Teaching

Ruth Heisler named Teaching Professor of Distinction

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 22:31:18 +0000

Ruth Heisler named Teaching Professor of Distinction Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 10/07/2022 - 16:31

Ruth Heisler is one of five faculty members who were recently honored by the College of Arts & Sciences as Teaching Professors of Distinction. The honorific title is the College's highest honor for non-tenure-track teaching faculty, recognizing their exemplary teaching and participation in the university community. An article in Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine celebrates the five new Teaching Professors of Distinction, with highlights of their contributions. Since the program began in 2017 incorporating a rigorous review process, only 21 faculty have been honored with this title.

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Janet Casagrand wins BFA Leadership and Service Award

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 05:46:27 +0000

Janet Casagrand wins BFA Leadership and Service Award Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 08/08/2022 - 23:46

Associate Teaching Professor Janet Casagrand is one of three winners of the 2022 Boulder Faculty Assembly Excellence in Leadership and Service Award. In her nomination letter, Dr. Casagrand was praised for her long-standing, prolific leadership roles within the IPHY Department, at the University level, and within the profession of pedagogy in physiology. She has taken a leading role in revamping key courses in the IPHY Department and the IPHY curriculum, and in maintaining cohesion and exchange of ideas among instructors during the Covid-19 pandemic. At the University level, Dr. Casagrand has played leading roles as well, participating in numerous committees involved with the improvement and application of academic technology, and she has been a tireless advocate for improving work conditions and recognition of teaching faculty, serving on several committees in this area. As a result of her dedicated focus on learning outcomes and the utilization of evidence-based teaching practices, Dr. Casagrand has become an expert resource for her colleagues, elevating the teaching quality within her Department and among colleagues at the University. Through her long-standing participation in the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS), she has aided and inspired many other teaching faculty in her profession, enabling efforts to improve teaching at other institutions across the country.

Dr. Casagrand and other recipients of the 2022 BFA awards were honored at a public ceremony on April 11, and also received a $3,000 monetary prize. The BFA website displays the names and photos of the 2022 BFA Award recipients and provides information about qualifications for the Leadership and Service Award. An article in CU Boulder Today celebrates the event and displays additional photos of the award recipients.

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Ken Wright wins Mary A. Carskadon Educator Award

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:07:59 +0000

Ken Wright wins Mary A. Carskadon Educator Award Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 03/23/2022 - 14:07

Professor Kenneth Wright was named the 2022 recipient of the prestigious Mary A. Carskadon Educator Award from the Sleep Research Society. The award honors excellence in education in sleep and circadian research, recognizing contributions to training sleep and circadian professionals, and in educating the general public. Read more

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Tammy Maldonado wins Marinus Smith Award

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 16:10:27 +0000

Tammy Maldonado wins Marinus Smith Award Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 04/05/2021 - 10:10

Instructor Tammy Maldonado has been nominated and selected as a Marinus Smith Award recipient from New Student & Family Programs. The purpose of this award is to recognize CU Boulder faculty, staff, coaches and administrators who have made a remarkable impact in the lives of students. Honorees are nominated by those they teach, mentor, support and serve. The faculty and staff receiving this award embody the true meaning of Be Boulder as they inspire, educate and motivate our community through innovation and passion. Information about the history of the award and past Marinus Smith recipients can be found at /orientation/marinus-smith-awards.

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Teresa Foley awarded Teaching Professorship

Anonymous — Fri, 22 May 2020 22:31:41 +0000

Teresa Foley awarded Teaching Professorship Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 05/22/2020 - 16:31

Teresa Foley has been selected to receive the honorary title of Teaching Professor. The working title of Teaching Professor is given to a select group of Senior Instructors to recognize a record of distinction. The title carries the expectation that the individual is not only an exemplary teacher, but has made a major impact in the disciplinary unit and its students (e.g. on pedagogy and curriculum), one that likely extends to considerable impact on the campus generally and/or a role in national discussions. The evaluation committee cited the numerous ways that Dr. Foley's record exceeds these criteria, and the profoundly positive impact she continues to have on undergraduate physiology education, particularly in IPHY.

