Dr. Elizabeth Giltner (Liz) has been a dedicated faculty member at the University of Central Florida since 2006. Over her 19 years at UCF, Liz has taught a wide variety of French language courses in face-to-face, online, mixed-mode, and video-live formats. In addition to her teaching role, Liz has also served on several committees, collaborated with colleagues on course redesign projects, and worked across disciplines as the UCF Abroad Faculty Fellow in 2021-2022 to establish Global Learning as a university-wide High-Impact Practice.
Throughout her career, Liz has demonstrated a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and an enthusiasm for continually developing her pedagogical knowledge and skills. Liz is particularly passionate about motivating students by piquing their curiosity and fostering their growing sense of competence and confidence. She values the opportunity to incorporate evidence-based approaches to enhance her lesson content and teaching techniques.
These interests, combined with her dynamic personality, strong interpersonal and organizational skills, and over two decades in the classroom, will enable Liz to connect effectively with fellow UCF faculty to support their growth and success in her role as an Instructional Specialist with FCTL.
In addition to her passion for effective pedagogy, Liz has continued to enhance her knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it can be leveraged to support teaching and learning. She has co-authored two open-resource books with her FCTL colleagues: AI Hacks for Educators and Coach for the Approach. As the AI Training Lead for Staff Development, she works to establish and enhance AI fluency across UCF’s many colleges and organizations as part of UCF’s AI for All Initiative. It is her hope that such training will reduce some of the stigmas associated with AI use and help staff members integrate AI use into their workdays.
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