Faculty Education Resources

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

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Name/Link	Description
ECTL (Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning)	Instructional services for faculty, lecturers, graduate assistants, including regular workshops and forums.
Calendars & Events	Collection of links to Daily Planning Calendar, Academic Calendar, Administrative Calendar and Registrar's Calendar.
ECTL Resources for New Faculty and Lecturers	Links to resources for the University New Faculty and Lecturer Orientation.
Disabilities and Academic Honesty (PDF)	Suggested insertions for syllabi. Some examples of Academic Dishonesty and Penalties (PDF).
CEPS Policy for Graduate Education (PDF)	Policy updated as of January 2018.
University Regulations	The guiding regulations for the University, in particular. UW Regulation 11-1 -- Student Conduct (PDF) See also the Student Code of Conduct (PDF) including student rights and responsibilities. SAP 2-106 -- Grading System (PDF) Defines grading system and responsibilities for filing midterm and term grades. Introduced in Fall 2014 is plus/minus grading! UW Regulation 2-5 -- Teacher Effectiveness Evaluating System (PDF) Policy and procedures regarding formal teacher evaluation. UW Regulation 2-114 -- Academic Dishonesty (PDF) Definition of academic dishonesty and authorized University actions and procedures. Instructor must make known the standards of conduct associated with the academic task.
FERPA Faculty and Staff Information	Plain language description of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (the Buckley Amendment) and how faculty and staff must comply with privacy of records at the University. Also refer to UW Regulation 2-205 (PDF).

University of Wyoming "Electronic Documents"
Name/Link	Description
University Catalog	Administrative structure/personnel of the University, colleges/divisions, departments, faculty, programs of study, undergraduate and professional program course descriptions, tuition and fees, summary policies (the pertinent UW Regulations in palatable language).
UW Office of the Registrar	The mission of the Office of the Registrar is to provide effective academic support services to students, faculty, staff, and alumni with accuracy and integrity, serving as a liaison to support students in achieving their academic goals.

College of Engineering New Faculty Workshop Docs
Name/Link	Description
Agenda for Workshop (PDF)	Detailed agenda for Aug. 23-24, 2018 - CEPS New Faculty Workshop with additional resources and dates for Fall 2018
Bloom's Taxonomy (PDF)	An introduction to Bloom's Taxonomy, educational objectives, outcomes, and our friends from ABET.
Learning Styles / Teaching Styles (PDF)	How students learn and what we can do to help.
Undergraduate Programs and Engineering Science (PDF)	The structure of undergraduate curricula and the Engineering Science Program.
Preparing for the Classroom --- Syllabi and Schedules (PDF)	Brief discussion of practical and formal thoughts behind course syllabus and schedule construction. Some example files and help for schedule construction,. Syllabus/Schedule EE 2390 Spring 2004 (PDF) A condensed "two-pager" example Lab Policies for EE 2390 Spring 2004 (PDF) Lab policies example. Syllabus/Schedule EE 4490 Fall 2018 (PDF) Very detailed and explicit example, and includes latest requirements of UW Regulation 2-117. Syllabus ES 1060 Spring 2008 (PDF) Schedule ES 1060 Spring 2008 (PDF) Instructor Coordination ES 1060 Spring 2008 (PDF) Multi-section course with coordination needs. Syllabus/Schedule EE 5620 Fall 2018 (PDF) Upper-level example, topic flow schedule and includes a grading rubric. Cover page Exam 1 EE 2390 Spring 2018 (PDF) An example exam cover page to focus students. MWF Fall 2018 TR Fall 2018 (PDF) Excel spreadsheet templates for help with schedule construction.
Resources for the Classroom and Beyond (PDF)	Overview of University of Wyoming resources for instructors/advisors.
CEPS and UW Computing Resources (PDF)	Concise summary of computing resources available through CEPS ESIG computing facility in collaboration with departments and UW IT
The First Day of Class --- Some Do's and Don'ts (PDF)	What are the goals for the first day of class, how to achieve them, and why and the Top 10 Teaching Mistakes and How to Avoid Them.
Preparing for the Classroom: Course Assignments (PDF)	Investigate the variety of assignments and how they match course objectives. Also, refer to this article (PDF) from Tomorrow's Professor.
Preparing for the Classroom: Detailed Course Objectives (PDF)	Overview of the hows and whys for constructing detailed course objectives.
Assessment --- Who, What, Why (PDF)	A first look at the multi-faceted world of "grading".  Here's a link to an example project report rubric (PDF).