Teaching & Learning Center

TLC Bi-Weekly Newsletter for Wednesday, February 26th, 2025

 

Good Morning, K-Staters!

We are now in Week 6 of the Spring 2025 semester! The Teaching & Learning Center (TLC) would like to remind you of our commitment to support your efforts in teaching, mentoring, and advising. We are excited to announce the various priorities, events, and resources that are designed to advance teaching and learning at K-State. This video explains what the TLC can do for you.

Supporting our Students’ Success

Each semester, we ask instructors to submit student progress reports through Navigate as best practices demonstrate a correlation between early feedback to students and retention/student success. More information can be found here: https://www.k-state.edu/academic-success-student-affairs/advising/navigate/faculty-staff/progress-reports/ We want to remind you that progress reports were due earlier this week. All instructors received an invitation from Brad Cunningham to complete Progress Reports for their sections. Please complete the progress reports asap if you have not done so already.

TLC Programs & Events

Our Professional Development (PD) Series occurs on Wednesdays at 12 noon via Zoom. All events are free, and no registration is required. The schedule is posted on the Upcoming Events page of our website and on our social media: Facebook, and YouTube.

  • On Wednesday, February 26th, Beth Pesnell, Suzanne Porath, & Rick Zajac will lead a panel on Wakonse Fellows Panel
  • On Wednesday, March 5th, Colby Moorberg will lead an event on Open Education Resources

Also, if you are interested in earning a PD Certificate or becoming a TLC Fellow for this academic year, check out the requirements on our website.

Wakonse Fellows Program: Wakonse is an organization of individuals dedicated to promoting and sharing with colleagues the excitement and satisfaction of teaching in higher education. The Wakonse Fellowship brings together faculty, teaching and learning professionals from postsecondary institutions who recognize and are devoted to the inspirational aspect of the teaching and learning process. If you are interested in applying for funding for the May 23 – 28, 2025 conference, please check out the requirements on our website.

Instructional Design Office Hours: Starting Jan 21, 2025, drop-in to get individualized support from instructional designers, including our KSU accessibility expert, who is available every Tuesday. No appointment necessary! Join us on Zoom at https://ksu.zoom.us/my/idteam on Tuesdays from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. and Wednesdays from 2 - 3 p.m.

Engage the Sage Videos to Support Excellent Teaching

We would like to remind you of several video resources as part of Dr. Don Saucier’s YouTube channel, Engage the Sage, that are particularly relevant for the middle of the semester:

Thank You

We are grateful for your continued support of your students and colleagues and hope you take advantage of the resources available to you at K-State, including us at the TLC, throughout the upcoming semester. Thank you for all you do for your colleagues and our students. And thank you for advancing K-State’s teaching and learning mission with energy and optimism.

Sincerely,

The Teaching and Learning Center Team