• Language Teaching Spring Showcase Show & Tell 2024

    • - Special Event
    Eads Hall 016
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    The CTL and Coalition for Language Teaching & Learning invite language instructors from across departments to participate in our Spring Showcase Show & Tell Event on Friday, April 12th from 3:30-4:30pm, with happy hour to follow from 4:30-5:30pm. This event is meant to be a fun, low-stress (post-Spring Break) opportunity […]

    Effective Student Evaluations and Question Personalization

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

    Instructors have the opportunity to add up to three custom questions to their student course evaluations during the question personalization period. In this session, we'll discuss how to write effective questions, increase student response rates, and generally make the most out of the student course evaluation process. For questions about […]

    Graduate Student and Postdoc Programs Recognition Reception

    • - Special Event
    • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN TEACHING (PDT)
    Danforth Campus
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Grad Students, Postdocs

    A celebration of the graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who have participated in professional development in teaching throughout the 2023-2024 academic year. We welcome those who mentor and support this community as we recognize their achievements over the past year. For more information: 2024 Graduate Student and Postdoc Recognition

  • Course Design Institute: May 20th – May 24th

    • - Multiple Meetings
    Via Canvas Course and Synchronous Zoom Sessions
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Postdocs

    Redesigning a course this summer? Tackling a new-to-you course or a brand new course in the fall? 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 participants in planning and preparing to […]

  • Summer AI Institute (June)

    • - Multiple Meetings
    Online
    Event For:
    • Faculty

    Want to learn more about generative artificial intelligence (AI) and teaching but don't know where to begin? Curious about how you might use AI in the classroom? Concerned about the implications of AI for student learning and academic integrity? Then our Summer AI Institute is for you! Our first Summer […]

  • Summer AI Institute (July)

    • - Multiple Meetings
    Online
    Event For:
    • Faculty

    Want to learn more about generative artificial intelligence (AI) and teaching but don't know where to begin? Curious about how you might use AI in the classroom? Concerned about the implications of AI for student learning and academic integrity? Then our Summer AI Institute is for you! Our July Summer […]

    Alternative Grading Bootcamp

    • - Special Event
    January Hall Rm 110
    Event For:
    • Faculty

    Have you always wanted to try alternative grading in one of your courses, but just needed the time to sit down and figure everything out? Are you looking to discuss alternative grading ideas with colleagues in a supportive environment? Then join us at the Alternative Grading Bootcamp! WHAT: The bootcamp […]

  • Alternative Grading Bootcamp

    • - Special Event
    January Hall Rm 110
    Event For:
    • Faculty

    Have you always wanted to try alternative grading in one of your courses, but just needed the time to sit down and figure everything out? Are you looking to discuss alternative grading ideas with colleagues in a supportive environment? Then join us at the Alternative Grading Bootcamp! WHAT: The bootcamp […]

    Summer AI Institute (August)

    • - Multiple Meetings
    Online
    Event For:
    • Faculty

    Want to learn more about generative artificial intelligence (AI) and teaching but don't know where to begin? Curious about how you might use AI in the classroom? Concerned about the implications of AI for student learning and academic integrity? Then our Summer AI Institute is for you! Our August Summer […]

    Course Design Institute: August 5th – August 16th

    • - Multiple Meetings
    Via Canvas Course and Synchronous Zoom Sessions
    Event For:
    • Faculty, Postdocs

    Redesigning a course this summer? Tackling a new-to-you course or a brand new course in the fall? New to WashU and/or new to designing your own course? The CTL’s Course Design Institute (CDI) is for you! This intensive course design institute, spread out over 2 weeks, will guide participants in […]

    Teaching with Hypothesis

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

    In this vendor-led training, we will explore Hypothesis, a tool available to WashU instructors that enables users to place a conversational layer over an entire webpage or PDF, allowing students to have a unique collaborative, interactive engagement with something that they have been assigned to read. It enables sentence-level annotation, […]

    Supporting Students’ Deep Reading Skills

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

    Studies show students are increasingly unlikely to complete all their assigned reading. Furthermore, students often face an uphill battle as they learn to recognize, read, and join disciplinary conversations. In this workshop, participants will explore disciplinary reading practices, consider particular challenges that students face in reading for their courses, discover […]

    Understanding FERPA

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

    The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) governs the privacy of student educational records. But what does this law mean for us as instructors? In this session, the Office of the University Registrar will present FERPA best practices for faculty and answer your FERPA-related questions. For questions about this […]

    Introduction to Gradescope

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

    Gradescope makes it easy to grade paper-based and digital assignments across multiple instructors and semesters. Learn how to use Gradescope to save time grading assignments during this one-hour training. For questions about this event, please contact Natalie Monzyk or Lisa Kuehne.   Registration

    Science of Learning: Using Retrieval Practice to Increase Student Learning

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

    Asking students to recall information is a proven way to increase learning. In this virtual conversation, we’ll talk about retrieval practice basics and discuss creative ways to incorporate retrieval practice into your teaching. For questions about this event, contact Rick Moore.   Registration

    An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Teaching

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

    This workshop has reached capacity, but another session has been added on Monday, August 26th from 12p - 1p.  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 […]

    Teaching and the 2024 Elections

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

    Facilitated by staff at the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement, this conversation will offer a chance for instructors to connect and share resources and strategies for teaching during difficult and contentious civic moments, with special attention on the US general elections in November. For questions about this event, […]

    Transform Your Course Videos with Annoto: Engage, Assess, and Gain Insights in Seconds

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

    Discover how Annoto can transform students’ video-watching into an interactive and engaging experiences. Learn how to add powerful features to your videos and make your course content more dynamic and engaging. For questions about this event, contact Natalie Monzyk. Registration Registration for this session has closed.

    Science of Learning: Using Retrieval Practice to Increase Student Learning

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

    Asking students to recall information is a proven way to increase learning. In this virtual conversation, we’ll talk about retrieval practice basics and discuss creative ways to incorporate retrieval practice into your teaching. For questions about this event, contact Rick Moore.   Registration

    Canvas Hidden Treasures: Tips for Using Canvas

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

    Did you know that you can provide audio and screen capture feedback comments on assignments? Check all your courses for broken links with the click of one button? Adjust your notification settings for your courses so that they work for you? Join us as we review these and other ways […]