The Faculty Communities of Teaching Scholars (FaCTS) initiative was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support faculty in planning and implementing innovative curriculum and/or pedagogical projects over the course of an academic year.

FaCTS Projects

BIOL
Inverting the Introductory Biology Classroom: Integration of Case Studies for Effective Teaching and Learning Ray, Julie
Literature in Biology Martinat, Peter
BUSI
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability: Envisioning Social, Financial and Environmental Enterprise through an Interdisciplinary Lens Peters, Richard
Creating Sustainable Ecology Friendly Business with Information Technology Poe, Gary
Embracing Social Responsibility in Business Education Peters, Richard
Enriching the International Business Curriculum: The Development of a Business Spanish Course Caro, Cary
Freshening Up Freshman Seminar: Creating an Environment of Expectancy, Excitement and Empowerment Peters, Richard
IMPROVING THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION COURSES, CURRICULUM AND PROGRAM BY RESTURCTURING EXISTING ONLINE AND BLENDED COURSE THROUGH BEST PRACTICES Alemayehu, Biruk
Inverting BSAD 2200-Balancing the Global Perspective on International Business Strategy Caro, Cary
Offering International Trade and Policy Course with Globilization Emphasis via Wikipedia Nwoha, Ogbonnaya
Redesigning MGMT 4010S: Creating a Cause of Social Responsibility and Social Justice Caro, Cary
TRANSFORMING INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS TO AN ONLINE LEARNING FORMAT Bautista, Jose
CAT
Introduction to Psychology Online: An Opportunity to Teach, An Opportunity to Learn Hammer, Elizabeth
CHEM
Converting Metabolism into a Flipped Course Johanson, Kelly
Instituting Critical Thinking and Self-Authorship in the Freshman Introduction to Engineering Courses Bilyeu, Bryan
COMM
Archiving New Orleans Africana Culture Using Digital Media Smith, Tia
Global Citizenship Heinricy, Shana
Performance, Literature and Social Responsibility Edgecomb, Elizabeth
Reading to Lead: Enhancing Student Reading Comprehension via the News Exchange Edgerton-Webster, Brenda
Site-Specific Performance as Public Knowledge Louis, Ross
SPCM1011H Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Honors) Course Revision Project Chandler, Kimberly
SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SPEAKING Louis, Ross
TEACHING MEDIA INNOVATION FOR A DIGITAL AGE Roberts, Shearon
CPSC
Reading Software for Remediating Introductory Programming Courses Edwards, Andrea
EDUC
Course Redesign from Traditional Learning to Inverted Learning Jones, Willie
Experiential Learning of Career and Lifestyle Development Mitchell, Ariel
Use of Inverted Teaching to Facilitate the Integration of Social Action and Advocacy Within Counselor Identity Among Graduate Counseling West-Olantunji, Cirecie
ENGL
Biology in Literature Runia, Robin
Book Club 1020 Laborde, Katheryn
Conserving Global Energy Resources Through Ecocomposition Webre, Daniel
INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE Vander, Robin
Making Knowlege Public Using Educational Technology in ENGL 3070 Runia, Robin
Social Justice and the Graphic Novel: Interpreting the Text through Multiple Literacies Todd, Jason
SOCIAL NETWORKING AND NEW MEDIA IN COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE Runia, Robin
Writers in Exile/Translingual Authors Obradovic, Biljana
HIST
Biography and Race in the Atlantic World: Thinking Across Disciplines Through Individual Lives Manley, Elizabeth
COLONIAL ENCOUNTERS IN THE MODERN WORLD Salm, Steven
Feminist Pedagogy and Public Knowledge: Using Wikiipedia in Introductory Women's History Manley, Elizabeth
Historians as Engaged Readers: Understanding Human Rights in a Global Past Manley, Elizabeth
Popular Culture as an Interdisciplinary Endeavor Salm, Steven
Teaching History as Mystery: Students as Detectives Salm, Steven
Teaching History in the Archives: Inverting a Research Methods Course Manley, Elizabeth
The History of Popular Culture in Africa Salm, Steven
LANG
Making Knowledge Public: A Restructured Spanish for Medical Professionals Course Farudi, Giti
