You are invited to a Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Workshop hosted by Dr. Milton Cox.

When: Friday, February 8
Time: 1-3pm
Where: Forum Room, Ferguson Student Center

The Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) Workshop will be given by Milt D. Cox, Director, Lilly Conference on College Teaching. Milt is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal on Excellence in College Teaching and facilitates the Hesburgh Award-winning Teaching Scholars Faculty Learning Community. Milt is the recipient of a certificate of special achievement from the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education in recognition and appreciation of notable contributions to the profession of faculty, instructional, and organizational development. He is also the facilitator of the Alumni Teaching Scholars Community for Early-Career Faculty.

This workshop is sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs, in support of The University of Alabama’s goal of providing outstanding teaching and distinctive curricular and co-curricular programs to its students. The event is open to all interested faculty, staff, and graduate students.

About Dr. Cox

Dr. Cox and colleagues began developing faculty learning communities (FLCs) in 1979. Since that time he has been engaged in assessing their impacts on student learning and educational development in higher education. He has been the project director of state and federal grants establishing FLC programs, visiting over 100 institutions in the U.S. and abroad.

He is author of several articles on communities of practice, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and is co-editor of the book, Building Faculty Learning Communities.

Dr. Cox is the founder and Director Emeritus of the Center for the Enhancement of Learning, Teaching, and University Assessment at Miami University where he initiated and continues to direct the annual Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, just completing its 35th year. He is also founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal on Excellence in College Teaching and the Learning Communities Journal.

Please RSVP to heather.pleasants@ua.edu or (205) 348-7899.