Conversations among Faculty Creating opportunities for faculty to engage in conversations with eachother about teaching can not only be a valuable method to improve teaching, but is also an important component in the process of creating a more collegial culture among faculty on campus. There is value in conversations within your discipline, as well as being exposed to the breadth of ideas gained by participating in cross-disciplinary conversations. Opportunities for you to become a part of an existing program, or techniques you can use to generate new conversations about teaching and learning are listed below in alphabetical order. Faculty Development (various inter-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary programs available on campus) Cross-disciplinary Programs CCLE/CCAE Teaching Academy New Faculty Workshop Series New Chairs Series Disciplinary Programs CBE ELC Business School Veterinary School Nursing School Program Assessment Tie conversations of program assessment to what content and priorities are and how the students activities are structures to make it likely they learn them-link curriculum, teaching approaches, assessment of student outcomes. Teaching Seminars (wide variety of workshops and seminars for different faculty interests and needs regarding teaching) CBE Brown bags WCER Brown bags