Teaching Matters Resources

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Our priority is to improve retention, persistence and the ultimate graduation of our students through improved educational and professional opportunities by supporting faculty and instructors.

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Teaching Matters

Supporting and enhancing teaching through collaboration.

Teaching Matters is hosted by the WSU Retention Fellows each month. This gathering offers a wonderful opportunity for all faculty, instructors, and students to work together across disciplines to enhance and improve teaching and learning. Teaching Matters is a safe place for learning, exploration, change, and accomplishment at various levels. The primary goal of improving each other's teaching is transparent and we hope that participants will work to create an environment that is supportive, caring, and collegial.

Teaching Resources

Faculty Toolkit Office of Instructional Resources (OIR) OIR's Teaching Today Steps faculty can take to improve students retention

The Teaching Matters Podcast

Faculty Collaboration Corner

In this episode of the Teaching Matters podcast, Chelsea Dey, Lead Success Coach in the Office of Student Success, joins Sarah Taylor, Retention Fellow Coordinator and Senior Educator in the College of Health Professions, to introduce the new Faculty Collaboration Corner. Together, they explore practical ways faculty can connect students with success resources through tools, strategies, and classroom-ready ideas that build community and improve retention. From quick Shocker Sparks activities to in-depth learning labs and creative classroom remix events, Chelsea highlights flexible options that make it easy for faculty to integrate support and engagement into their courses.

Connect with Chelsea: Chelsea.Dey@wichita.edu

Learn More! ARC Session Recording Augsut 2025

Join the Student Success Team(s)! Email Kim.Sandlin@wichita.edu to be added to the MS Teams Faculty Collaboration Corner group and gain access to weekly messages, Student Success program information, and chat!

 

Save the date! Virtual Student Panel October 15

What keeps students at WSU? Hear directly from them during a virtual student panel hosted by the Retention Fellows on Tuesday, October 15, from 12:00–1:00 p.m. Students will share their perspectives on what matters most to their success, belonging, and persistence at Wichita State.

So grab your lunch, log in, and join the conversation—your students’ insights may spark new ideas for your own teaching and support strategies.