Coulter Faculty Commons
Your Partner in Everything Teaching & LearningThe Coulter Faculty Commons (CFC) advances excellence in teaching, learning, and scholarship by partnering with the Western Carolina University community through collaboration, creation, and celebration.
We partner with all instructors, staff who teach, and graduate student assistants.
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Our educational developers are here to meet with you for a personalized consultation in person or virtually.
Teaching @WCU: A CFC Blog
Open Up Learning: Apply for an OER Grant
A Million Reasons to Go Open OER Grants Now Available! Open Education Resources (or “OER”) are openly-licensed, free or low-cost materials that can be modified and redistributed to educate students while reducing the cost of a college education. We are excited to...
Call for Applications: E-Learning Faculty Fellow
Apply to become an E-Learning Faculty Fellow Coulter Faculty Commons is seeking applications and nominations for an E-Learning Faculty Fellow for the 2025-2026 academic year. The selected fellow will promote pedagogically driven uses of Canvas and champion innovative...
Apply to be a SoTL Scholar
The SoTL Institute is a key component of the SoTL Academy, designed to strengthen WCU’s ongoing commitment to excellence in teaching and learning. At the Institute, SoTL Scholars will develop research questions, design studies, and identify dissemination outlets....