observe your teaching or taking time to observe one of your colleagues when they are teaching can 1) advance teaching skills and confidence, 2) provide evidence of teaching excellence in the RP&T or annual review process, and 3) foster a culture in which teaching is openly and enthusiastically discussed amongst faculty.
What happens before and after the observation is as important, if not more important than what happens during the observations. The suggestions provided using the links below are designed to help faculty members maximize teaching observations.
Faculty Search Training
To be eligible to serve as a faculty search committee member, individuals must have completed the Faculty Search Training within the past two years. Faculty must complete the Foundations Course and can maintain committee eligibility by completing the Advanced Course (or re-taking the Foundations course). Faculty search committees should include a search advocate.
To learn more about becoming an advocate or to request a list of current advocates, contact the Center for Faculty Excellence.