News & Updates
W&M Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation to host New Faculty Course Design Institute
The Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation (STLI) will host the New Faculty Course Design Institute (CDI) in August as part of the newly developed New Faculty Program. The CDI is a teaching & learning series that incorporates online asynchronous course design tutorials and resources combined with in-person deep dive opportunities focused on key instructional topics. The deep-dive sessions will be hosted in-person at the studio space on the ground floor in Swem Library on August 16, 19, and 23. Sessions will be led by experienced William & Mary instructors and co-educators from across the university. Participants are also invited to join President Katherine Rowe and Provost Peggy Agouris for a mixer at the Wren Building….
W&M Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation announces ’21 – 22 Teaching Excellence Fellows
The Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation (STLI) recently selected Joan Gavaler and Leslie Cochrane as the Teaching Excellence Fellows for the upcoming 2021 – 2022 academic year.
Gavaler and Cochrane will serve as the second cohort of STLI Fellows since the program’s inception. By focusing on strategic priorities for the university related to teaching and learning, the fellows will develop learning opportunities and programming for instructors across the university in collaboration with the STLI team….
Apply to be a New Faculty Mentor
Do you wish you knew then what you know now? Are you interested in helping new colleagues navigate the intricacies of teaching at William & Mary? The Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation is looking for experienced teachers who would like to share their perspectives and serve as a resource. Faculty mentors will receive an award to participate in the program during the 2021-22 academic year….
Apply to be a 21 – 22 STLI Fellow for Excellence in Teaching
One key effort is the reimagined Teaching Fellowship Program – Fellows for Excellence in Teaching. For the 2021-22 academic year, STLI will offer two fellowships for continuing NTE, TE, and tenured instructional faculty from any school or department across the university with a focus on strategic priorities for the university and STLI related to teaching and learning. …
W&M Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation to host virtual panel on One Tribe One Day
The Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation (STLI) will be hosting “Inspiring Teaching & Learning (Even in a Pandemic!)” as part of the eighth annual One Tribe One Day (OTOD) virtual events line-up on April 13 at 9 am. During the hour-long session, STLI Director Mark Hofer will be joined by instructors, including a STLI Faculty Teaching Innovation Fellow, undergraduate student partners, and STLI team members to share inspirational stories around innovation in teaching and learning and how the pandemic has impacted the classroom now and beyond….
Student Perspectives: Working Together While Working Apart
This year, I took a seminar class where all of the students quickly became friends. Class discussions were lively, group projects were painless and impressive—we even brought in home-cooked meals on a rotating schedule….
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Connect with Amber Donnelly, Communications & Outreach Coordinator
Amber is responsible for strategic communications, outreach efforts, email marketing, event planning, and creative design for the studio. Feel free to reach out to Amber if you have a story you'd like to share or would like to learn more about STLI events, programs, projects, or initiatives.
