{"669052":{"#nid":"669052","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Celebrating Excellence in Teaching at Georgia Tech-Europe: GTE Faculty Make the Spring 2023 CIOS Honor Roll","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThere\u2019s no question that Georgia Tech-Europe students love both the faculty and small class sizes on Tech\u2019s European campus in Metz, France, and the results of the Spring 2023 Course Instructor Opinion Survey (CIOS) prove it! Two faculty members from Georgia Tech-Europe, Sonia Serafin, an adjunct lecturer affiliated with Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Modern Languages in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, and Cedric Pradalier, a professor affiliated with Tech\u2019s College of Computing, were named to the Spring 2023 CIOS Honor Roll. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Center for Teaching and Learning compiles a list of faculty recognized by students each semester for their excellence in teaching. The results are based on data gathered from the Course-Instructor Opinion Survey (CIOS), which measures students\u2019 perceptions of their learning experiences within the classroom. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAll full-time and part-time Georgia Tech faculty, visiting faculty, graduate student instructors, and administrators who teach, are eligible for the CIOS Honor Roll. In ranking eligible instructors, courses are categorized as small (up to 39 students) or large (40+ students). To be eligible for recognition, faculty must have a minimum response rate of 70% on the CIOS survey at the end of the semester.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAccording to the CIOS webpage, \u201cthe composite scores for 3 CIOS items is then used to rank instructors:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EInstructor\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003Erespect and concern for students\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EInstructor\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003Elevel of enthusiasm about the course\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EInstructor\u2019s\u0026nbsp;ability\u0026nbsp;to stimulate my interest in the subject matter.\u201d \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EInstructors who meet the base criteria for 70% response rate and place in the top 25% of the composite CIOS scores for each size group are eligible for recognition on the Honor Roll.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECedric Pradalier, a computer science professor based at Georgia Tech-Europe, was named to the Spring 2023 CIOS Honor Roll by graduate students in his \u003C\/span\u003ECS 7630: Autonomous Robotics class. Pradalier has been teaching this class since 2013 and this is the first time he has been recognized with a place on the Honor Roll. Said Pradalier, \u201cThis class is always fun to teach \u2013 it takes a lot of time and effort for our master\u2019s students to get to the point where their robots are running around the hallways of the GTE campus. It\u2019s a lot of fun for them, and for me too.\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESonia Serafin, a GTE French instructor, loves teaching beginning French language learners -- \u201cI can see in their eyes when things start to click and it\u2019s so much fun! I love what I do \u2013 it\u2019s not work.\u201d Madame Serafin is always a fan favorite for her ability to connect with students and make learning French fun. Her positive CIOS surveys in FREN 1001: Elementary French 1, landed her a spot on the Spring 2023 CIOS Honor Roll. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech-Europe is a small campus and it is remarkable that two faculty members were named to the Spring 2023 CIOS Honor Roll. Congratulations to Sonia Serafin and Cedric Pradalier for always making students their top priority!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Two GTE Faculty Make the Spring 2023 CIOS Honor Roll"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo Georgia Tech-Europe faculty members were named to the Spring 2023 CIOS Honor Roll for\u0026nbsp;Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching. 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