Great teaching begins long before the first assignment is submitted or the first exam is administered. In this episode of InCITEful Teaching—part of our First Days of School series—host Dr. Shannon Harmon sits down with Dr. Stephanie King, Interim Executive Director for CITE and Interim Associate Dean in the College of Professional and Continuing Studies, for a wide-ranging conversation about the faculty development happening inside the Center for Innovation in Teaching Excellence.

Shannon and Stephanie talk about what her role looks like day to day, the initiatives CITE is leading across campus, and her own path into teaching and faculty development. That work sets up the heart of the conversation: Stephanie's course, Intentional Course Design and Assessment, part of CITE's Maroon Academy for Teaching Excellence. Together they dig into how faculty can build a clear roadmap for learning shifting from "What do I need to cover?" to "What do I want students to learn and be able to do?" They talk through the challenge of balancing depth and breadth, what makes assessment meaningful rather than just measurable, and how conversations around assessment are evolving right now.

Whether you're curious about the work happening in CITE or getting ready for a new semester, this conversation has something for you.