Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Mentoring Program from AET

All of us want to be successful in our chosen academic careers.  One of the most effective and proven methods of achieving success is to acquire a mentor.  Interestingly, nearly all very successful people in all areas of life can identify at least one person who had a significant impact on their careers/lives.  In order to provide the faculty with this powerful tool for the success the Academy has established a formal mentoring program.  The program is of a one-year duration and pairs respected senior faculty with junior faculty.  The program is voluntary with mentors donating their time and expertise to assist their mentees (protégés) in achieving their goals.  Separate training programs will be conducted at the beginning of the semester for both mentors and mentees.  To inquire about the program, contact Dr. Linnea GlenMaye in Academic Affairs. linnea.glenmaye@wichita.edu

 

Saturday, August 7, 2021

Beginning of a new school year

 

 With the beginning of a new school year, the Academy for Effective Teaching Steering Committee has begun its work.  One of the exciting things that we would like to announce is that thanks to an anonymous donor, the University Library has purchased a number of books that are highly recommended for faculty.  The books may be accessed through the following link:

AET Recommended Books

Below is a list of the current Steering Committee members.


J
ohn Belt <john.belt@wichita.edu>

Nancy Bereman <Nancy.Bereman@wichita.edu>

Randolph Ellsworth <randy.ellsworth@wichita.edu>

Ronald Matson <ron.matson@shockers.wichita.edu>

Louis Medvene <louis.medvene@wichita.edu>

Ed Sawan <edwin.sawan@wichita.edu>

Kathy Strattman <Kathy.Strattman@wichita.edu>


Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Teaching Resources

  Recommended Books

Due to a generous donation by an anonymous AET member, the W.S.U. Library has a special collection of books on teaching in higher education.  These books represent the best of the current thinking on college level teaching and are highly recommended by the Academy for Effective Teaching.  The titles and a synopsis of the content of each book can be found at

https://libraries.wichita.edu/aetbooks

 Seminars

The Academy for Effective Teaching is devoted to fostering effective teaching by engaging in various activities.  One such activity is to sponsor seminars that focus on teaching and learning strategies.  These seminars are conducted by the best teachers on campus and deal with topics that are of interest to all teaching faculty.  The Academy typically offers two seminars each year, one in the Fall and one in the Spring.  Announcements will be made in advance for each seminar.  Look for them. 

Videos

The Academy and Media Resources have collaborated on producing a series of videos on the art of teaching.  The videos cover a wide range of topics on teaching philosophy and techniques   and feature award-winning teachers sharing information with fellow teachers. These videos can be accessed through the following link

https://www.wichita.edu/faculty/aet/AETlectures.php

Mentoring

The Academy sponsors a mentoring program for teaching faculty.  Although the program was originally designed for new faculty member, it has been expanded to include any teacher who wishes to improve their teaching performance.  If you want more information about this program, go to our blog at

https://wsu-aet.blogspot.com 

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Previous Edition of Handbook

The first edition of A Handbook of Reflections on the Art of Teaching can be found at the following link

https://www.wichita.edu/faculty/aet/AET_Handbook_First_Edition.pdf

AET Handbook - Second Edition

A Handbook of Reflections on the Art of Teaching  Offered by Past Recipients of the AET Awards   http://sawan.ca/ed/aet-2021.pdf