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
- Teaching at Montclair 101New or fairly new to teaching at Montclair? Join us for one of the Teaching at Montclair 101 info sessions this summer to learn about navigating the University, planning your courses, and more.Tuesday June 6, 2023
- Generative AI 101Worried or curious about generative AI? Join us this summer for one of our 30-minute workshops introducing the basics of generative AI for instructors. Optional discussion session to follow.Tuesday June 6, 2023
- Open Educational Resources (OER) BootcampOn June 20, join Sprague Library and the Office for Faculty Excellence for the bootcamp version of our series on OER and Open Pedagogy. Missed earlier session(s) on OER? Join us to catch up!Tuesday June 6, 2023
Teaching at Montclair 101
Designed for all instructors who are new to Montclair, this workshop covers: navigating Montclair, interfacing with student support offices, course design with the Montclair Syllabus, and provides answers to new instructor questions.
Updated May 2023.
Instructor Essentials
Find information here on course set-up, tips for online and on campus, plus tools and resources to adopt.
Syllabus and Assignment Review
OFE is offering instructors a “no-judgment, just help” assignment review and revision service for faculty teaching in any discipline.
Updated June, 2022.
Teaching Consultations
The Office for Faculty Excellence provides different options for individuals or groups to talk about their teaching and to receive advice or feedback.
Featured Content
- Practical Responses to Chat GPT
- 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