The STEP Faculty & Student Partnerships Program is strategically blending the often-isolated approaches of faculty development and student success to create faculty-student partnerships that train both faculty and Learning Assistants (LAs) to create classroom communities that will enhance student learning and faculty satisfaction. This strategic plan to blend evidence-based instructional techniques with peer instruction initiatives, like Learning Assistants, will ensure consistency in the evidence-based approach for faculty and students, enhance training for faculty and LAs, ensure regulatory compliance (i.e., FERPA), provide access to Canvas and ultimately create a central hub for faculty and students to partner. The goals of this project are to emphasize faculty and student partnerships while training and supporting STEM faculty in the use of EBIPs from course conception and development through classroom implementation.
STEP Partnership Power Hours are open-format conversation designed by faculty, for faculty. Led by STEP Program Scholars, each meeting will focus on an actionable tip to enhance the classroom experience for both instructors and students. While STEP Program Scholars tend to be in STEM disciplines, these strategies can apply to any area and are open to all faculty.
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STEP Partnerships Power Hour – (March 11, 2026 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM) Location:TLPDC Room 150 Room: TLPDC 150 Available Seats: 29 The STEP Faculty & Student Partnerships Program Power Hour, held in the Teaching, Learning & Professional Development Center (TLPDC), is an open-format, bi-weekly conversation designed by faculty, for faculty. Twice per month, a STEP Program Scholar will share a specific, actionable tip to enhance the classroom experience for both instructors and students. You'll hear directly how the implementation of these tips has transformed classroom dynamics. Half of our time will be dedicated to collaborative discussion on adapting these suggestions to fit your unique classroom environment. You will leave with a clear implementation strategy, ready for use in your very next class period. All Instructors of all ranks are invited and lunch is provided. STEP Partnerships Power Hour – (March 24, 2026 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM) Location:TLPDC Room 150 Room: TLPDC 150 Available Seats: 34 The STEP Faculty & Student Partnerships Program Power Hour, held in the Teaching, Learning & Professional Development Center (TLPDC), is an open-format, bi-weekly conversation designed by faculty, for faculty. Twice per month, a STEP Program Scholar will share a specific, actionable tip to enhance the classroom experience for both instructors and students. You'll hear directly how the implementation of these tips has transformed classroom dynamics. Half of our time will be dedicated to collaborative discussion on adapting these suggestions to fit your unique classroom environment. You will leave with a clear implementation strategy, ready for use in your very next class period. All Instructors of all ranks are invited and lunch is provided. STEP Partnerships Power Hour – (April 7, 2026 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM) Location:TLPDC Room 150 Room: TLPDC 150 Available Seats: 28 The STEP Faculty & Student Partnerships Program Power Hour, held in the Teaching, Learning & Professional Development Center (TLPDC), is an open-format, bi-weekly conversation designed by faculty, for faculty. Twice per month, a STEP Program Scholar will share a specific, actionable tip to enhance the classroom experience for both instructors and students. You'll hear directly how the implementation of these tips has transformed classroom dynamics. Half of our time will be dedicated to collaborative discussion on adapting these suggestions to fit your unique classroom environment. You will leave with a clear implementation strategy, ready for use in your very next class period. All Instructors of all ranks are invited and lunch is provided.
2802 18th Street
Lubbock, TX 79409
2802 18th Street
Lubbock, TX 79409
2802 18th Street
Lubbock, TX 79409