CTE Passport

The CTE Passport is an initiative that encourages faculty to attend a variety of professional development events and recognizes these efforts by displaying them in the form of a digital passport.

Events: A list of all CTE events and activities will be linked to the digital passport itself, but accessible at https://booking.smu.edu/calendar/cte. Or, schedule a consultation with a CTE Staff. 

Visas: The CTE passport mirrors the experience of an international passport, and visas and stamps are issued depending on the type of activity in which faculty members engage. If they attend an academic/professional development event, they will earn a STUDENT visa and a stamp. If they attend an academic/professional development event, they will earn a STUDENT visa. If they choose to lead a workshop for other SMU faculty, they will earn a WORK visa. If they attend a pedagogical event offered outside the CTE, they will earn their TOURIST visa.

New! Residency/Green Cards: We are excited to introduce Residency/Green Cards to the CTE Passport program. Green Cards recognize faculty who move beyond participation by intentionally applying a teaching strategy, concept, or practice learned through a CTE program in their own courses. When faculty share how they have implemented a new idea in their teaching, they earn a Green Card, signifying that the learning has become part of their ongoing teaching practice. This new recognition encourages the meaningful transfer of professional learning into the classroom and celebrates faculty who transform new ideas into lasting instructional practice.

Propose a workshop: Faculty interested in facilitating a workshop for the CTE can apply to become a CTE Faculty Affiliate. Each Spring and Fall semester, the CTE Advisory Board selects up to eight (8) faculty members who will lead pedagogical presentations designed to inspire dialogue, collaboration, and continuous improvement in teaching across disciplines. Each selected CTE Faculty Affiliate receives a $150 stipend per session presented. All Faculty Affiliate sessions are presented in person with an option for the participants to attend via Zoom. To learn more, visit the CTE Faculty Affiliates page. Click on the link to submit your proposal today.

Reporting: To report attendance to an event external to the CTE, or to request a Green Card, fill out the CTE Passport Reporting. The items requested in the form will be:

  • Full Name
  • SMU Email Address
  • School 
  • Department
  • Event Date
  • Event Name
  • Description of the teaching technique/strategy implemented in your courses

Accessing Your Passport: All digital passports are housed online at the CTE Passport Directories:

 

CTE Passport Preview
CTE Passport Preview

Upon a faculty submission of an event attendance in the form, the CTE team will digitally add a virtual visa or stamp in one of the passport’s pages with the date of attendance as well as title of event (similar to a traditional passport).

 

Planned outcomes for CTE Passport:

  • Using a gamified approach to faculty development, we hope that faculty are encouraged to attend several CTE and other pedagogical events at SMU and beyond.
  • At the end of each year, Department Chairs receive a detailed report of their faculty's attendance at CTE workshops.
  • Through the new NTT promotion guidelines, attendance and leadership with CTE can count toward promotion. 
  • Faculty with the highest number of events/activities attended will be recognized at CTE events (e.g. TES) and receive a small prize for their efforts.