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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Teaching @WCU: A CFC Blog
Getting Started with Panopto
Creating flipped videos (videos intended to be viewed by students outside of class) can be a great way to provide learning resources for students and free up face-to-face time for discussion and higher order learning. All WCU faculty and staff have access to Panopto,...
Designing Assignments
Designing Assignments for Your Blended and Online Courses When setting up assignments for courses that we teach either blended or completely online, you may want to consider what information the learners may need regarding the assignment that would be similar to what...
First Five Minutes
We loved this quick advice column from James Lang and the Chronicle of Higher Education. It has great practical advice and it really helped us think about how the first 5 minutes of a class can set a tone that can positively impact the entire class period. “Small...