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Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE)

A video podcast series featuring outside-the-box ways of teaching and learning from faculty at Missouri University of Science & Technology.

Episodes

  1. 09/23/2021

    Academic Dishonesty: Episode 1

    How often are students cheating?  What are the motivations behind cheating, and can it be reduced?  Questions like these are covered in our first episode of the this 3 part series on academic dishonesty.  We take a deep dive into this complex issue to get a pulse on what's going on exclusively at S&T.

    17 min

  2. 09/03/2021

    Academic Dishonesty: Episode 3

    In our final episode of the academic dishonesty series we'll consider different perspectives of the "new normal" for higher education, especially when it comes to thinking about assessment structure.

    13 min

  3. 09/01/2021

    Academic Dishonesty: Episode 2

    In Episode 2 of our academic dishonesty series, we cover the processes a student who has been penalized for academic misconduct will go through.  We also learn from Dr. Cindy Blackwell and Dr. Jeff Cawlfield on practical ways to reduce cheating in your classroom.

    16 min

  4. 07/26/2021

    Following up with the Flippers: Episode 2

    “I want students to really learn it, not just learn it and forget it.” Instead of memorizing and retaining the knowledge just for an exam, Dr. Katie Shannon, Teaching Professor of Biological Sciences, was looking for ways her students could reach deeper levels of learning. When she decided to partially flip her Cell Biology class 7 years ago, she found the flip helped her reach those learning goals she had for her students. Research mentioned: https://www.learningsciences.com/blog/why-is-student-engagement-important/

    12 min

  5. 07/19/2021

    Following up with the Flippers: Episode 1

    Ever wonder what it looks like to redesign your class from start to finish? Dr. Theresa Swift shares how she did a full flip of her Circuits II class, and what her results look like 7 years later.

    14 min

  6. 04/28/2020

    Early Career Faculty & The Pressures with Conducting Research: Dr. Benjamin Kwasa (Episode 2)

    Risk. Failure. Success. “Risky research” may feel as dangerous as putting out a fire, especially for an early career faculty member. Dr. Benjamin Kwasa, assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering, discusses some of the pressures he faces as an early career faculty member doing “risky” research, and why he believes failure is a valuable part of the process.

    5 min

  7. 04/24/2020

    Virtual Reality for Firefighters: Dr. Benjamin Kwasa (Episode 1)

    What do emergency responders and virtual reality have in common?  Assistant Professor of Engineering Management & Systems Engineering, Dr. Benjamin Kwasa, shares with CAFE how he is bringing the two together.  Dr. Kwasa shows how his innovative research strategy in creating new possibilities for emergency responders, will possibly enhance their current training operations.

    6 min

  8. 04/07/2020

    Launching a Master's Program from an Online Environment

    Thought your labs were impossible to put online? Talk to Explosives Engineering Emeritus Professor Dr. Paul Worsey, who has been able to successfully convert his demolition labs to online formats. Dr. Worsey, who has used the fully online environment since 2010 and producing his classes as distance classes, says that video capturing labs and virtual quizzes are key to the program's success. This enabled him to launch a successful master's program in Explosive Engineering in addition to his undergraduate classes. For the video version: https://youtu.be/8MRBWaXf-vg

    5 min

  9. 03/31/2020

    Practical Grading Features to use for Remote Teaching

    New to Canvas and not sure what features to use?  With her expertise in both web design and online teaching, Dr. Jossalyn Larson, Assistant Teaching Professor of English & Technical Communication, gives us some of her pro tips on how she started moving fully online.  Dr. Larson emphasizes, from her experience, the value of constant communication with students and a couple common pitfalls to avoid while moving your material online.   To view the video portion of this episode:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMqUQ3uiZndizlbrUe2Xgo7rhr6qQMV1L

    11 min

  10. 03/23/2020

    How to Livestream Your Lab: Chemistry Associate Professor shares Best Practices

    Dr. Klaus Woelk, Associate Professor of Chemistry shares how he took his traditional lab and made it a fully online synchronous experience, including using Zoom breakout sessions to have students form lab partners.

    8 min
  11. The NTT Perspective: Dr. Nishant Kumar Shares his Process with Educational Research Mini-Grants

    03/20/2020

    The NTT Perspective: Dr. Nishant Kumar Shares his Process with Educational Research Mini-Grants

    Mechanical & Aerospace Associate Teaching Professor, Dr. Nishant Kumar, shares why Educational Mini-Grants were helpful to his success as a NTT professor.

    17 min
  • 11 Episodes

About

A video podcast series featuring outside-the-box ways of teaching and learning from faculty at Missouri University of Science & Technology.

Information

  • Creator
    Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE)
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE)
  • Show Website
    CAFE Creative