
Looking forward to seeing you at Incoming Faculty Orientation in August 2017
The Vice Provost for Faculty, Dr. Kathryn Roeder, plans Incoming Faculty Orientation in collaboration with the Eberly Center. If you have not yet signed up, please contact vpfaculty@andrew.cmu.edu. This year's agenda is below.
We encourage you to take advantage of the Eberly Center’s resources as you work to become more effective and efficient in your teaching. Here, we highlight a few resources to help you to get started.
Contact us with any questions about teaching, learning, or educational technology...
eberly-assist@andrew.cmu.edu
412-268-2896
Quick start on your first course teaching at CMU
If you have an opportunity to begin thinking about course design and syllabus, we’ve curated these three areas of our website that will be especially relavant for you:
- Articulate your learning objectives
- Identify potential assessments
- Write the syllabus
Incoming Faculty Orientation Agenda
2017 Incoming Faculty Orientation Agenda
Location: Singleton Room, Roberts Hall
Monday, Aug 21:
9:00- 9:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30-10:15 CMU Overview
10:15-10:45 Interactive Exercise (Community-building ice breaker)
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-11:30 How the University Works
11:30-12:00 How Students Learn Best & Support for Teaching @ CMU
12:00-12:45 Lunch
12:45-2:15 Understanding CMU Policies & Practices that Balance Rigor & Student Support
2:15-2:30 Break
2:30-3:30 Course & Syllabus Design
3:30- 5:00 Meet and Greet Reception highlighting Key University Resources
Tuesday, Aug 22:
9:00-9:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30-11:15 Research on How Learning Works & Effective Teaching Strategies
11:15-11:30 Break
11:30-12:30 Technology Enhanced Learning @ CMU: Opportunities & Support
12:30-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:15 Calibrating to Teaching at CMU (Faculty Panel)
2:15-2:30 Break
2:30-4:00 Bias Busters
Wednesday, Aug 23:
9:30-10:30 Funding your work: How can CMU help?
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:45 Funding your work: Best practices panel discussion
Our job is to help you be successful in your teaching!
Our job is to help you be successful in your teaching!
As experienced teachers, we know how complex and challenging teaching can be. As teaching consultants, we know the research on learning and how to apply it to help you find ways to be more effective and efficient.
- Come Talk To Us!
- Take advantage of personalized support, including our Early Course Feedback service, an Eberly colleague collects confidential information from your students mid semester to help inform your teaching.
- Explore our many web resources, including the award-winning Solve a Teaching Problem tool.