Exploding the Lecture :: CMU prof in the news

Personal narrative plays an important role in Mike Garver’s teaching style. Garver, a professor of marketing at Central Michigan University, often uses anecdotes from his own life in his lectures, according to one of his students. “It’s a good way to, in his words, ‘Put a movie in your mind,’ ” says Mike Hoover, a senior at Central Michigan, who is currently taking Garver’s course in market research.

Crafty 8 Year Old Schools CMU Students

Katie Sue Otteman isn’t your average entrepreneur. CMU Students in Professor Jeff Hoyle’s Marketing Strategies for Entrepreneurs (MKT221/ENT221) class recently found out why. The fact that she is only eight years old is just one of the many reasons that Katie is above average. Hoyle invited Katie into his classroom to drive home the lesson of what an entrepreneur is, what they look like and why. Otteman wasn’t exactly what they had envisioned.

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Getting Started with Podcasting

Check out this eight minute video for information on how you can get started with podcasting in a short period of time.

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Did you know FaCIT has a Blog?

Along with the launch of our new website, FaCIT began a blog! We think its a great (and convenient) way to let you know – all in one place – about some of our newsworthy CMU faculty, interesting projects, upcoming events, newsletter releases, opportunities, and more! Check in often at facit.cmich.edu/blog to see what’s new!

Start a project with FaCIT!

FaCIT has a talented staff who is ready to assist you with improving your course for this new semester. Get started today by filling out an online Project Request Form.

Building a Community of Scholars – Video Series

Are students committed to your course? Do they know why they are taking your course? The following set of videos, “Creating a Community of Scholars,” will give you ideas for your classroom that clarify your expectations of students, and that help your students to become scholars, not just bystanders seeking to get by.

Check out our FaCIT podcasts
on iTunes U!

Every semester FaCIT offers dozens of workshops to sharpen the faculty skill set. Many of these workshops are also available as podcasts in iTunes U. This means that you can easily download audio and video of the workshop and enjoy them on your mobile device. Learning on the go has never been simpler.