Dr. Cotterell inducted to the UGA Teaching Academy

Congratulations to Dr. Michael E. Cotterell, a senior lecturer in the School of Computing, for being one of 16 new members inducted into the University of Georgia’s Teaching Academy on November 9, 2023! The UGA Teaching Academy was established in the Fall of 1999 as a forum to discuss, celebrate and promote teaching excellence. Membership is by invitation from the members of the Academy, and new members are selected from faculty at the University of Georgia who have demonstrated over a period of not less than five years a significant commitment to the teaching-learning enterprise. Member status in the Teaching Academy carries with it the expectation of a supportive role in pursuit of the Academy's mission and goals.
As part of the induction ceremony, Teaching Academy staff compiled statements on instruction and learning from each inductee into a Words of Wisdom pamphlet. Here is the statement included from Dr. Cotterell:

• […] "effective teaching does not simply provide students with information, it considers related learning outcomes and the extent to which a student's understanding and self-efficacy can change over time. To facilitate such considerations, a teacher must reflect on and adjust their pedagogy often; otherwise, those things cease to be considerations at all." –Dr. Michael E. Cotterell