Introducing Our Special Edition of the Murray State Teaching Chronicles

Welcome to a special edition of the Murray State Teaching Chronicles! For this edition we have something a little different from our standard fare. The idea for this special edition came from a workshop Teaching Online: The Impact of Technology on Course Design that CTLT held last fall. It was delivered online. Faculty from across the Commonwealth were invited to participate. More than 160 faculty joined us. The resulting workshop was a wonderful example of collaboration among public universities, independent colleges and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. Faculty shared experiences, ideas and enthusiasm. The excellent discussions reprinted here came from group conversations in a module on our changing students. As this topic is relevant to educators across the state, we sought permission to reproduce some of the discussion here. It confirmed for us the dedication, energy and thoughtfulness of Kentucky faculty. We think you’ll agree that Kentucky students are lucky to have them!