REVISION OF FREN 1090, CONVERSATION AND CULTURE: ADAPTATION TO THE ONLINE ENVIRONMENT Spillman, Susan
A Course Proposal: Afro Latin American Culture and Civilization Multiple authors (2)
MATH
Active Reading Skills in the Course Math 2020: Mathematical Modeling in Life Sciences Kocic, Vlajko
MUSI
Sing a Song! Ware, John
THE MUSIC OF LIFE PROJECT: SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH PRAXIS AND PROSPECTIVE Ware, John
other
Enhancing Health Information Management Course Curriculum and Instruction Through Service Learning Douresseaux, Laura
Enhancing Writing Skills for Mass communication Majors: The design of a new learning experience Allen, Cleo
INFUSING SUSTAINABILITY PEDOGAGY IN THE DILLARD UNIVERSITY GENERAL EDUCATION CORE Page, Yolanda
Interdisciplinary Curriculum Developmentinthe First-Year Experience Program Haydel, Nia
Outside in the Literature Classroom: New Orleans, Pedagogy, and Social Responsibility Azzarello, Robert
PHARM
A DRUG INDUCED DISEASES ELECTIVE COURSE BLENDING ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE CLINICAL APPLICATION INSTRUCTION Borghol, Amne
A Prescription for Cultural Competence Brakta, Fatima
A Wiki-Approach to Pharmacy Literature Review Jackson, Raven
Exploring Global Healthcare Disparities Henderson, Vida
HOTSPOTTING IN NEW ORLEANS: DELIVERING SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE Johnson, Jessica
Implementation of Inverted Learning Strategy in Applied Pharmacokinetics Onor, Ifeanyi
Interdisciplinary, international Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Amering, Sarah
MASTERING PATIENT ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES VIA A HYBRID APPROACH TO PHARMACY SKILLS LAB II: THE VpSIM (VIRTUAL PATIENT SIUMULATION) MODEL Al-Dahir, Sara
The Development and Implementation of a Geriatric Course Taylor, Ashley
The Development and Implementation of Pharmacogenomics, a Translational Course Lemieux, KiTani
The Three R's of Self-Authorship: Reading, Writing, and Reflection Johnson, Jessica
Thinking Critically about Pharmacy Students' Critical Thinking Echeverri, Margarita
PHIL
Bringing Great Books Alive Schafer, Paul
Teaching Healthcare Reform in Health Ethics Classes Berntsen, Jason
The US Health Care System: A Global Perspective on Problems and Solutions Chastain, Drew
PHLT
GET ON MY LEVEL: THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA AN DONLINE COMMUNITIES ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN A SUMMER COURSE Mincey, Krista
PHYS
Using Case Studies for Teaching Analytical Methods for Physics and Engineering Rantschler, James
PSCI
Activating Black Poitics Using Inverted Classroom Techniques Osterbur, Megan
ALL ABOARD!! Teaming up to Explore Clinical and Social Scientific Dimensions of Women's Health in an Undergraduate Women's Studies Program Waldron-Moore, Pamela
Creating a Learning Environment for Civic Engagement in an Online Course Osterbur, Megan
PSYC
COURSE REDESIGN FROM ON GROUND DELIVERY TO A HYBRID FORMAT Bordenave, Diane
Inverting the Psychological Statistics Classroom Ludwikowski, Wyndolyn
Making Psychology of Gender Knowledge Public via WikiEdu Ludwikowski, Wyndolyn
SUSTAINING STUDENTS THROUGH SERVICE LEARNING Schulte, Lisa
The Implementation of Discussion Groups Using a Non-Pedagogical Book in a Psychology of Gender Class Valentine, Eugenia
SOCI
Cultivating a Sociological Imagination Using a Book Club Approach Gafford, Farrah
PROMOTING DEEP SOCIOLOGICAL READING AND TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING THROUGH ONLINE TEACHING Norris, Claire
THEO
CHRISTIAN FAITH GOES ONLINE! Gstohl, Mark
Comparative Religion: A Global Perspective Gstohl, Mark
ENVIRONMMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS THE CURRICULUM Farmer, Jerry
Promoting Self-Authorship Through Theological Inquiry Gstohl, Mark
Religions in the Ancient Near East Homan, Michael
Restructuring THEO 3800, Environmental Issues in Christian Perspective, as an Interdisciplinary Course Farmer, Jerry
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS Gstohl, Mark
Teaching for Social Responsibility Farmer, Jerry