The University Awards for Excellence in Faculty Academic Advising

Drew Noble Lanier
College of Sciences Students retain more course material when they are active learners. Employing a mixture of lecture and the Socratic Method communicates the course’s basic concepts and ideas, while assessing student comprehension.Students will retain more of the course material if it is relevant to them. I frequently offe...

Susan D. Gosnell
College of Health and Public Affairs Teaching isn’t teaching unless learners are learning!In order for students to learn how to learn and to think deeply and critically, the traditional model of teaching must be readdressed. Students cannot learn these skills by sitting passively, listening to a lecture and then attempting to regurgitate the ...

Lee-Anne Spalding
College of Education Throughout my tenure at the University of Central Florida, my passion for the teaching profession has always been evident and continues to flourish to this day. As a public school elementary classroom teacher I sought to educate my students to the best of my ability by being a reflective practitioner and using bes...