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Fall 2025 Graduate Student and Postdoc Reading Community

  • Graduate Student/Postdoc Reading Community
Eads Hall 205
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

Join fellow graduate students, postdocs, and CTL staff for sustained cross-disciplinary conversation on critical topics in teaching and learning. Participants will read 2-3 chapters of the semester’s book for each meeting, and we will also provide executive summaries of the chapters. We will meet in person on campus, and participants should […]

Creating a Teaching Portfolio

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

This Job Market series workshop will explore the ways in which graduate students and postdocs can frame their teaching experiences and teaching-related qualifications in a teaching portfolio for the academic job market. Participants will discuss the essential components of a teaching portfolio, potential organizational structures and strategies, the benefits and […]

Nourishing Feedback: Reclaiming Student Input

  • Teaching with Joy
Danforth Campus
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

How can we gather useful feedback from our students that feels nourishing instead of draining? In this 90-minute workshop we'll talk about how to effectively gather actionable feedback from your class in a way that turns the process into one that's more joyous than dreadful. We'll also discuss strategies for […]

Backward Design I: Introduction to Designing Learning Experiences

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

Backward design is a key tool for designing effective learning experiences, and it’s commonly used across many educational contexts to ensure your day-to-day teaching aligns with your goals. The approach moves from desired outcomes to assignments and activities, which makes it a powerful framework for centering the key learning you […]

Teaching What You Don’t Know

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

Oftentimes, in our AI teaching responsibilities or early teaching careers, we may be called upon to teach content outside of our area of expertise. Maybe you are an ecologist assisting a microbiology course for the first time. Or a you are a literature scholar teaching writing for the first time. […]

Teaching What You Don’t Know

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

Oftentimes, in our AI teaching responsibilities or early teaching careers, we may be called upon to teach content outside of our area of expertise. Maybe you are an ecologist assisting a microbiology course for the first time. Or a you are a literature scholar teaching writing for the first time. […]

Teaching What You Don’t Know

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

Oftentimes, in our AI teaching responsibilities or early teaching careers, we may be called upon to teach content outside of our area of expertise. Maybe you are an ecologist assisting a microbiology course for the first time. Or a you are a literature scholar teaching writing for the first time. […]

Preparing and Delivering a Teaching Demo

  • Job Market Workshop
via Zoom
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 […]

Preparing and Delivering a Teaching Demo

  • Job Market Workshop
via Zoom
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 […]

Introduction to Team Based Learning (TBL)

  • Advanced Pedagogies Workshop (STEM)
via Zoom
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

Are you thinking about how to encourage students to come to class ready to engage actively with the material, but wondering how to get started? Are you interested in incorporating more structured team learning into your teaching? Team-Based Learning (TBL) is a collaborative learning approach where students prepare to engage […]

Crafting Critical Thought: Hands-On Creativity for Classroom Engagement

  • Teaching with Joy
Danforth Campus
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

Crafting - the physical act of creating and making tangible objects - isn't just a fun past-time. It can spark critical thinking, focus, and creativity in educational settings. In this interactive session, participants will engage in a hands-on activity while discussing practical strategies to integrate crafting into their own teaching, […]

Exploring the Art of Improv for Your Teaching and in Your Teaching

  • Foundations in Teaching
Cupples II Room 200 Cupples II Room 200
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

How can the art of improv strengthen your teaching and support your teaching activities? Traditional approaches to teaching in the college classroom can often be stilted and scripted. Yet, in order to respond to our students’ needs and draw them into the learning process deeply we need to be present, […]

Backward Design II: Workshopping Your Course

  • Advanced Pedagogies Workshop (Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences)
  • Advanced Pedagogies Workshop (STEM)
Danforth Campus
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

This workshop is intended for graduate students or postdocs who participated in Backward Design I. If you didn't participate in the workshop this fall but are familiar with the framework, please reach out to Elina Salminen to inquire about participating.   Registration  

Exploring the Art of Improv for Your Teaching and in Your Teaching

  • Foundations in Teaching
Medical Campus
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

How can the art of improv strengthen your teaching and support your teaching activities? Traditional approaches to teaching in the college classroom can often be stilted and scripted. Yet, in order to respond to our students’ needs and draw them into the learning process deeply we need to be present, […]

CTL Graduate Student & Postdoc Open House

  • Other Programming
Schoenberg Gallery, lower level Mallinckrodt
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

Drop in to learn how the CTL supports graduate students and postdocs through engaging programs and resources. Chat with Educational Development Staff and Fellows about:• Enrolling in the Professional Development in Teaching program• Getting involved in CTL programming and learning communities• Joining in at our “Teaching is Fun” activity tables• […]

Introduction to Pedagogical Scholarship

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

So, you’ve heard the terms scholarly teaching, SoTL, TAR, and DBER but what do they mean? How are they related? In this workshop for graduate students and postdocs, we will define various modes of pedagogical research and discuss similarities and differences between them. Participants will also learn about qualitative and […]

The Power of Reflection: Finding Joy in Your Teaching Practice

  • Teaching with Joy
Seigle Hall 305
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 […]

iTeach 2026 Conference

  • Other Programming
in-person on Danforth Campus
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

The Center for Teaching and Learning and our partners from University Libraries, the Office of the Provost, and Arts & Sciences Computing are pleased to announce the next iTeach Conference on January 7th, 2026.  This one day conference will be held in the Brown School’s Hillman Hall on the Danforth Campus. […]

Make PDFs More Accessible and Interactive with OrbitNote

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

Join us to discover how OrbitNote transforms PDFs into interactive, accessible learning tools. Add text, voice, and visual annotations, create pushpin instructions, and facilitate collaborative discussions—all supporting Universal Design for Learning principles. Learn to make existing course materials more engaging and accessible for diverse learners across multiple platforms. If you […]

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

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

**POSTPONED. To be rescheduled later this semester.** Join us to discover quick, practical strategies to make your course more accessible without spending hours overhauling your materials. Learn to improve document accessibility, implement flexible assignments, and other strategies that support diverse learners. If you have any questions about this event, please […]

Introduction to SensusAccess

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

Want to make your course materials more accessible? Join us as we introduce SensusAccess, a new document conversion tool that can easily change your course texts into audio, braille, eBooks, and more. In this session, we’ll explore how you can use SensusAccess to incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles […]