• 6th 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 6th Annual WashU Language Teaching Fair. Kindly use the registration form below to let us know you're coming - it'll help us with planning! Program at a glance 2:15-2:35pm Welcome from the […]

    Padlet as a Google Jamboard Alternative

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

    Need a replacement for Google Jamboard after it disappears at the end of the year? Or just looking for a simple, easy-to-use online tool that mimics the kinds of activities often used during in-person classes? In this session, we'll explore Padlet and discuss how it can encourage student interaction and […]

    AI in Writing-based Courses

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

    Generative AI is here to stay, but it poses some profound questions about how to teach writing-based classes. This workshop is intended to be a discussion for instructors who teach courses where students frequently write - whether it's final papers, short reflections, or discussion forum posts. We'll start with a […]

    An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Teaching

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

    This additional session of the workshop has been added due to high demand. Have you meant to look into the implications of generative artificial intelligence (AI) for teaching and learning but just haven't had the chance yet? Wondering if you should change anything in your fall classes because of AI? […]

    Preparing your Teaching Statement

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - Co-Sponsored Event
    • - Job Market (PDT)
    FLTC
    Event For:
    • Postdocs

    For Postdocs Only: Offered in collaboration with the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs as part of The Faculty Job Search Series. 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 […]

    GSPD Professional Development in Teaching Informational Session

    • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN TEACHING (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    Are you interested in learning more about how the Center for Teaching and Learning can support your professional teaching development goals? Please join us as we will share more information on how you can engage in our many learning communities, workshops and our Professional Development in Teaching program. For more […]

    Teaching as an International Scholar

    • - Foundations in Teaching (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    This workshop is intended for students who are new(ish) to teaching in the US. Participants will learn about commonly reported experiences of international students teaching in the US, discuss general classroom norms and expectations in the US higher education system, and brainstorm strategies to navigate their role as instructors. Note […]

    GSPD Professional Development in Teaching Informational Session

    • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN TEACHING (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    Are you interested in learning more about how the Center for Teaching and Learning can support your professional teaching development goals? Please join us as we will share more information on how you can engage in our many learning communities, workshops and our Professional Development in Teaching program. For more […]

  • Writing your DEIA Statement

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - Co-Sponsored Event
    • - Job Market (PDT)
    FLTC
    Event For:
    • Postdocs

    For Postdocs Only: Offered in collaboration with the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs as part of The Faculty Job Search Series. Increasingly candidates for academic positions are asked to prepare materials related to demonstrating their commitment to inclusion and diversity in the classroom. This workshop will explore different ways to reflect […]

    Introduction to Poll Everywhere

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

    This session will walk through how to use the polling software Poll Everywhere to increase student engagement and to gauge student learning. We’ll look at the different types of features you can use and show you how to get started with Poll Everywhere for both in-person and online synchronous courses. […]

    Planning and Implementing Classroom Assessment Techniques

    • - Foundations in Teaching (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    How do you know whether students are following along during class sessions? In this workshop, participants will practice implementing four types of classroom assessment techniques in sample scenarios, then spend some time exploring when to deploy them and how to interpret the results of these assessments for a particular course. […]

    Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - Job Market (PDT)
    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 […]

    Planning and Implementing Classroom Assessment Techniques

    • - Foundations in Teaching (PDT)
    Zoom
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    How do you know whether students are following along during class sessions? In this workshop, participants will practice implementing four types of classroom assessment techniques in sample scenarios, then spend some time exploring when to deploy them and how to interpret the results of these assessments for a particular course. […]

    Intentionally Teaching with AI: Faculty Learning Community

    • - Multiple Meetings
    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 learning. […]

    Teaching & Learning in the Age of Generative AI

    • - Special Event
    Umrath Lounge Umrath Hall, St. Louis
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    With the advent of easy-to-use artificial intelligence (AI) text generation tools like ChatGPT, educators must grapple with what these technologies mean for their course and assignment designs. In this practical session with noted author and faculty developer Derek Bruff, we will briefly survey the landscape of AI tools for generating […]

    Planning and Implementing Classroom Assessment Techniques

    • - Foundations in Teaching (PDT)
    FLTC
    Event For:
    • Grad Students, Postdocs

    How do you know whether students are following along during class sessions? In this workshop, participants will practice implementing four types of classroom assessment techniques in sample scenarios, then spend some time exploring when to deploy them and how to interpret the results of these assessments for a particular course. […]

    Generative AI in Writing-Based Classes

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

    Generative AI is here to stay, but it poses some profound questions about how to teach writing-based classes. This "workshop" is intended to be a discussion for graduate students and postdocs who teach courses where students frequently write - whether it's final papers, short reflections, or discussion forum posts. We'll […]

    The Enduring Power of the Minute Paper

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

    In this virtual conversation we will explore the history and impact of minute papers—brief responses that ask students to reflect on what was most important in class and what questions they still have. We will explore how these can be employed in a variety of class settings as a low […]

    Fall 2024 Faculty Reading Community (FRC)

    • - Multiple Meetings
    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 Fall 2024 will involve chapters from Kevin Gannon's book Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto. We are revisiting this popular 2020 book in order to facilitate conversations on […]

    Visual Thinking Strategies: Art for Learning and Well-Being

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

    How can engaging with art support learning and well-being in and outside of the classroom? During this Teaching with Joy session at the Kemper Art Museum, museum educator José Garza will introduce innovative strategies to explore art that can enrich and deepen your teaching. Participants will practice close looking, collaborative […]