Overview
The Center for Teaching Excellence offers the First Year Faculty Teaching Academy (FYFTA) workshop series throughout the year. This series is designed for faculty in their first few years of teaching at UF. Learn how to create a great learning experience for your students while saving time and frustration; we invite you to adapt and use the strategies that are right for you. Upon successfully completing the program requirements, participants receive the FYFTA passport category badge and earn 500 miles towards the Great Teaching for New Faculty Certificate within the Passport to Great Teaching Program.
Expected Time Commitment
Participants should expect to commit approximately 20 hours to complete the FYFTA program. Space is limited and is available on a first come, first served basis.
Registration:
Online
Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 16, 18, 23, 25, 30; August 1
(registration closes July 5, 2024 @ 12pm EST)
Time: 9:00am – 11:00am
Location: Zoom
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- Interaction and Motivation
- Identify activities that foster student motivation
- Identify methods for interacting with your students
- Describe activities that promote student to student interaction
- Active Learning
- Explain how Bloom’s Taxonomy and learning objectives can help you to design active learning experiences
- Describe four collaborative learning techniques (CoLTs)
- Design a Problem-Based Learning assignment (PBL)
- Effective Feedback
- Describe the elements of quality feedback
- Identify efficient and effective types of feedback
- Describe Team-Based Learning steps
- Useful Assessment
- Discuss alternative assessment practices
- Consider large enrollment assessment strategies
- Write “higher-order” multiple-choice questions
- Create a climate of academic integrity
- Quality Learning Environment
- Discuss principles of Universal Design for Learning
- Identify elements of a course that are accessible
- Determine possible responses to interpersonal challenges
- Transparent Teaching & Wrap-Up
- Identify elements of a transparent assignment
- Discuss Canvas features that support a clear learning path
- Identify time-saving Canvas tools
- Engage in group problem-solving
In Person
Dates: Wednesdays, September 4, 11, 18, 25; October 2, 9
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Coming soon
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- Interaction and Motivation
- Identify activities that foster student motivation
- Identify methods for interacting with your students
- Describe activities that promote student to student interaction
- Active Learning
- Explain how Bloom’s Taxonomy and learning objectives can help you to design active learning experiences
- Describe four collaborative learning techniques (CoLTs)
- Design a Problem-Based Learning assignment (PBL)
- Effective Feedback
- Describe the elements of quality feedback
- Identify efficient and effective types of feedback
- Describe Team-Based Learning steps
- Useful Assessment
- Discuss alternative assessment practices
- Consider large enrollment assessment strategies
- Write “higher-order” multiple-choice questions
- Create a climate of academic integrity
- Quality Learning Environment
- Discuss principles of Universal Design for Learning
- Identify elements of a course that are accessible
- Determine possible responses to interpersonal challenges
- Transparent Teaching & Wrap-Up
- Identify elements of a transparent assignment
- Discuss Canvas features that support a clear learning path
- Identify time-saving Canvas tools
- Engage in group problem-solving
Online
Dates: Tuesdays, October 8, 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Zoom
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- Interaction and Motivation
- Identify activities that foster student motivation
- Identify methods for interacting with your students
- Describe activities that promote student to student interaction
- Active Learning
- Explain how Bloom’s Taxonomy and learning objectives can help you to design active learning experiences
- Describe four collaborative learning techniques (CoLTs)
- Design a Problem-Based Learning assignment (PBL)
- Effective Feedback
- Describe the elements of quality feedback
- Identify efficient and effective types of feedback
- Describe Team-Based Learning steps
- Useful Assessment
- Discuss alternative assessment practices
- Consider large enrollment assessment strategies
- Write “higher-order” multiple-choice questions
- Create a climate of academic integrity
- Quality Learning Environment
- Discuss principles of Universal Design for Learning
- Identify elements of a course that are accessible
- Determine possible responses to interpersonal challenges
- Transparent Teaching & Wrap-Up
- Identify elements of a transparent assignment
- Discuss Canvas features that support a clear learning path
- Identify time-saving Canvas tools
- Engage in group problem-solving
Spring 2025
In Person
Dates: Wednesdays, January 15, 22, 29; February 5, 12, 19
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Coming soon
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- Interaction and Motivation
- Identify activities that foster student motivation
- Identify methods for interacting with your students
- Describe activities that promote student to student interaction
- Active Learning
- Explain how Bloom’s Taxonomy and learning objectives can help you to design active learning experiences
- Describe four collaborative learning techniques (CoLTs)
- Design a Problem-Based Learning assignment (PBL)
- Effective Feedback
- Describe the elements of quality feedback
- Identify efficient and effective types of feedback
- Describe Team-Based Learning steps
- Useful Assessment
- Discuss alternative assessment practices
- Consider large enrollment assessment strategies
- Write “higher-order” multiple-choice questions
- Create a climate of academic integrity
- Quality Learning Environment
- Discuss principles of Universal Design for Learning
- Identify elements of a course that are accessible
- Determine possible responses to interpersonal challenges
- Transparent Teaching & Wrap-Up
- Identify elements of a transparent assignment
- Discuss Canvas features that support a clear learning path
- Identify time-saving Canvas tools
- Engage in group problem-solving
Online
Dates: Tuesdays, February 18, 25; March 4, 11, 25; April 1
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Zoom
Outline:
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- Interaction and Motivation
- Identify activities that foster student motivation
- Identify methods for interacting with your students
- Describe activities that promote student to student interaction
- Active Learning
- Explain how Bloom’s Taxonomy and learning objectives can help you to design active learning experiences
- Describe four collaborative learning techniques (CoLTs)
- Design a Problem-Based Learning assignment (PBL)
- Effective Feedback
- Describe the elements of quality feedback
- Identify efficient and effective types of feedback
- Describe Team-Based Learning steps
- Useful Assessment
- Discuss alternative assessment practices
- Consider large enrollment assessment strategies
- Write “higher-order” multiple-choice questions
- Create a climate of academic integrity
- Quality Learning Environment
- Discuss principles of Universal Design for Learning
- Identify elements of a course that are accessible
- Determine possible responses to interpersonal challenges
- Transparent Teaching & Wrap-Up
- Identify elements of a transparent assignment
- Discuss Canvas features that support a clear learning path
- Identify time-saving Canvas tools
- Engage in group problem-solving
Passport to Great Teaching Requirements
In order to earn all 500 miles and the FYFTA category badge, you must:
- Complete all preparation activities prior to the workshop sessions (30 – 60 minutes per session)
- Complete all reflections
- Attend 5 out of 6 sessions.