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Addressing Diversity and Inclusion in Job Market Materials

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

Increasingly candidates for academic positions are asked to prepare materials related to demonstrating their commitment to inclusion and diversity in the classroom. This Job Market series workshop will explore different ways to reflect on, document, and communicate a commitment to diversity and inclusion in job market materials. Participants will examine […]

Jump-Start to Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement Peer Writing Program Fall 2024

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

If you are applying for an academic position, it is increasingly likely that you will be asked to submit a teaching philosophy statement during the application process. Yet, setting aside the time to write your statement and obtaining feedback from colleagues can be challenging with a busy schedule. The Jump-Start […]

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 […]

Science of Happiness: Joyful Teaching and Learning

  • Teaching with Joy
January Hall 20
Event For:
  • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

Many of us were inspired to teach at the university level because we enjoyed our own college coursework and wanted to emulate professors who brought joy to their work each day. Even the best teachers, however, can struggle to find happiness in their daily work, especially as the semester wears […]

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 […]

Using Generative AI to Write and Grade Assessments

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

In this advanced-level workshop, participants will work through the process of AI-aided assignment design, analyze examples of AI-assisted grading and address challenges that may arise for students and instructors.

Teaching with Discussions

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

What can AIs do to facilitate discussions that promote student learning and engagement? This interactive workshop is designed to help new graduate-student AIs learn how to effectively lead discussions. Topics include preparing for and structuring each discussion, fostering full student participation, and composing and asking questions that generate discussion and […]

Teaching with Discussions

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

What can AIs do to facilitate discussions that promote student learning and engagement? This interactive workshop is designed to help new graduate-student AIs learn how to effectively lead discussions. Topics include preparing for and structuring each discussion, fostering full student participation, and composing and asking questions that generate discussion and […]

Teaching with Discussions

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

What can AIs do to facilitate discussions that promote student learning and engagement? This interactive workshop is designed to help new graduate-student AIs learn how to effectively lead discussions. Topics include preparing for and structuring each discussion, fostering full student participation, and composing and asking questions that generate discussion and […]

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 […]

Backward Design

  • Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
  • STEM Pedagogies Workshop
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 […]

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 […]

Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning (POGIL)

  • STEM Pedagogies Workshop
TBD
Event For:
  • Grad Students, Postdocs

In Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning (POGIL), students learn core concepts and problem-solving skills by working in groups. Participants will discuss the role of the instructor and practical aspects of implementing POGIL-style learning in a course.

Exploring the Art of Improv in Our Teaching Practices

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

How can the art of improv support your teaching activities and bring more joy into the classroom? 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 […]

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 […]

Introduction to Pedagogical Scholarship

  • Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
  • STEM Pedagogies Workshop
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 […]

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
TBD
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 […]