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The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good: A Call for an Early Start in Undergraduate Research
By CFC Faculty Fellow Chad Hallyburton, Environmental Health Sciences I absolutely hated high school. As an undergraduate...
We Recommend – Capture your Students’ Attention with Lessons Learned from JMU’s Faculty Lounge Podcast
April 2026 Recommended by April Tallant, CFC Director I am a big fan of podcasts. Most of the podcasts I listen to are for...
Click.Craft.Connect
Online Teaching Cohort Starts April 6 What if sharpening your online teaching skills also meant connecting with some of the...
Attend Elon University’s Free Teaching and Learning Hybrid Conference
Elon University invites educators from around the world to participate in the 22nd Annual Teaching & Learning...
We Recommend: Make Accessibility Part of Your Course Design Toolkit
March 2026 Recommended by Anabel Livengood, Senior Educational Developer UDL and accessibility go together like peanut...
What do hairballs and the DOJ have in common?
Ready for April 24th? Now that we have your attention, April 24 is National Hairball Awareness Day and the day that all...
From River Valleys to Mountain Peaks: Call for SITL Proposals
The Coulter Faculty Commons (CFC) invites faculty and staff to submit proposals for the 2026 Summer Institute for Teaching...
From $100 Textbooks to Zero: One History Instructor’s OER Revolution
When I hit "publish" on my first OER-based syllabus, I'll admit I was nervous. Would the materials hold up? Would students...
Supporting Faculty Facing Occupational Intimidation
Dr. Katie Searles, Olin Johnson Professor of Political Science at the University of South Carolina, will be holding an open...
Lightboard Workshop
Lightboards let you face your students while you teach—writing, drawing, and explaining in real time. They function like...
2026 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award Finalists
Established in 1994, the UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award highlights the significance of teaching and...
Student Feedback on Impactful Learning
During the 2025 Fall semester, the CFC conducted a project to understand what types of assignments students find the most...
Campus Community Connections – February 2026
Highlighting Opportunities and News from our Campus Partners Black History Month at 100: Reclaiming the Legacy of Dr....
We Recommend: The Missing Course
Teaching in the GenAI Era: Three Key Insights from The Missing Course February 2026 Recommended by Scott Seagle,...
Exploring GenAI Learning Series @WCU
Faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to participate in a new AI-focused professional learning series that...
SoTL Scholar Feature: Amanda Storm
The SoTL Scholar Feature highlights the work of WCU faculty participating in the SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and...
Academic Integrity at WCU: Key Insights from a Fall 2025 Student Survey
Written by Gabriel Claros and Clemmy Brophy,CFC Student Assistants Academic integrity plays a central role in shaping the...
Back due to popular demand: AI Forum
Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Teaching & Learning Tuesday, January 27 | 3:30 - 5:00 pm Hunter Library 156...
We Recommend: Talk is cheap: why structural assessment changes are needed for a time of GenAI
Rethinking Assignment Design in the Age of GenAI January 2026 Recommended by April Tallant, Director Generative AI is...
Things instructors should know about the WaLC’s AI policy
If you teach at Western, you might be wondering how peer educators at the WaLC (Writing and Learning Commons) navigate...
Teaching Analysis Polls (TAPs) registration is open for Spring
Spring 2026 TAPs Dates Teaching Analysis Polls (TAPs), the CFC's mid-semester assessment program, will run from Monday,...
Get Ready for Spring with the CFC. January’s Week Zero: Canvas, Syllabi, and More
Week Zero: We've got you covered for Spring semester Finalize your spring courses before the semester begins! During Week...
Opportunities to Learn about Artificial Intelligence
AI in the WCU Classroom Join colleagues for an open discussion on using AI in teaching and learning on Tuesday, Nov 18,...
Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Teaching & Learning
Tuesday, November 18 | 3:30 - 5:00 pm in Hunter Library 156 (CFC) You're invited to an open forum for faculty across...
Engaging Students Through Course-Based Research & Creative Inquiry
As instructors, we make pedagogical choices with the understanding that we may never see the full impact those choices have...