Pedagogy Picnic

  • Teaching with Joy
See event description
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

Join your fellow instructors for Pedagogy Picnic! This is an opportunity to get to know your colleagues and connect over a shared interest in teaching. Come chat, ask questions, laugh, or vent – we're here for all of it! The Center for Teaching and Learning will provide lemonade and tasty […]

The Power of Reflection: Finding Joy in Your Teaching Practice

  • Teaching with Joy
DUC 233
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

In this interactive session participants will explore techniques for developing a sustained practice of reflection on their teaching. Reflection involves considering past or present experiences, learning from those experiences, and thinking about how to approach similar situations in the future. This session will focus on the formative powers of reflection to […]

Pedagogy Picnic

  • Teaching with Joy
See event description
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

Join your fellow instructors for Pedagogy Picnic! This is an opportunity to get to know your colleagues and connect over a shared interest in teaching. Come chat, ask questions, laugh, or vent – we're here for all of it! The Center for Teaching and Learning will provide lemonade and tasty […]

Course Design Institute: January 6th – January 10th

  • Institute
Via Canvas Course and Synchronous Zoom Sessions
Event For:
  • Faculty, Postdocs

Redesigning a course over winter break? Tackling a new-to-you course or a brand new course in the spring? New to WashU and/or new to designing your own course? The CTL’s Course Design Institute (CDI) is for you! This week-long intensive course design institute will guide you in planning and preparing […]

Building Community in the First Weeks of Class

  • Virtual Conversation
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

Creating a sense of community in the classroom has been shown to positively influence student motivation and help students succeed in your course. But how does one actually go about doing it? In this session, we'll discuss strategies to build a sense of community in your course during the first […]

Incorporating Student Feedback Into Your Course

  • Virtual Conversation
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

Have you ever wanted to gather student feedback over the course of the semester in order to adjust your teaching? In this virtual conversation, we'll discuss a variety of ways to solicit student input and formative feedback that can lead to actionable insights about your course. Got questions about this […]

Poll Everywhere New Feature Training: Course Management

  • Tech Training
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

Join us on Zoom to learn more about Poll Everywhere's new Course Management feature, which streamlines course administration and simplifies class management. In this session, we’ll cover Poll Everywhere's new workflow for creating and scoring assignments that are fully integrated with the Canvas gradebook. Got questions about this session? Contact […]

Writing Effective Learning Goals

  • Virtual Conversation
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

Writing course learning goals can be challenging. In this virtual conversation, we will share advice for composing effective and and meaningful course goals that provide guidance for students and clarity for instructors. Got questions about this session? Please contact Eric Fournier to learn more!   Registration

Learning Student Names: Why You Should, Why It’s Hard, How You Can

  • Virtual Conversation
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Faculty, 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 is hard. Drawing on insights from a recently published book by cognitive scientist and educational developer Michelle Miller, A Teacher’s Guide to Learning Student Names, […]

Introduction to Padlet

  • Tech Training
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

Learn how to revitalize your class discussions with Padlet! Padlet is a virtual pinboard-based tool that makes it easy to facilitate student interaction both inside and outside of class. During this session, we'll go over getting started with Padlet, creating multimedia Padlet boards, and using Padlet's new Sandbox tool. Got […]

AI Tools: NotebookLM

  • Tech Training
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

This workshop has reached capacity, but another session has been added on Feb. 7th from 12:00-1:00 PM.  Join us for a Zoom workshop series designed to help instructors explore the possible uses of AI tools beyond ChatGPT. Each hour-long workshop will provide an overview of a specific AI tool and […]

A Mindful Approach to Teaching with Joy

  • Teaching with Joy
McDonnell 362
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

In this interactive session, Lorien Carter (Brown School) will provide a set of mindfulness techniques designed to reduce stress and enhance emotional resilience and joy. We'll also explore barriers to and opportunities for integrating mindfulness into our teaching, with the goal of leaving with concrete ideas for creating mindful learning […]

Intentionally Teaching with AI: Faculty Learning Community (January 27 – May 5)

  • Faculty Reading Community
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Faculty

Join the CTL and noted author and experienced faculty developer Derek Bruff as he leads a semester-long faculty learning community on Intentionally Teaching with AI. This virtual learning community is designed for WashU faculty interested in thoughtfully designing assignments and activities that explore the use of AI in teaching and […]

Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement

  • Job Market Workshop
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

If you are applying for an academic position, it is likely that you will be asked to submit a teaching philosophy statement during the application process. Participants in this Job Market series workshop will learn about why academic search committees request teaching materials such as the teaching philosophy statement and […]

Spring 2025 Faculty Reading Community (FRC)

  • Faculty Reading Community
Danforth Campus
Event For:
  • Faculty

Join fellow faculty and CTL staff for sustained cross-disciplinary conversation on critical topics in teaching and learning. The Faculty Reading Community discussions in Spring 2025 will involve chapters from Catherine J. Denial's recently published book A Pedagogy of Kindness. Recognizing that academia is often not a kind place, Denial challenges […]

Preparing and Delivering a Teaching Demo

  • Job Market Workshop
Seigle Hall 208
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

A campus visit invitation from a search committee is welcome news, but it often comes with a challenging request for a “teaching talk” or “teaching demo.” In this workshop, participants will discuss what makes an effective teaching demonstration that is aligned with other teaching-related job market materials. Participants will learn […]

Teaching in Office Hours and Review Sessions

  • Foundations in Teaching
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

Participants in this workshop will learn how to anticipate and address the unique challenges that can arise when teaching in review sessions and office hours. Topics include designing an effective structure for review sessions and office hours, helping students learn to think and to work independently, and responding appropriately to […]

Teaching in Office Hours and Review Sessions

  • Foundations in Teaching
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

Participants in this workshop will learn how to anticipate and address the unique challenges that can arise when teaching in review sessions and office hours. Topics include designing an effective structure for review sessions and office hours, helping students learn to think and to work independently, and responding appropriately to […]

Teaching in Office Hours and Review Sessions

  • Foundations in Teaching
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

Participants in this workshop will learn how to anticipate and address the unique challenges that can arise when teaching in review sessions and office hours. Topics include designing an effective structure for review sessions and office hours, helping students learn to think and to work independently, and responding appropriately to […]

AI Tools: NotebookLM (Second Session)

  • Tech Training
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

Join us for a Zoom workshop series designed to help instructors explore the possible uses of AI tools beyond ChatGPT. Each hour-long workshop will provide an overview of a specific AI tool and showcase creative ways to use the tool to enhance teaching and learning activities. Workshop participants will be […]

Promoting Student Wellness and Supporting Students in Distress

  • Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
  • STEM Pedagogies Workshop
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

How can I support student wellness? What should I do if I'm worried about a student? This workshop, co-facilitated with staff from Health Promotion Services at the Student Health Center, will demonstrate how to put the principles of student wellness into action, how to recognize students in distress, respond via […]