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Faculty Conversation Series

The Office for Faculty Excellence’s Faculty Conversation Series is designed to engage faculty in conversation around relevant topics that will be helpful as they teach. 

For each session, faculty will read a relevant article/paper about the topic (optional), receive question prompts, engage in conversation around the topic with other faculty members, and reflect on how the conversation may have changed thinking on the topic. All sessions will be facilitated by Maria Gallardo-Williams.

By participating, faculty will:

  • Have the opportunity to listen to others, share their experiences, receive insights and feedback from peers, engage in important, timely, and relevant conversations with other faculty who are interested in these topics
  • Be provided with readings to learn more about the issues that are the focus of the conversations, and
  • Build professional and social connections with other faculty.
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Spring 2026 Sessions

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  • Discipline-Based Educational Research (DBER)
    • Thursday, February 5 from 1-2 p.m. via Zoom
      Join us for an interest session to learn about Discipline-Based Educational Research (DBER). DBER is the scholarly investigation of teaching and learning within specific disciplines, aiming to improve educational practices in those disciplines. Whether you’re curious about DBER or want to learn about how to get involved in DBER at NCSU, this session is a great way to start. We’ll provide a brief presentation on what DBER is and how it can be applied to your teaching and research, followed by an open Q&A. This is an opportunity to connect with colleagues and explore how we can collaboratively improve student learning outcomes.
  • Best Practices for Documenting and Incorporating Non-traditional Activities in the RPT Process
    • Thursday, February 24 from 1-2 p.m. via Zoom
    • Activities covered include interdisciplinary activities and community engaged efforts.
  • Developing and Facilitating High-Impact Experiences
    • Thursday, March 4 from 1-2 p.m. via Zoom
    • High-impact experiences intentionally integrate evidence-based pedagogical strategies, such as undergraduate research or project-based learning, that require significant student engagement and foster deep learning through meaningful interaction with faculty, peers, and real-world challenges. These transformative educational experiences are characterized by their focus on academic competencies, critical reflection, and the ability to communicate the impact of the experience on the student and their future goals. HIEs can be rewarding for both students and faculty – we hope you’ll join us to discuss opportunities to engage with them.
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