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The Center for Faculty Innovation

This center provides professional development opportunities to instructional faculty at all stages of their careers, including grad students. Participate in their teaching programs scheduled throughout the academic year.

May Symposium

The CFI's annual May Symposium compiles a variety of sessions and workshops on various teaching-related topics such as learner-centered teaching and information literacy. Registration is free, and graduate students are encouraged to attend.

Learning Objectives Guide

The Center for Assessment and Research has prepared a helpful guide to writing strong learning objectives.

Writing a Syllabus

JMU has provided some basic guidelines for writing course syllabi. Samples can be found here, as well.

The CFI Resource Library

The CFI maintains a peer reviewed collection of pedagogical and professional development texts on the fifth floor of Rose Library. Graduate students are encouraged to make use of this resource at any time.

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