The Office for Faculty Excellence supports all faculty, part-time and full-time, in teaching & learning excellence, career advancement, and academic leadership through educational development programming, individual consultations, and a robust collection of teaching materials on our website.
Featured Events and Resources
- Community of Practice (CoP): BelongingJoin the OFE’s Community of Practice (CoP) on Belonging to develop strategies for fostering belonging. Thursday September 21, 2023
- Fostering Intellectual Engagement through Active LearningJoin us for a workshop or a community of practice! First workshop coming on Sep 20 at 10am.Friday September 8, 2023
- Generative AI 101 and BeyondWorried or curious about generative AI? Thinking about integrating AI in your teaching practice? Join one of our AI sessions this fall!Thursday July 20, 2023
Instructor Essentials
Practical information about the campus, guidance on setting up your course, tools to adopt, and more!
Syllabus and Assignment Review
A “no-judgment, just help” assignment review and revision service for all disciplines.
Practical Responses to Generative AI
Collection of resources on teaching in the age of generative AI.
Featured Content
- Connect With Your Students
- Build Community and Foster Belonging
- Best Practices for Faculty in Supporting Mental Health
- Implicit Bias
Featured Videos
- Video Recording of Febuary 22nd OFE Partner Session with Wendy Nielsen: “But I didn’t mean to!”: Catching Plagiarism, Teaching Citation, and Modeling Research (In University’s Panopto, for which a netID is required.)
- Video Recording of Tuesday, February 8th OFE session: ChatGPT and the Future of AI: Perspectives from Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Industry, and Writing Studies (In University’s Panopto, for which a netID is required).
- Video Recording of Tuesday, January 12th OFE session: Practical Responses to ChatGPT (In University’s Panopto, for which a netID is required).
- Video Recording of Tuesday, January 10th OFE session: Syllabus Tweaks to Signal Belonging (In University’s Panopto, for which a netID is required).
- Video Recording of Wednesday, September 14th OFE session: Students in Academic Need: Who Does What to Help Our Students (In University’s Panopto, for which a netID is required).
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The Office for Faculty Excellence (OFE) promotes faculty excellence in teaching and learning, research, leadership, and university citizenship through sponsorship of events, programs, and services. OFE provides guidance on teaching for both new and seasoned instructors, and to teachers on every track. OFE integrates the University’s determination to support all students’ success through programs that bring data and evidence-based practice to faculty to support their advancement.
OFE also serves as a clearinghouse and referral service to guide faculty to the many programs, offices, and informational sources that join OFE in supporting their excellence.
The Office for Faculty Excellence is greatly supported by the Advisory Board, chaired by Kathleen Kelley, and comprised of faculty experts accomplished in teaching from across the University.
Updated 01/13/23 SR