About CTE-BFFL
The Center for Teaching Excellence and Biblical Foundations of Faith and Learning (CTE-BFFL) provides:
Focus on the incorporation of Biblical Foundations of Faith and Learning and an Adventist
Biblical Christian Worldview into all Southern's courses
- Professional development programs—Faculty Showcase, Teach³ (Professor Study Circles), TechBytes, Summer Institute for Curriculum Design, and other requested workshops
- New Faculty Orientation
- New Faculty Mentoring Program
- Faculty promotion support (portfolio assistance and classroom observation)
- Confidential coaching consultations regarding the teaching process and the incorporation of learning experiences from an Adventist Biblical Christian Worldview as connected to the individual disciplines
- Collaboration to assist with curriculum design and redesign
- Collaboration among university personnel
- Resources for developing a biblical foundation for teaching excellence, classroom teaching, student learning, and assessing options
- Institutional Review Board (IRB) Subcommittee of Academic Research Committee (ARC) support for faculty and student research
