CTL Activities

• Symposium for Engaged Teaching

• CTL Book Club

• Faculty Development Workshops

• Chancellor's Learning Scholars

Symposium for Engaged Teaching

 The Symposium for Engaged Teaching honored some of the best teaching at GSW. Presentations from 2017-2019 are listed below.  

Presenter	Topic (Video Links)	Handouts
Gaynor Cheokas	Blackboard Collaborate	Handout
Judy Orton Grissett	Open Educational Resources	Handout
Gary Fisk	Increasing Student Engagement with PowerPoint Presentations: An Evidence-Based Approach
Elizabeth Gurnack	Flipped Classroom
MC Whitlock	Inclusive Pedagogy	Handout

CTL Book Club

The CTL Book Club meets each semester and focuses on a different book related to teaching and learning. Past topics have included small-teaching, mindset, and motivation. Please contact the CTL Director, Dr. Judy Orton Grissett (judy.grissett@gsw.edu) if you are interested in participating in the book club. 

Faculty Development Workshops

The CTL offers faculty development workshops throughout the year.  Announcements for upcoming workshops will be sent via email. 

Past workshops:

• Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) (Paul Dahlgren, John LeJeune, & Jamie MacLennan, Spring 2021)
• Mindset, Motivation, and Momentum (Mark Grimes and Judy Orton Grissett, Southwestern Week 2020)
• High Impact Practices for Teaching in a Socially Distanced/Synchronous Classrooms (Judy Orton Grissett and Shannon Perry, Southwestern Week 2020)
• Lessons Learned from G2C: Examples of Classroom Innovation You Can Try (Paul Dahlgren, John LeJeune, and Jamie MacLennan, Southwestern Week 2020)
• How to Motivate Students (Judy Orton Grissett, Fall 2019)
• Getting More Power Out of PowerPoint Presentations: An Evidence-Based Approach (Gary Fisk, Fall 2019, Teaching with Technology Teaching Circle Event)
• Creating Transparent and Engaging Syllabi (Judy Orton Grissett, Spring 2019)
• Designing Effective Assignments (Judy Orton Grissett & Lauren DiPaula, Fall 2014)

Chancellor's Learning Scholars Program

The Chancellor's Learning Scholars program is a USG initiative that uses the faculty learning community model to foster conversation and growth in college teaching within USG campuses. Each year, CLSs are selected and lead group sessions regularly throughout the year. Past sessions have included small teaching, growth mindset, inclusive pedagogy, and transparency in learning and teaching. For more information about the CLS program, please visit the USG Chancellor's Learning Scholars webpage.

GSW Chancellor's Learning Scholars:

Mr. Gavin Bernstein (2018-2020)

Dr. Catalina Casaru (2018-2020)

Dr. Kimberly Hasbach (2018-2020)

Dr. Manoj Thapa (2018-2020)

Dr. John LeJeune (2019-2021)