Dr. Foley's own undergraduate, and graduate, education also took place at CU Boulder, where she initially aspired to a career in medicine or physiology research. Although she was born into a family of educators, it was not until a few years into her PhD work, while giving an outreach presentation to 5th graders, that she fully realized her passion for teaching science. She then spent 3 years as a Postdoc with the Science Education Initiative, working with IPHY faculty to bring evidence-based, student-centered instructional approaches to the Department. Since 2011, as an Instructor and then Senior Instructor in IPHY, she quickly took on a leadership role in the Department's educational initiatives.

Dr. Foley has taught both small and large enrollment courses within and outside her expertise, earning praise from students and colleagues alike for her teaching, which skillfully interweaves student interaction with content delivery, making full use of evidence-based "best practices" from education research. She also targets the whole student, seeking ways to encourage engagement and identity with the subject matter. Beyond the classroom, she maintains contacts with individual students to promote their success, and is also active in mentoring student research projects in physiology.

The impact of Dr. Foley's work extends throughout the IPHY teaching program, having helped develop learning goals for 14 courses. She worked to revitalize the Human Physiology and Cell Physiology labs to an inquiry-based design, and helped design the curriculum for Introduction to Epidemiology, one of two required courses for the Undergraduate Certificate in Public Health. She serves as a Department Education Specialist, working closely with faculty to apply best teaching practices throughout the IPHY curriculum. She has been a co-PI on three Chancellor's Awards for STEM Education, and has earned the respect of colleagues on campus and nationwide for her work pushing IPHY to the cutting edge of science education.

Currently, Dr. Foley teaches Immunology, Endocrinology, and Introduction to Epidemiology while working on several pedagogy projects aimed at improving the quality of teaching and learning in IPHY. As a member of the Teaching Quality Framework (TQF) Initiative on campus, Dr. Foley and several of her colleagues developed a new framework to evaluate teaching that uses the perspectives of faculty members, their students, and their peers as key sources of data. The framework also provides transparent and measurable standards for development to help faculty improve their teaching practices. She also continues to assess the effectiveness of student learning in IPHY using a curriculum map she developed for the department with Dr. Janet Casagrand, and Phys-MAPS, a physiology pre-post assessment tool developed by education researchers at CU-Boulder.

In all of Dr. Foley's outstanding pedagogy work, from classroom excellence to restructuring IPHY's curriculum and the way teaching is evaluated, she is driven by a tireless focus on what works in education for each individual student. Her efforts have been instrumental in improving physiology education in the IPHY Department and beyond.

The Teaching Professor title was inaugurated in the spring of 2017 to create a new level of distinction for instructional faculty. After a minimum of three years at the rank of Senior Instructor, Senior Instructors may be considered for this title. For more information on eligibility and a list of awarded professorships, see the Teaching Professors page.

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Janet Casagrand wins Marinus Smith Award

Anonymous — Tue, 05 May 2020 00:02:25 +0000

Janet Casagrand wins Marinus Smith Award Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 05/04/2020 - 18:02

Senior Instructor Janet Casagrand has been nominated and selected as a Marinus Smith Award recipient from New Student & Family Programs. The purpose of this award is to provide an opportunity for students to recognize CU Boulder faculty, staff, coaches and administrators who have made a significant impact in their lives. A student quote from Dr. Casagrand's nomination letter, and more information about the award and the other 2020 Marinus Smith winners can be found at /orientation/marinus-smith-awards.

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Teresa Foley Wins BFA Teaching and Pedagogy Award

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 18:55:16 +0000

Teresa Foley Wins BFA Teaching and Pedagogy Award Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 02/21/2019 - 11:55

Senior Instructor Teresa Foley is one of three winners of the 2019 Boulder Faculty Assembly Excellence in Teaching and Pedagogy Award. In her nomination letter, Dr. Foley was praised for the extensive contributions she has made to teaching in IPHY and campus-wide. Applying her expertise on how students learn as well as her passion for undergraduate education, she has made profound contributions to improving the IPHY curriculum, directly or indirectly benefiting more than a thousand students.

