Coulter Faculty Commons
Your Partner in 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
What Does Student Engagement Mean in your Discipline?
A summer 2018 volume of New Directions for Teaching and Learning focuses on student engagement. Ten chapters worth! One interesting chapter, Students Engaged in Learning, is worth a close read. (the link to the full article can be found at the bottom of this post)....
Secret Reading Weapon: Your Textbook’s TOC
When asking students to read for homework, do we ask them to simply “read the chapter”? Or do we discuss reading strategies that can help make reading a more active process?
Your Brain on Writing
What happens in the brain when we write?