The Center for Teaching Excellence highlights publications that are written by UF faculty. Each of these featured publications supports innovative teaching practices that contribute to student success. We invite you to read each of these articles to see examples of outstanding instructional practices here at UF. If you have an article that you would like to submit for feature, contact us.

Re-designing a Large Enrollment Online Course Using a Learner-Centered Approach
John Mendoz-Garcia, Ph.D

Assessing the Effect of Test Speededness on Individual and Collaborative Exams
Owen H. Hudson, Noah Benscher, Naomi Greenberg, Malia M. Fortney, Morgan Byron, Rosalie Koenig, Alexandra Bitton-Bailey, Samuel J. Martins

Work In Progress: From Face-to-Face to Online Learning Environments: A Transition to a Learner-centered Approach
John Mendoz-Garcia, Ph.D

Exploring How Physician Educators Approach Politically Charged Topics with Learners
Dr. Zareen Zaidi, Dr. Rebecca R. Henderson & Dr. Bridget C. O’Brien

Thirteen Tactics for Teaching Poetry as Architecture
Dr. Marsha Bryant & Dr. Charlie Hailey


Employing Collaborative Assessments in an In-Person Undergraduate Class
Dr. Samuel Martins, Nichole Barber, Dr. Alexandra Bitton-Bailey, Dr. Morgan A. Byron, Nikki Lyons & Dr. Grady Roberts

Parody as Pedagogy, Plath as Style
Dr. Marsha Bryant & University of Florida students

Assessing the Impact of a Virtual Shelter Medicine Rotation on Veterinary Students’ Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Regarding Access to Veterinary Care
Dr. Terry G. Spencer, Dr. Christy L. Hoffman & Dr. Kathleen V. Makolinski

Professionalism Revisited During the Pandemics of Our Time: COVID-19 and Racism
Dr. Zareen Zaidi, Dr. Saleem Razack & Dr. Arno K. Kumagai

Teaching in the times of COVID-19: Transitioning a STEM course online
Dr. Izabella Barreto

3 Reasons to Go Online with New Student Orientations
Leslie Mojeiko, Allyson Haskell, Steve Carter & Dr. Shannon Dunn

Bichronous Online Learning: Blending Asynchronous and Synchronous Online Learning
Dr. Florence Martin, Dr. Drew Polly & Dr. Albert Ritzhaupt

Teaching Quantitative Ecology Online: An Evidence‐based Prescription of Best Practices
Dr. Miguel A. Acevedo

From the “Top-down” and the “Bottom-up”: Centering Foucault’s Notion of Biopower and Individual Accountability Within Systemic Racism
Dr. Zareen Zaidi, Dr. Antonio A. Bush, Dr. Ian M. Partman & Dr. Tasha R. Wyatt

Authentic Language Learning Through Telecollaboration in Online Courses
Dr. Crystal Marull & Dr. Swapna Kumar

Enhancing and Impacting the Online Classroom Environment with Infographics
Dr. Hanadi Hamadi, Dr. Frederick R. Kates, Dr. George Raul Audi, Dr. Samantha A. Larson & Malcolm M. Kates