The monthly CAFE faculty newsletter reports the latest resources, funding opportunities, news, stories, and upcoming events related to faculty professional development at Missouri S&T.
The Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation (CERTI) was created by Harvest Collier in 2007 in order to continually improve the learning environment for students by emphasizing collaborative, experiential, and technology-enhanced teaching practices. In 2018, CERTI merged into the new Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence which promotes faculty development and success at all stages of their careers. Past issues of the e-CERTI newsletter as well as CAFE newsletters are available here.
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Fall 2015 e-CERTI Newsletter
Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation
Hello S&T Instructors - It’s the start of another academic year with new challenges and opportunities, including a record number of incoming students. In this issue we feature some innovative and award-winning instructors, including Joel Burken, Theresa Swift and Greg Story. Also find information about the upcoming Curators’ Teaching Summit and learn about projects that have been funded where S&T instructors will be examining and assessing best teaching practices.
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Spring 2015 e-CERTI Newsletter
Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation
Hello S&T Instructors – It’s the messy month of March at Missouri S&T, where recess and spring break can wreak havoc with instructor’s teaching schedules. In this issue, we feature several faculty who have made the most of their time with their students in the classroom and lab, and have the accolades to prove it, including Melanie Mormile, Ralph Flori and Bill Gillis. Read on ...
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Fall 2014 e-CERTI Newsletter
Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation
Hello S&T Instructors -- Welcome back to campus and a busy fall semester. In addition to new structures on the landscape, there are many new faces with dozens of new faculty arriving as well as a new provost and two vice provosts and deans. Read about a recent interview with Drs. Ferguson and Roberts as well as discover interesting facts about some award-winning colleagues.
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Spring 2014 e-CERTI Newsletter
Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation
Hello S&T Instructors -- Welcome back to campus, to cold and to construction – as well as to what is optimistically referred to as the Spring Semester! This issue includes interviews with a couple of seasoned professors who are changing their teaching when they could be coasting, as well as two new Curators’ Teaching Professors, and information about upcoming faculty events.
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Fall 2013 e-CERTI Newsletter
Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation
Hello S&T instructors: Welcome back for the fall 2013 semester. In this issue, read about faculty member Petra DeWitt, who enjoys playing devil’s advocate to help students learn critical thinking, as well as Ron Frank, winner of the 2013 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education. Also, we offer a tribute to someone we will miss greatly this fall, Dr. Kent Peaslee.
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Spring 2013 e-CERTI Newsletter
Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation
Hello S&T instructors: Time to catch your second wind as we approach mid-semester and St. Pat’s break. In this edition, read about how faculty handle classes of 100-plus on a regular basis, predictions from an internationally known engineering educator about upcoming changes in teaching engineers, being proactive about end-of-course evaluations, and other news.
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Winter 2012 e-CERTI Newsletter
Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation
Hello S&T instructors: Another semester has rushed by at nano speed! Don’t forget to take a moment to enjoy what you have accomplished, as well as the accomplishments of some of your colleagues, which are highlighted in this issue. Also check out tips for handling interruptions and increasing class participation in discussion, as well as a feature on Dr. Martin Bohner.
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Fall 2012 e-CERTI Newsletter
Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation
Hello S&T instructors: The fall semester is here and with it a time of saying farewell to Vice Provost Harvest Collier. Read a tribute to him here. Also, read about how Hank Pernicka teaches rocket science and consistently garners teaching awards, plus, find out little known facts about S&T’s Woman of the Year and details of this year’s Curators’ Teaching Summit. Welcome back!
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Spring 2012 e-CERTI Newsletter
Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation
Hello S&T instructors! It’s definitely Spring outside and that means another semester is winding to a close. In this issue, we’re sharing about the new eStudio and what it can do, how to apply for mini-grant funding for educational research, and a tool for helping students read for understanding. Additionally, enjoy an article about Reza Zoughi sharing what he likes to do best.
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Winter 2011 e-CERTI Newsletter
Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation
Hello S&T instructors! Congratulations on finishing another semester. Is it possible to go from dismal teaching evaluations to becoming an award-winning teacher? Find out how Greg Hilmas did it. Also in this issue, we congratulate 50+ award-winning faculty members, hear about why Chem 1 is going to a “buffet” model in the spring, and offer resources for teaching Millennials.
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Fall 2011 e-CERTI Newsletter
Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation
Welcome back, S&T faculty, to the fall 2011 semester. Can being a history professor at a technological university really be a dream job? Find out by reading about World War II expert John McManus. Also in this issue: web resources for faculty on the topic of classroom management, what the Curators’ Teaching Professors will be talking about, and how to answer the question, “Did I miss anything in class?”
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Spring 2011 e-CERTI Newsletter
Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation
Hello S&T faculty and welcome to the Spring 2011 edition of the CERTI newsletter, dedicated to celebrating excellence in the classroom. How do you solve classroom issues, such as burgeoning enrollment with flat resources or disruptions in your classroom? Read on for ideas from faculty and check out further resources to help with these issues.
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Winter 2010 e-CERTI Newsletter
Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation
Hello S&T faculty and welcome to another edition of the CERTI newsletter, dedicated to celebrating excellence in the classroom. In this issue, you’ll find articles on a unique method for students to ask questions and how to make history a hands-on learning experience. Also, here are tips from the Curators’ Teaching Professors on working toward balance in your career.
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Fall 2010 e-CERTI Newsletter
Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation
Welcome back, S&T faculty, to a new semester and the second edition of the e-CERTI newsletter. In this issue, you can read about Bill Daughton, who converted a traditional course into a fully online format, the topic for this semester’s curators’ teaching professors summit, and some outstanding faculty from S&T. Here’s to a great Fall semester!
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Spring 2010 e-CERTI Newsletter
Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation
Welcome to the first issue of the e-CERTI newsletter, where you will find teaching and learning topics concerning the Missouri S&T campus highlighted on a quarterly basis. Check out our featured faculty member Bill Fahrenholtz in this issue, as well as articles about the early findings on electronic student evaluations and what one instructor found as a solution for increasing student motivation. Enjoy!
