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    • “Too Much Reading”: Estimating Student Workload

    • - Short Session (<30 minutes)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    Many students have an acute sense of courses being "a ton of work" or "easy," but do we? This brief session shares a helpful tool and data to realistically assess the student workload in your classes. You'll learn about how much time students spend on their studies and how many […]

    Hypothesis: Activating Annotation

    • - Workshop (50-90 minutes, interactive)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    Join us to see how collaborative annotation can help deepen student engagement with assigned readings. In this workshop, we'll explore Hypothes.is—a tool that creates an interactive layer over webpages, PDFs, and images. Fully integrated with Canvas, Hypothes.is allows for sentence-level annotation, collaborative discussion, and critical analysis directly on assigned texts. […]

    Introduction to Piazza

    • - Short Session (<30 minutes)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    Join us to see how Piazza creates an online learning environment for discussion and Q&A that allows students to collaborate with their peers and instructors at any time.  In this session, we'll cover how: wiki-style formatting enables collaboration in a single space anonymous posting encourages every student to participate instructors can endorse […]

    Demystifying the Edtech Landscape at WashU

    • - Short Session (<30 minutes)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    Did you know WashU has subscriptions to over a dozen educational technology tools you can use for free? Learn how to navigate WashU's educational technology ecosystem with confidence. In this practical 30-minute session designed for instructors and staff,, you'll discover the institutionally-supported tools available to you, learn the most efficient […]

    Introduction to Alternative Grading

    • - Short Session (<30 minutes)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    Are you frustrated with your current grading practices? Maybe you’ve heard of things like specifications grading, standards-based grading, or ungrading and you’re curious to learn more? If so, join us for this virtual conversation where we will briefly introduce some of the most well-known alternative grading systems and offer suggestions […]

    Equitable and Effective STEM Teaching: a Report from the National Academies

    • - Short Session (<30 minutes)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    In January 2025, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report that synthesized decades of research on effective and equitable STEM teaching. This session will provide an overview of the report and share some highlights. We will discuss ways to increase awareness of the findings as we […]

    Learning Student Names

    • - Short Session (<30 minutes)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    Learning student names is one of the most effective ways to create an inclusive, engaging, and effective classroom environment, but for many of us learning names and putting them to faces is hard. Drawing on insights from recently published book A Teacher’s Guide to Learning Student Names by cognitive scientist […]

    Introduction to Teaching and AI

    • - Workshop (50-90 minutes, interactive)
    Danforth Campus
    Event For:
    • Faculty

    Curious about how generative AI can enhance your teaching practice? Join us for an interactive workshop designed to demystify AI and large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. We'll introduce key AI concepts, explore how LLMs work, and examine their capabilities and limitations in an educational context. You'll get hands-on experience […]

    Course AI Policies

    • - Short Session (<30 minutes)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    As generative AI tools become increasingly embedded in student workflows, clear and thoughtful syllabus policies are more important than ever. In this session, we’ll explore a range of options for addressing student use of AI in your course. Participants will review sample policy language, consider discipline-specific approaches, and discuss how […]

    Canvas Hidden Treasures: Tips & Tricks for Using Canvas

    • - Short Session (<30 minutes)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    Join us as we learn about recently added Canvas features that can boost your productivity and increase engagement in your courses. This session is designed for both new and experienced Canvas users. This session will be facilitated by Tiffany Lang, Instructional Designer and Canvas Administrator, Arts & Sciences. If you […]

    Assessment in the Age of AI

    • - Workshop (50-90 minutes, interactive)
    Danforth Campus
    Event For:
    • Faculty

    As generative AI tools like ChatGPT become more accessible and powerful, traditional approaches to assessment face new challenges... which also creates new opportunities! In this workshop, we’ll explore the evolving landscape of assessment in the age of AI, including vulnerabilities in conventional formats, ideas for alternative approaches, and emerging strategies […]

    Finishing Up Your Syllabus

    • - Short Session (<30 minutes)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    The start of the semester is coming and it's time to make the final adjustments to your course syllabi. In this session, we will go over important considerations for writing and revising a syllabus. We will also discuss ways that the syllabus can help set the tone for a course […]

    Easy Wins: Low-Prep Active Learning

    • - Short Session (<30 minutes)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    We all know active learning is a high-impact practice, but it can seem daunting to implement when pressed for time and energy. In this brief session, we'll focus on classroom activities that are engaging but don't require much prep or time. You'll leave with ideas you can implement in your […]

    Building Community with Instructor Trivia

    • - Short Session (<30 minutes)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    Looking for a way to connect with your students and build community? In this session, Teaching Professor Janie Brennan will explain a "Instructor Trivia" exercise you can use and share results from an ongoing study into its effectiveness. If you have questions about this session, contact Rick Moore. Registration

    Teaching in the Current Social & Political Moment

    • - Workshop (50-90 minutes, interactive)
    Danforth Campus
    Event For:
    • Faculty

    Funding cuts, deportations, DEI backlash, war, anti-transgender policies. The list goes on. How do we teach in this current social and political moment? In this non-traditional workshop, we will make space for structured conversations with your peers on what current events mean for us as instructors. The focus will be […]

    Introduction to Equatio

    • - Short Session (<30 minutes)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    Transform how you create, share, and teach math and STEM content with this introduction to Equatio, a toolbar that makes learning engaging and accessible. Equatio simplifies creating equations, capturing content, and supporting diverse input methods via features including a LaTeX editor, screenshot reader, and Desmos graphing and scientific calculators. You'll […]

    Making the First Day of Class Count

    • - Short Session (<30 minutes)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    The first day of class provides a unique opportunity to connect students to the course and to each other. Explore how first-day activities can create a welcoming, inclusive classroom environment that will boost student's sense of belonging and enhance their learning experience throughout the semester. If you have questions about […]

    Innovate with AI: Designing Engaging Learning Experiences

    • - Short Session (<30 minutes)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    Looking for fresh ideas to energize your teaching? In this session, you will explore how generative AI tools can support creative course design—from crafting engaging assignments to developing active learning activities and more! Learn how to write effective prompts that inspire innovation, streamline planning, and spark new approaches to student […]

    7th Annual Language Teaching Fair

    • - Co-Sponsored Event
    • - Special Event
    Danforth Campus
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    The Center for Teaching & Learning and Coalition for Language Teaching and Learning invite you to participate in the 7th Annual WashU Language Teaching Fair. Kindly use the registration form below to let us know you're coming - it'll help us with planning!  View a PDF of this year's program This […]

    A Just-in-Time Workshop on Learning Objectives

    • - Co-Sponsored Event
    • - Workshop (50-90 minutes, interactive)
    McDonnell Hall, Rm 361
    Event For:
    • Faculty

    Join your fellow instructors and staff from the Center for Teaching & Learning and Literacies for Life and Career for this results-oriented workshop and come away with a core part of your syllabus ready to go! During the 90-minute workshop, you’ll write (or rewrite) your learning objectives with a focus […]