Resources – Office for Faculty Excellence

Instructor Essentials

seninav — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 21:27:47 +0000

As the spring semester approaches, veteran and new instructors are invited to make use of Instructor Essentials — a robust collection of “must know” information and resources the OFE team has put together to help prepare for another semester of teaching.

Instructor Essentials includes important University contacts, campus resources, adjunct faculty essentials, teaching checklists, information about existing student support resources, syllabus and Canvas tips, important links, and more!

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Simple Syllabus: A Tool To Support Student Success. A Faculty Panel

seninav — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:45:42 +0000

A clear syllabus helps support student success in your course. Simple Syllabus, grounded in the Montclair Syllabus template, is a new tool to help faculty make their syllabi clear, organized, and easy for students to navigate.

Student response to Simple Syllabus has been positive. Here are a few comments from a recent survey:

“It made [the syllabus] simple, quick, and accessible.”
“It helped keep everything organized.”
“It gave me a better understanding of what would be covered in the course, as well as what would be expected of me.”
“I was more willing to view the course syllabus since the Simple Syllabus was easier to look at and read.”

Join us online on Tuesday, November 28, 2-3pm to hear from faculty who have piloted this tool. Please register to receive the zoom link.

Research and Career Resources

ismailzadah1 — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 18:11:07 +0000

OFE seeks to supplement faculty research and career development by highlighting the existing offices and resources, sponsoring programs from these offices, and inviting faculty experts to offer workshops. Follow these links for more details about our ongoing research support projects: