Congratulations to the school of Business, Communication, and Technology (BCT) for winning the Center for Teaching and Learning’s (CTL) annual March Madness competition! March Madness is friendly, collegial competition between instructional areas within the College. Schools and departments submit teaching and learning best practices for a bracketed competition played out over two weeks in which faculty vote for their favorite to determine the winner of each round.
In the final championship match, BCT won 58 percent of the vote with their best practice of “Fishbowl Mock Interviews” to beat Basic Skills Education and become the official 2018 March Madness winners! After beating three-time champions Science and Math in the first round, BCT continued a strong showing throughout the competition. Kelly Steely, Dean of BCT, is proud of her faculty and how much they came together.
In its fourth year, the email-based competition kept its foundation as a fun and easy way to get faculty thinking about new ideas to use in their classrooms. As one participant noted, “I really enjoy reading about what others are doing. It makes me consider new ways to get my students more engaged in their learning.” All of the best practices are wonderful examples of the great experiences faculty are providing students at CWI on a daily basis.
CTL would like to share our thanks with the Instructional Deans for collecting the best practices from their faculty and most importantly to those individuals who participated in the voting process. Faculty participation makes this a successful event where everyone is able to gather new techniques that enrich the teaching and learning environment for our students.