{"634764":{"#nid":"634764","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Four College of Sciences Instructors Receive Class of 1934 Teaching Achievement Awards","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis story is adapted from a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ctl.gatech.edu\/news\/annual-winners-announced-student-recognition-excellence-teaching-class-1934-cios-award\u0022\u003Ecampus-wide article\u003C\/a\u003E written by Joyce Weinsheimer, Center for Teaching and Learning.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFour College of Sciences instructors have been recognized for excellence in teaching, thanks to the scores they received from an annual student survey of Georgia Tech faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe four are part of a group of 40 instructors honored as winners of the Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: Class of 1934 CIOS Award. (The award was formerly called the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ctl.gatech.edu\/faculty\/awards\/1940\u0022\u003EClass of 1940 Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award\u003C\/a\u003E.) It is one of a number of annual recognition initiatives from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ctl.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Teaching and Learning (CTL)\u003C\/a\u003E to honor outstanding teaching.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Sciences instructors honored with the award are:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/adam-decker\u0022\u003EAdam Decker\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, senior academic professional, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/john-etnyre\u0022\u003EJohn Etnyre\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/people\/neha-gupta\u0022\u003ENeha Gupta\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, academic professional, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/Shepler\/\u0022\u003ECarrie Shepler\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, principal academic professional, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe award specifically recognizes faculty members with exceptional scores and response rates on the Course Instructor Opinion Survey (CIOS). The CIOS is completed by students at the end of each semester to provide feedback to instructors about the learning experience in their respective courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAward nominations are annually open to full-time instructors of both small (15-30 students) and large classes (at least 40 students). Recipients were selected based on the sum total of scores in categories including instructor\u0026rsquo;s respect and concern for students; level of enthusiasm for teaching the course; and ability to stimulate student interest in subject matter.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Faculty who receive the award often remark what an honor it is, especially since it\u0026rsquo;s based on students\u0026rsquo; feedback about their work in the course,\u0026rdquo; says CTL Director Joyce Weinsheimer. \u0026ldquo;At least 85 percent of their students have taken the time to complete CIOS, and these students highly value the instruction they received. 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