Areté

Areté, the title of CTE’s faculty newsletter, captures CTE’s essence in a word. This Greek term is often equated, seamlessly, with the English words 'virtue', 'excellence', 'goodness' and 'knowledge.' It embodies a belief that "the highest human potential is knowledge and all other human abilities are derived from this central capacity." In CTE, we believe that empowering students to achieve their highest human potential, through teaching, knowledge creation, and creative professional practice is the calling of every university faculty member. It is the goal – and privilege – of each Center for Teaching Excellence professional to support this calling at American University.

To conserve paper, CTE has decided to offer Areté primarily electronically. If you prefer a paper copy, please call x2117.

New this spring, the Areté PDF file is interactive, containing hyperlinks within the document allowing the reader to link directly to web pages or email addresses.

Download the current issue: Spring 2009

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This issue's Table of Contents:

Letter from the Director
Bring Your Mac Adapter
Be a Rock Star Professor
It’s Easy “Teaching Green”
Media Assignment Best Practices
Lilly Teaching Conference Lessons

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Fall 2006| Spring 2006 | Spring 2005 |
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