UCITE

At the next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) session, Edwin Mayes, director of the First Year Experience, and Naomi Sigg, director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, will lead a discussion on the various types of stereotype threats that exist and what we can do...

Teaching a course for the first time can be stressful, as faculty members are not sure about the scope and sequencing of the content and the most appropriate teaching strategies. The second time is less stressful because they know what to expect and can iron out the kinks. The third time tends to in...

Learning management systems, such as Blackboard, are now ubiquitous on college campuses. But like all other aspects of technology in the Internet age, they change rapidly and need to be constantly evaluated for appropriateness. In the months ahead, Information Technology Services will lead a multif...

Educational Services for Students (ESS) and the University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) will collaborate to deliver a summer University 400C Future Faculty Certificate Program, which is series of six sessions for graduate and professional students considering careers as fa...

A bequest from the members of the family of the late Evan Nord makes it possible for the University Center for Innovation in Technology and Education (UCITE) to offer Nord Grants to faculty members. The grants are available for a wide range of activities. The next round of grants will begin July 1,...

The next University Center of Innovation in Technology and Education (UCITE) session will focus on active learning, on Thursday, April 16, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Herrick Room of the Allen Memorial Library Building. Along with the creation of several high-tech classrooms that have the tools to e...

The University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) will host this year’s Glennan Fellows Program on Thursday, April 9, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Herrick Room of the Allen Memorial Medical Library Building. At this session, the five faculty members who were selected in 2013 for ...

The practice of having students work in groups in educational settings keeps growing—partly driven because students have to share resources or are working on projects too large to handle individually, and also because new advanced-technology classrooms like the ones that have been built on the Case ...

As part of preparing for Case Western Reserve University’s accreditation review and site visit, the university and its academic departments focused on creating outcomes for courses and programs that can be used as measures of learning. However, the value of specifying such outcomes goes far beyond m...

The deadline for the signed nominating letters for 2015-2016 Glennan Fellowships has been extended to Monday, March 16. The nominee is then responsible for submitting a proposal to UCITE by Monday, March 23, once nominated. UCITE invites all faculty members to nominate a fellow faculty member whom ...