The impact of Dr. Foley's work extends throughout the IPHY program, having helped develop learning goals for 14 courses. Among her other accomplishments, she revitalized the Human Physiology and Cell Physiology labs from a traditional approach (where students follow pre-determined instructions) to a more inquiry-based design (where students design their own experiments). She also helped design the curriculum for Introduction to Epidemiology, one of two required courses for the Undergraduate Certificate in Public Health.

Dr. Foley has taught both small and large enrollment courses within and outside her expertise, earning praise from students and colleagues alike for her teaching, which skillfully interweaves student interaction with content delivery, making full use of evidence-based "best practices" from education research. Beyond the classroom, she serves as a Department Education Specialist, working closely with faculty to apply these insights toward the improvement of teaching effectiveness throughout the IPHY curriculum.

Currently, Dr. Foley is teaching both Immunology and Endocrinology while working on several pedagogy projects. With Senior Instructor Janet Casagrand, she is developing a map of the IPHY curriculum which will enable the Department to ensure each course in the sequence properly builds upon a student's prior coursework. Dr. Foley also participates in an Introductory Sequence Review Committee charged with recommending an introductory course sequence for the new IPHY major, which has already begun to take shape. She is also part of the Teaching Quality Framework (TQF) Initiative on campus, which aims to develop and adopt a new framework for supporting and assessing teaching.

For this award, the selection committee looks closely at the nominee's pedagogy, especially innovative practices, with an emphasis on actual classroom teaching and pedagogy. Nominations require letters of support from students, as well as both internal and external letters of support from colleagues. Learn more about the BFA Excellence in Teaching and Pedagogy award.

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Foley, Casagrand win Chancellor's Award for curriculum mapping project

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 18:32:39 +0000

Foley, Casagrand win Chancellor's Award for curriculum mapping project Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 11/05/2018 - 11:32

Senior Instructors Teresa Foley and Janet Casagrand have received a $10,000 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in STEM Education through the Center for STEM Learning at CU Boulder. These competitive awards were established in 2009 to support faculty and graduate student engagement in innovative research on student learning and implementation of research-based STEM education program initiatives. Their proposal entitled ”Curriculum Mapping: An Essential Tool for Undergraduate Curriculum Development and Alignment in Integrative Physiology” will build upon the continued commitment of the Department to improve our undergraduate teaching curriculum. More specifically, this award allows these faculty to develop an IPHY curriculum map. Curriculum maps are beneficial in providing visual representations of what goals are accomplished in each course, and how the courses build upon and align within a curriculum. This knowledge is crucial to assess whether our department is successful in accomplishing its intended goals, and can assist in making informed decisions about revisions to the undergraduate curriculum. Work on this project will begin Spring 2019.

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Janet Casagrand selected for Experimental Biology teaching symposium presentation

Anonymous — Thu, 03 May 2018 00:26:28 +0000

Janet Casagrand selected for Experimental Biology teaching symposium presentation Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 05/02/2018 - 18:26

Janet Casagrand was invited to present her educational research at the 2018 Experimental Biology conference in San Diego, California. The title of her talk was "Fostering Higher-Order Cognitive Skills in the Teaching and Learning of Physiology" in a symposium sponsored by the Teaching of Physiology Section of the American Physiological Society. Experimental Biology is the annual meeting of 5 scientific societies, including the American Physiological Society, and comprised of more than 14,000 scientists internationally.

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Diba Mani, Claire Zai win TA/GPTI Excellence Awards

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 22:48:57 +0000

Diba Mani, Claire Zai win TA/GPTI Excellence Awards Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 04/30/2018 - 16:48

Claire Zai and Diba Mani have been selected to receive 2017-2018 TA/GPTI (Graduate Student Part Time Instructor) Excellence Awards from the United Government of Graduate �鶹��Ժ (UGGS). This competitive award recognizes the teaching-related work of graduate students inside the classroom and beyond. The awardees are publicly recognized during an event at the end of the semester, and the award also includes a monetary prize of $400. Read more

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