Teaching Consultations
Our one‑on‑one consultations are confidential, non‑evaluative, and free for all UF faculty, staff, and graduate instructors. Sessions can be held in person or via Zoom/Teams and are customized to the goals you bring to the conversation.
How a consultation works
- Submit a request. Fill out the Microsoft Bookings form for the CTE consultant you would like to meet with and indicate the area(s) you’d like to explore.
- Collaborate and reflect. Together we’ll develop next steps, share resources, and (if you wish) arrange a classroom observation followed by a debrief.
Michael Barber, Ph.D. – Adds collaborative and active‑learning strategies to your syllabus and course map. Meet with Mike.
Jennifer Parker, Ed.D. – Scales innovative, AI‑enhanced learning experiences and designs assessments that extend beyond the classroom. Meet with Jennifer.
Kexuan Wu, Ph.D. – Kexuan integrates authentic materials, innovative teaching strategies, and evidence‑based practices to create engaging and effective learning experiences. She also leads courses and curates resources to support the professional development of graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and teaching assistants. Meet with Kexuan.
Lupita Eyde-Tucker– Guides instructors in creating transparent, backward‑designed courses with aligned objectives, clear learning pathways, and strong online teaching practices. Bring all your online teaching and Simple Syllabus questions! Meet with Lupita.
Turn your GatorEvals data into actionable change.
- Consultation: “From Comments to Action” – a hands‑on session that extracts the top five themes across campus student comments, showcases CTE best‑practice resources, and offers targeted instructional tools. Participants leave with concrete strategies to improve course experience and student learning.
- Department‑wide presentations: We can attend your faculty meeting and deliver a concise briefing of the five most impactful student‑feedback trends for your department, accompanied by recommendations for instructional improvement.
Ryan helps department chairs, directors, faculty, staff and graduate students adopt open‑access textbooks, negotiate publisher costs, identify licensing or copyright concerns, address accessibility, or develop low‑cost course materials in Pressbooks or another platform for a course or project. Want to create something that stands out? Ryan can help you in creating interactive activities for your courses using free resources, such as H5P. In addition, he oversees the textbook adoption process and manages UF Pressbooks and can answer questions related to these topics. Meet with Ryan.
Michael partners with you to embed career‑readiness activities into your discipline, linking coursework directly to students’ future professional pathways. Meet with Michael.