Coulter Faculty Commons<br />
Your Partner in Teaching & Learning

The 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 members of the WCU teaching and learning community.

We are here to help

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Consultations

Meet with us for custom support

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Accessibility

Find resources to support your students

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Teaching Analysis Polls - TAPs

CFC’s Mid-Semester Feedback Program

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New Faculty Orientation

Support for navigating your first year at WCU

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Faculty Forward

Faculty Learning Community

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SoTL

Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Teaching@WCU

In case you missed the last news from the CFC, find the most recent posts below. To catch up with all communications, vists the CFC News page or check out the CFC Newsletter Archive.

Prevent Burnout with Self-Care Strategies

by | Jan 7, 2022 | Be Present-Mindful, Blog, Classroom, Event, Faculty Development Workshop, Learn, Pedagogy, Teaching and Learning

Join us for our 2nd Annual Teaching & Learning Day. We will meet from 1 - 3:30 to discuss strategies faculty can use to prevent burnout in these demanding times. We will also discuss ways in which we can encourage and support our freshman and sophomores whose...

Getting the Most out of the Gradebook and SpeedGrader in Canvas

by Jonathan Wade | Jan 5, 2022 | Blog, Canvas, Teaching with Technology

What’s Different about the Canvas Gradebook? The Gradebook in Canvas and the Grade Center in Blackboard are similar in many respects. The Grades link is how you and your students access the course gradebook – just like the Grade Center in Blackboard. The gradebook...