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Each of the LMS’s will present three (3) consecutive times at the Faculty Institute, May 16th; faculty will be able to access these presentations virtually. Those session times are as follows; links for streaming are below: Session 1: 10:45am-11:45am Session 2: 1:15pm-2:15pm Session 3: 2:30pm-3:30pm ► Streaming Link for Blackboard’s Learn Ultra Demo. Use this link for […]

Join faculty from across the UMS system to learn about different teaching strategies using various technologies.  This day long event will feature Julie Dirksen as the keynote speaker, a poster session, and numerous workshops throughout the day to provide connection and opportunities to collaborate.  Mileage is reimbursed for faculty. In addition this year all three […]

Join a diverse group of instructors in an intensive educational development opportunity working with a variety of topics including active learning strategies, effective assessment development, inclusive teaching practices, and design principles. Registration is FREE and open to graduate students, part-time and full-time faculty.   Subsidized housing is also available for anyone traveling from a distance. […]

Summer Institute on Evidence-Based Teaching

Registration is now open for the 2019 University Collaborative Faculty Institute, which will be held on the Â鶹´«Ă˝ Augusta campus.  For more information, check out the Registration Page and secure your seat today!  To save this event to your calendar, click HERE. This year’s theme is Treasures in Our Backyard.

At this colloquium Dr. Marisa Castronova will discuss her current study, which examined how professional training, focused on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), impacted teacher learning.  In her research she focused on changes in pedagogical discontentment and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of modeling and argumentation as conceptual change models identify teacher dissatisfaction (discontentment) and teacher ability […]

The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (the RiSE Center) is currently accepting applications for undergraduate student employment as Maine Learning Assistants (MLAs) in the Faculty Course Modification Incentive Grant – Maine Learning Assistant (FIG-MLA) Program for Fall 2019. MLAs serve as peer instructors, facilitating group work and assisting faculty as they transform their course to incorporate more […]