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The Appalachian College Association’s Center for Teaching & Learning serves as a forum for faculty and staff members to learn about and share innovative practices in pedagogy, student development, and student support with their colleagues across the ACA. The Center aspires to cultivate student-centered, evidence-based, innovative, and inclusive approaches to teaching and learning and to foster a culture of excellence in the scholarship of teaching and learning among the consortium’s faculty and staff.

The CTL functions as a “co-op” for ACA educators to share and learn from one another. Our work is dependent on members of the ACA actively contributing to this resource for others to then use. Submitting to these various areas is simple, as all contributions are templated and easy to use. In addition to these website resources, the Center hosts webinars and other webcasts (normally presented/facilitated by faculty and staff from member institutions) on important topics or themes related to our work as educators in the context of Appalachia.

The CTL's Fall 2024 Webinar Series Emphasizing Engagement

The ACA's Center for Teaching & Learning's Fall Webinar Series emphasized the theme of Engagement - in the classroom, on campus, with faculty and staff, and in the broader community. Our first session was postponed due to Hurricane Helene, and we expect to provide that presentation in the spring semester. Recordings of our other two webinars are now available for viewing - click on the titles below.

 

Monday, November 4, 11:30 am – 12:45 pm (eastern)

Panel Presentation: Three ACA Members’ Innovative Community Engagement Programs

  • Moderator: Theresa Burriss, Assistant Vice President of Community Engagement and Economic Development, Emory & Henry University
  • Tim Durham, Associate Professor of Crop Science, Ferrum College
  • Jayme Kilburn, Assistant Professor of Theatre, Union Commonwealth University
  • Rose Pignataro, Associate Professor and Assistant Chair of Physical Therapy, Emory & Henry University
  • Blake Justice, Interim Dean of the School of Health Sciences & Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, Emory & Henry University
  • Eric Coley, Clinical Associate Professor and Chair of Physical Therapy, Emory & Henry University

Thursday, November 21, 11:00 – 11:55 am; Discussion 12:00 – 1:00 pm

From Multitasking to Mental Fatigue: Exploring Disengagement and Burnout within the Appalachian College Association

  • Bryan Poole, Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence and for Faculty Development & Professor of Psychology, Lee University

  • Sarah Wessel, Student, Lee University