SMU CTE

SMU's Center for Teaching Excellence is a catalyst for pedagogical innovation offering course design, teaching observations, workshops, symposia, and more!

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Calling all faculty,

The Spring Pedagogical Institute is coming up on May 19th from 9:30am - 3:30pm. Below is the sign up for the Course Design Institute, where we will guide you through designing or reimagining a course using A.I.

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Our last workshop of the 2026 school year is coming up on Tuesday, April 7th @ 12 pm! Sign up for this workshop on student engagement on our event calendar below: https://t.co/uh1EFfcZWD. #engagedlearning #usingmentimeter

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We have some wonderful events coming up next month! Our book club will be meeting on the 7th, followed by both a grad student workshop and a faculty workshop. We hope to see you there! #smucte #smu #pedagogy #springevents #excellence

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Join us on February 18th for a workshop on inclusive teaching, led by Spring 2025 Faculty Affiliate Dr. Janice Lindstrom! Gain practical strategies for engaging your students and creating an equitable learning environment. #smucte #smu #inclusion #equity #pedagogy #excellence

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Kicking off our February 2025 programming with a thought-provoking workshop about using the ukulele in the classroom, led by our Spring 2025 Faculty Affiliate, Dr. Maria del Pilar Melgarejo! Join us in person or via zoom. #smucte #smu #ukulele #innovation #pedagogy #excellence

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This year's Spring Kickoff will feature two sessions on pedagogy and generative AI. We hope to see you there!

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Join us this Thursday, January 17th from 8:30am to 2:30pm for our annual Spring Kickoff! We will be hosting this event-comprised of workshops and panels designed to support pedagogical innovation-at the Moody Hall Auditorium. Register today! #smucte #smu #pedagogy #excellence

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Join us this Thursday from 9:30am-10:30am to learn how Generative AI can help you exceed your pedagogical goals in the new term!

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It may be winter break, but here at the CTE we're busy planning some wonderful events for the spring! Here are just a few of them to pique your interest. We can't wait to see you all back on campus next month! #smucte #smu #teaching #springsemester #excellence #excited

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Join us this Thursday for a hands-on workshop about Backward Design, a way of planning classes that centers your course objectives to ensure student success! #smucte #smu #backwarddesign #pedagogy #goals #excellence

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SMU Faculty: join us this Friday for a hands-on workshop about pedagogy pitfalls and how to avoid them to facilitate the best learning experiences for our wonderful students! #smucte #smu #pedagogy #pitfalls #learning #excellence

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Join us virtually this Thursday for our monthly Teaching Thursday. Swap strategies with your fellow SMU faculty as our Fall 2024 semester comes to a close. #smucte #smu #pedagogy #teaching #virtual #excellence

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SMU Grad Students: Join us tomorrow for a workshop made just for you! Backward course design is a research-based strategy for creating courses that can help you as a student teacher and a future academic! #smucte #smu #pedagogy #gradstudents #excellence

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Our annual Spring Kickoff is coming up! Stay tuned for more details :) #smucte #smu #spring #pedagogy #excellence

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Join us tomorrow to learn from a panel of experts about teaching writing as a process of discovery! #smucte #smu #pedagogy #writing #excellence

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Join us today at 11am to learn from English faculty member, Dr. Lori Stephens, about strategies for improving student communication over email! #smucte #smu #pedagogy #email #students #excellence

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Join us this Friday to learn how you can use generative AI to design your courses! #smucte #smu #genai #pedagogy #excellence

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Calling all graduate students! This afternoon, the CTE is hosting a workshop on the basics of assessment. Learn how to use both formative and summative assessments in your classes to ensure student success! #smucte #smu #graduatestudents #pedagogy #assessment #excellence

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Join us this Friday to learn more about effective assessment strategies! #smucte #smu #pedagogy #assessment #excellence

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This Wednesday, learn to elicit high-quality writing from your students when they engage with multiple sources. A humanist, a social scientist, and a librarian discuss how to guide students through the components of a research project!