USF Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning

University of South Florida faculty are at it again! The semester may be officially over, but our Faculty Learning Communities are still going strong. Dr. Heather O'Leary is hosting the first Faculty Write-In retreat in the USF St. Petersburg campus Nelson Poynter Memorial Library as part of her FLC.

Last week we hosted several Celebration of Teaching events across the University of South Florida. Check out some pictures from the Celebrating Innovation in Teaching poster session shared by USF World!

Calling all who teach at University of South Florida: There's still time to register to attend CITL's 2024 Celebration of Teaching! Next week we'll be hosting events in the USF Marshall Student Center and the USF St. Petersburg campus Nelson Poynter Memorial Library to celebrate innovations in teaching and our teaching community! Click here for more details:

Celebration of Teaching University of South Florida

Welcome back University of South Florida faculty! We hope you had a rejuvenating spring break. Let's hit the ground running into the final stretch of the spring semester: this Friday is the deadline to submit a poster proposal for the Celebration of Teaching! See all of the details here: https://www.usf.edu/citl/events/celebration-of-teaching.aspx

Our next series of teaching workshops is coming up! Click here to register for any or all of the February 2nd sessions: https://www.usf.edu/citl/events/first-fridays.aspx

Did a University of South Florida professor make your semester memorable? Do you want to say thanks? If so, submit your thoughts here to let them know!

https://www.usf.edu/citl/programs/thank-a-prof.aspx

We're a little more than halfway through the semester University of South Florida faculty, and we know that engaging students can be a challenge for instructors in the classroom. This article offers four strategies to promote students' academic success:

Four engagement tips for large college lectures Capturing students’ attention can be a challenge in lecture halls. Here are four suggestions for creating active learning environments in large class settings.

Happy Monday University of South Florida faculty! If you're teaching this summer, we hope your courses are off to a great start. If you're not, we hope that your other endeavors are progressing well. Either way, be sure to fit in some rest when you can.
To kick off the week, we wanted to spotlight a recent CITL-sponsored project developed by USF College of Education's Dr. Sanghoon Park:

Associate professor develops motivational chatbot and digital Candyland-like maze to ensure student success Sanghoon Park will be recognized by the State University System of Florida for his efforts to provide students with an engaging learning environment while teaching them how to develop creative ways to empower and prepare future students in their own digital courses.

That's a wrap on Spring 2023! We encourage all University of South Florida faculty to find time for rest and rejuvenation this summer - taking time to "re-charge your batteries" can make a world of difference:

Advice | ‘They Need Us to Be Well’ The surprising recipe for building students’ emotional well-being in the classroom? Rest and joy — for professors.

It's that time of year again! Has a University of South Florida professor made a positive impact on you? Send them a note to say thanks! CITL's Thank-a-Professor program is open now through Friday, April 28th: https://www.usf.edu/innovative-education/citl/programs-and-grants/thank-a-prof.aspx

Thank-A-Professor Program University of South Florida

We had a great return to in-person events earlier today at the Celebration of Teaching. Thanks to everyone who came out and shared teaching tips and conversation!