Events

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Filters

Changing any of the form inputs will cause the list of events to refresh with the filtered results.

Your selections
Event Audience: Faculty/Staff

Today

    • Course Design Institute: May 11-22, 2026

    • - Multiple Meetings
    Via Canvas Course and Synchronous Zoom Sessions
    Event For:
    • Faculty/Staff

    This intensive course design institute (CDI), spread out over 2 weeks, will guide participants in planning and preparing to teach a course that is supported by the latest research in teaching and learning. During the CDI, facilitators will model and discuss a range of tools and strategies that can enhance […]

    Introduction to Panopto (5.13.26)

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

    Join the CTL for a practical, 30-minute tech training designed to get you up and running with Panopto, WashU's new video platform. This session will focus on the most essential instructor workflows within Canvas. We’ll demonstrate how to locate your content, set up the Zoom-to-Panopto integration, use Smart Search to […]

    Course Design Institute: May 11-22, 2026

    • - Multiple Meetings
    Via Canvas Course and Synchronous Zoom Sessions
    Event For:
    • Faculty/Staff

    This intensive course design institute (CDI), spread out over 2 weeks, will guide participants in planning and preparing to teach a course that is supported by the latest research in teaching and learning. During the CDI, facilitators will model and discuss a range of tools and strategies that can enhance […]

    Course Design Institute: May 11-22, 2026

    • - Multiple Meetings
    Via Canvas Course and Synchronous Zoom Sessions
    Event For:
    • Faculty/Staff

    This intensive course design institute (CDI), spread out over 2 weeks, will guide participants in planning and preparing to teach a course that is supported by the latest research in teaching and learning. During the CDI, facilitators will model and discuss a range of tools and strategies that can enhance […]

    Course Design Institute: May 11-22, 2026

    • - Multiple Meetings
    Via Canvas Course and Synchronous Zoom Sessions
    Event For:
    • Faculty/Staff

    This intensive course design institute (CDI), spread out over 2 weeks, will guide participants in planning and preparing to teach a course that is supported by the latest research in teaching and learning. During the CDI, facilitators will model and discuss a range of tools and strategies that can enhance […]

    • Summer 2026 Faculty Reading Community

    • - Multiple Meetings
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Faculty/Staff

    Join fellow faculty and CTL staff for sustained cross-disciplinary conversation on critical topics in teaching and learning. The featured book for the Summer 2026 Faculty Reading Community will be One Classroom at a Time How Better Teaching Can Make College More Equitable by David Gooblar. From the publisher’s website: One Classroom […]

    Course Design Institute: July 28 – Aug 6

    • - Multiple Meetings
    Via Canvas Course and Synchronous Zoom Sessions
    Event For:
    • Faculty/Staff

    This intensive course design institute, spread out over 2 weeks, will guide participants in planning and preparing to teach a course that is supported by the latest research in teaching and learning. During the CDI, facilitators will model and discuss a range of tools and strategies that can enhance your […]

    • Writing Assignments in the AI Era

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

    Many faculty wonder about what makes a good writing assignment, especially when students now have ready access to generative AI tools. In this workshop, we’ll examine what we are really asking students to do in our writing assignments. From there, we’ll walk through a practical process for designing (or redesigning) […]

    Easy Wins: Low-Prep Active Learning

    • - Short Session (<30 minutes)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Faculty/Staff, 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 […]

    Crafting Effective AI Use Policies

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

    The more transparently you communicate your AI use expectations upfront, the more likely students are to follow them… and the less you'll have to navigate ambiguous cases later on! This session will provide practical language and strategies for communicating AI expectations transparently in both syllabi and on individual assignments. Participants […]

    Introduction to Poll Everywhere

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

    Discover how Poll Everywhere  can breathe new life into your courses by increasing student interaction and providing real-time feedback. This session will equip you with tools to instantly gauge student understanding, create memorable learning moments that boost knowledge retention, and collect data to refine your teaching approach. Whether you’re teaching a course, […]

    Leading Effective Paper Discussions: A 3-Rule Approach for Engaged and Impactful Seminars

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

    Reading, interpreting, discussing, and critiquing research papers are central to most graduate-level and upper-level undergraduate seminars. But these discussion-based classes sometimes don’t go as planned (if they are planned at all). This brief session is based on a recently published article by John Drake, a professor in the Odum School […]

    POSTPONED – From Vulnerable to Vetted: Redesigning an Assignment for AI

    • - Workshop (50-90 minutes, interactive)
    in-person on Danforth Campus
    Event For:
    • Faculty/Staff

    This workshop has been postponed until later in the semester. Keep an eye out in our newsletter and on our events page for the new date! Not sure if your favorite assignment still holds up in the age of AI? This hands-on workshop will help you take an assignment you […]

    Introduction to Panopto

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

    Join the CTL for a practical, 30-minute tech training designed to get you up and running with Panopto, WashU's new video platform. This session will focus on the most essential instructor workflows within Canvas. We’ll demonstrate how to locate your content, set up the Zoom-to-Panopto integration, use Smart Search to […]

    Low Lift, High Impact: Quick Strategies for Improving Accessibility in Your Class

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

    Making your course more accessible doesn't require a complete overhaul. In this 30-minute session, you'll learn five practical, low-effort strategies that help all students engage more fully with your course. We'll focus on easy-to-use tools and changes you can make immediately, without redesigning assignments or rethinking your whole teaching approach. […]

    Getting Started with WashU’s AI Tools for Teaching

    • - Workshop (50-90 minutes, interactive)
    in-person on Danforth Campus
    Event For:
    • Faculty/Staff

    Wondering what AI tools are available to you as a WashU instructor and how to access them? This beginner-friendly workshop will introduce faculty to WashU’s suite of AI tools including how to log in, write effective prompts, and use these tools securely with course materials. Through live demonstrations, participants will […]

    Demystifying the EdTech Landscape at WashU

    • - Short Session (<30 minutes)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Faculty/Staff, 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 […]

    Crafting Effective AI Use Policies

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

    The more transparently you communicate your AI use expectations upfront, the more likely students are to follow them… and the less you'll have to navigate ambiguous cases later on! This session will provide practical language and strategies for communicating AI expectations transparently in both syllabi and on individual assignments. Participants […]

    Teaching Triangles Fall 2026 Application Deadline

    • - Special Event
    Online
    Event For:
    • Faculty/Staff

    The Teaching Triangles program is a high-impact, but low commitment, peer classroom observation initiative to help faculty think through their teaching practices in a supportive environment. In Teaching Triangles, faculty observe and are observed by two colleagues at least once over the course of the semester. Participants engage in non-judgmental, […]

    Learning Student Names and How to Pronounce Them: Tips and Canvas Features

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

    Learning student names is one of the most effective ways to create an inclusive and effective classroom environment, but for many of us learning names and getting the pronunciation correct is hard. In this session, we'll introduce a new Canvas feature where students can share their name pronunciation. Then drawing […]