This interactive, hands-on workshop is designed to give you concrete, immediately applicable strategies to make the most group work.聽 Modeled in an Active Learning Classroom (ALC), which relies heavily on group work, this workshop will be relevant for anyone working with student groups and/or teaching in active learning classrooms. Monday, August 24th, 10:00am-12:00pm | FEEDC […]
Student response devices like iClicker are often treated as simple attendance trackers or pop-quiz tools鈥攂ut their true value lies in transforming passive lectures into dynamic, interactive learning spaces. This interactive session skips the technical setup and dives straight into pedagogy: how to use real-time polling to deepen student understanding, address misconceptions on the fly, and […]
We鈥檝e all heard the sigh: "It鈥檚 in the syllabus!" But if your course document reads more like a 10-page terms-and-conditions agreement than an invitation to learn, it might be time for a tune-up. Whether you鈥檙e building your very first syllabus as a TA or refreshing one you鈥檝e taught with for a decade, join us for […]
The Graduate Teaching Academy (GTA) is a semester-long learning community for those interested in preparing for careers that involve teaching, inside and outside of academia. The GTA, which is聽open to […]
While fall term is just starting, spring will be here before we know it, and with it comes the deadline for Title II requirements for course materials. Join this informal discussion to review what is actually expected of you, what the timeline looks like, and how to get ahead of it. We will share practical […]
Quiet, protected co-working time to make progress on your class prep. Need uninterrupted time to finish course prep, draft rubrics, or get through grading? Teaching Focus Hours offers a dedicated, distraction-free space to turn intention into finished work鈥攔ight alongside your colleagues. This is a high-focus, low-distraction work session modeled after writing accountability groups. We spend […]
The Graduate Teaching Academy (GTA) is a semester-long learning community for those interested in preparing for careers that involve teaching, inside and outside of academia. The GTA, which is聽open to […]
Faculty are reporting a growing gap in how students read, study, take notes, and manage their own learning. This seven-session lunch and learn series is designed to address this gap directly, one skill at a time. Each session includes brief pre-work (a short podcast or article sent a week in advance) so we can start […]
Have you heard the term 鈥淪oTL鈥 but aren't quite聽 sure what it means?聽 Have you been thinking intentionally about your teaching, collecting data, trying new approaches and wondering how to share what you are learning with others?聽 This informal discussion welcomes seasoned SoTL practitioners, those new to the practice, and anyone curious about developing SoTL […]
Quiet, protected co-working time to make progress on your class prep. Need uninterrupted time to finish course prep, draft rubrics, or get through grading? Teaching Focus Hours offers a dedicated, distraction-free space to turn intention into finished work鈥攔ight alongside your colleagues. This is a high-focus, low-distraction work session modeled after writing accountability groups. We spend […]
Now that 91福利 has licensed ChatGPT, this session is designed for instructors who are new to the use of ChatGPT and would like time to explore/discuss basic features, security, and access to the current University Tool in a teaching and learning context.* Register for Orientation to ChatGPT * Important Caveat: Use and exploration of ChatGPT […]
Book that we will be reading is Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto by Kevin Gannon, historian and educational developer.聽 Elevate your teaching skills, expand your understanding of teaching in higher education and connect with other interested graduate students.聽Open to any and all graduate students 鈥 no teaching experience is required.聽The book will be provided to […]
