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.
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SoTL
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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.
The PLEA for using just-in-time over in-real-time teaching modes!
It is easy to just assume that you will be able to have live class sessions online using Zoom at the same time and day they have been scheduled, but that will not produce a good learning experience for the students, nor will it be pleasant for you as the instructor. ...
Assess Your Students’ Changing Needs – A Survey Template
Student needs are changing during this move to offering alternative modes of instruction. Faculty who want to find out what challenges students are facing can utilize a new web form created in Office365. The form can be modified by faculty prior to sending out. The...
Your Survey and Polling Options
Surveying Your Students: WCU Supported Software Option #1: Canvas Don't forget that a Canvas' Quiz also allows for surveys that don't add to grades and that links to those surveys can be added to announcements and emails from Canvas. More information on Surveys in...
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Coulter Faculty Commons
172 Hunter Library
Cullowhee, NC 28723
828.227.7196
cfc@wcu.edu