Coulter Faculty Commons

Adjusting Your Course to a Shortened Semester

The CFC stands ready to assist faculty as they prepare to start classes on Oct. 21st. As a result of Hurricane Helene and the resulting campus closure, there is a need to condense 9 weeks of instruction into 7 weeks. We have provided a step by step worksheet to help you think about how you will change your course.  We are also available for consultations to assist you with this process.  Please refer to Resuming Instruction in an Abbreviated Semester.  

About

Mission Statement: The Coulter Faculty Commons advances excellence in teaching, learning, and scholarship by partnering with the WCU community through collaborations, creation, and celebration. 

The Coulter Faculty Commons (CFC) is a comprehensive Teaching and Learning center.  We partner with faculty, departments and programs in course design, evidence-based instructional approaches, assessment, curriculum mapping, new instructional methodologies, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.   We also provide consultations for using educational technology to support student engagement and success. 

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How Can We Help?

The Coulter Faculty Commons Team works to create an environment where faculty can come together in the spirit of creativity, collaboration, and community, where becoming an even better teacher or mentor is the most significant and recognized achievement that any faculty member can seek and where students have superior learning opportunities and experiences.

We partner with all instructors, full-time contract, tenure-track, tenured, part-time, and graduate teaching assistants, to create significant, inclusive learning experiences for our students.  Facilitating student learning and success is at the core of our expertise.  We frequently post news about upcoming events, pedagogical best practices, current issues in teaching, and other topics in our blog.

We provide consultations on:

• course design – all modalities
• AI
• curriculum mapping
• improvement in teaching methods
• student engagement
• assessment techniques
• media development to support learning
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
• and many more

Individual Instructors

Use our Consultations page to book a consultation with any of us.

Departments and Colleges

The CFC also provides special topic workshops at the request of program leads, department chairs, and college deans.  These workshops are customized to meet the needs of the faculty.  To schedule a workshop, please fill out the Intake Survey and we'll be in touch to discuss details. 

We invite you to explore our resources and programming. 
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