Virtual Conversation

In this virtual conversation, we will share and discuss best practices on how faculty can support their graduate and undergraduate students who have an instructional role in courses and together, co-create an inclusive teaching and learning environment.  For questions about this virtual conversation, please contact Dr. Denise Leonard, Associate Director of […]

You've received your student course evaluations from last semester, but now what? In this session, we’ll discuss how to interpret your evals - good or bad - and how to use the results to inform your teaching in the Fall semester. If you have questions concerning this Virtual Conversation, please […]

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. For questions about this virtual conversation, please contact Dr. Eric Fournier, Director of Educational Development   Registration

Students read on screens all the time, but due to constraints in digital reading tools, they may not be engaging deeply with the new ideas, worlds, and people available at their fingertips. This virtual conversation introduces several ways to support digital reading, particularly when reading with PDFs, a common document […]

In addition to providing important university policies and acting as a reference guide for course logistics and requirements, the syllabus is likely one of the first places where students will begin to become acquainted with you and your course. As such, it can begin to set a positive, inclusive tone […]

In this virtual conversation, participants will be introduced to Chat GPT--a powerful language model that uses artificial intelligence to generate human-like text. We will explore some of the challenges and opportunities associated with this tool, and discuss its potential impact on teaching and learning. With questions about this event, please […]

While we set aside office hours each semester as an opportunity for students to come visit us if they need extra support in our classes, often this time remains an underappreciated, underutilized resource. In this virtual conversation, we will take a closer look at what research says about why students, […]

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. For questions about this virtual conversation, please contact Dr. Eric Fournier   Registration

While we set aside office hours each semester as an opportunity for students to come visit us if they need extra support in our classes, often this time remains an underappreciated, underutilized resource. In this virtual conversation, we will take a closer look at what research says about why students, […]

In this virtual conversation, participants will be introduced to Chat GPT--a powerful language model that uses artificial intelligence to generate human-like text. We will explore some of the challenges and opportunities associated with this tool, and discuss its potential impact on teaching and learning. For questions about this event, please […]

Students read on screens all the time, but due to constraints in digital reading tools, they may not be engaging deeply with the new ideas, worlds, and people available at their fingertips. This virtual conversation introduces several ways to support digital reading, particularly when reading with PDFs, a common document […]

In this virtual conversation, we will share and discuss best practices on how faculty can support their graduate and undergraduate students who have an instructional role in courses and together, co-create an inclusive teaching and learning environment.  For questions about this virtual conversation, please contact Dr. Denise Leonard, Associate Director for […]

In this virtual conversation, participants will be introduced to Chat GPT--a powerful language model that uses artificial intelligence to generate human-like text. We will explore some of the challenges and opportunities associated with this tool, and discuss its potential impact on teaching and learning. With questions about this event, please […]

If you teach using images, graphs, diagrams, charts, or models, join this virtual conversation to examine how to better support your students in using them in your class. We will discuss how students and assistive technologies may struggle to parse and understand visuals as well as ways to help your […]

If you teach using images, graphs, diagrams, charts, or models, join this virtual conversation to examine how to better support your students in using them in your class. We will discuss how students and assistive technologies may struggle to parse and understand visuals as well as ways to help your […]

In this virtual conversation we will explore ways to incorporate ChatGPT into assignments as a way to develop students' critical thinking and information literacy skills. For questions about this virtual conversation, please contact Dr. Eric Fournier, Director of Educational Development. Registration

Engage students in applying course content more regularly by implementing Canvas quizzes or surveys outside of class time. Providing space between your lecture and a quiz in Canvas can help students better process and review what they learned. We will discuss ways to implement spaced practice with tips on using […]

Engage students in applying course content more regularly by implementing Canvas quizzes or surveys outside of class time. Providing space between your lecture and a quiz in Canvas can help students better process and review what they learned. We will discuss ways to implement spaced practice with tips on using […]