Professional Development Events
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning hosts two yearly events that help provide faculty with the opportunity to learn from each other. You will find more information about those events below.
Summer Institute
The A-State Faculty Center Summer Institute sessions are designed to inspire faculty to engage today’s learners in a 21st-century mobile learning environment. The Faculty Center hosts sessions during the summer to provide faculty with a variety of professional development opportunities to inspire and cultivate innovative teaching. These summer sessions are the perfect time to update your knowledge of new techniques and technologies to improve your professional teaching method. Another benefit of participating in the summer institute is the opportunity to develop collaborative relationships with faculty from across campus. When faculty work together in a summer institute, they inspire each other by sharing ideas and encouraging feedback.
Participants who wish to receive a stipend for participating in sessions are expected to show how they will use the knowledge, skills, and teaching strategies they develop during the sessions to enhance their teaching during the next academic year. Stipends may be awarded to those who complete the application and participate in one of the scheduled showcase events.
Details about the next Summer Institute will be found on our Facebook page and our calendar.
Learn @State
Formerly the Teaching & Learning Symposium
Learn @State allows faculty to inspire each other by sharing new techniques and technologies they are using in their classes. It is also a time that faculty can meet with representatives of A-State's Technology partners to ask questions and learn about upcoming feature improvements. Faculty who would like to present at the symposium or host a workshop should look for the call for presentations that will go out before the event. A selection committee will review the proposals and notify those that are accepted ahead of the event.
Details about the next Symposium will be found on our Facebook page and our calendar.