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    • Introduction to Piazza

    • - Short Session (<30 minutes)
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    Join us to see how Piazza creates an online learning environment for discussion and Q&A that allows students to collaborate with their peers and instructors at any time.  In this session, we'll cover how: wiki-style formatting enables collaboration in a single space anonymous posting encourages every student to participate instructors can endorse […]

    Hypothesis: Activating Annotation

    • - Workshop (50-90 minutes, interactive)
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    Join us to see how collaborative annotation can help deepen student engagement with assigned readings. In this workshop, we'll explore Hypothes.is—a tool that creates an interactive layer over webpages, PDFs, and images. Fully integrated with Canvas, Hypothes.is allows for sentence-level annotation, collaborative discussion, and critical analysis directly on assigned texts. […]

    “Too Much Reading”: Estimating Student Workload

    • - Short Session (<30 minutes)
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    Many students have an acute sense of courses being "a ton of work" or "easy," but do we? This brief session shares a helpful tool and data to realistically assess the student workload in your classes. You'll learn about how much time students spend on their studies and how many […]

    Introduction to Padlet and AI Features

    • - Workshop (50-90 minutes, interactive)
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    Discover how Padlet can enhance active learning in your courses through its versatile collaboration tools and new AI-powered features. In this session, you'll explore the basics of Padlet, as well as Padlet AI and Padlet TA, which can help generate content, assist with feedback, and support student engagement. Perfect for […]

    Introduction to Poll Everywhere

    • - Workshop (50-90 minutes, interactive)
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    Discover how Poll Everywhere  can breathe new life into your courses by increasing student interaction and providing real-time feedback. This session will equip you with tools to instantly gauge student understanding, create memorable learning moments that boost knowledge retention, and collect data to refine your teaching approach. Whether you're teaching […]

    • Crafting a Sample Syllabus for the Job Market

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - Job Market (PDT)
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    For teaching-focused positions, it is common to be asked for a sample syllabus. In this workshop for graduate students and postdocs approaching the academic job market, we will consider key aspects of sample syllabi to include, as well as how to align sample syllabi with the needs of different kinds […]

    • Summer 2025 Faculty Reading Community (FRC)

    • - Multiple Meetings
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    Join fellow faculty and CTL staff for sustained cross-disciplinary conversation on critical topics in teaching and learning. The featured book for the Summer 2025 Faculty Reading Community will be Elizabeth Norell’s recently published The Present Professor: Authenticity and Transformational Teaching. Amid the current crises of higher education, this timely book […]

    • Teaching and Learning in an Age of Precarious Student Visas

    • - Special Event
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    Recently, there has been a dramatic increase in student visa cancellations and other challenges to students' ability to remain in the US. How can we as instructors respond to these changes? What are strategies we can use to support our students in the classroom during these difficult times, especially those […]

    Turn Your Research Into Teaching: A Course Design Workshop

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - Job Market (PDT)
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    Candidates for teaching positions at colleges and universities are often expected to develop and teach new courses in their area of specialty. This workshop is designed to guide graduate students through the basic elements of course design in order to draft a syllabus for a course based on one’s PhD […]

    Introduction to Evidence-Based Pedagogy

    • - Foundations in Teaching (PDT)
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    Join us for a foundational workshop designed to introduce new instructors to select pedagogical tools and techniques commonly used in higher education including backwards design, zone of proximal development, active learning and inclusive teaching. Participants will begin the session by familiarizing themselves with terminology and definitions through a review of […]

    Introduction to Evidence-Based Pedagogy

    • - Foundations in Teaching (PDT)
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    Join us for a foundational workshop designed to introduce new instructors to select pedagogical tools and techniques commonly used in higher education including backwards design, zone of proximal development, active learning and inclusive teaching. Participants will begin the session by familiarizing themselves with terminology and definitions through a review of […]

    AI Tools: Introduction to Boodlebox

    • - Workshop (50-90 minutes, interactive)
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    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 […]

    Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement

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

    Introduction to Evidence-Based Pedagogy

    • - Foundations in Teaching (PDT)
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    Join us for a foundational workshop designed to introduce new instructors to select pedagogical tools and techniques commonly used in higher education including backwards design, zone of proximal development, active learning and inclusive teaching. Participants will begin the session by familiarizing themselves with terminology and definitions through a review of […]

    Using Artificial Intelligence and Educational Technology to Enhance Teaching Practices

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (PDT)
    • - STEM (PDT)
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    Enhance your teaching practices by exploring the strategic integration of artificial intelligence and educational technology tools. Learn to evaluate and select digital resources that align with your pedagogical goals while discovering practical applications to streamline course preparation and student engagement. Through guided demonstrations and interactive exercises, explore both AI and […]

    Introduction to Equatio

    • - Workshop (50-90 minutes, interactive)
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    Join us to explore Equatio, a powerful tool for creating accessible digital math and STEM content. With features like a LaTeX editor, screenshot reader, and Desmos graphing and scientific calculators, Equatio simplifies creating equations, capturing content, and supporting diverse input methods. Learn how to effectively use Equatio in your teaching, […]

    Addressing Your Mentoring Philosophy in Job Market Materials

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - Job Market (PDT)
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    In this workshop, we will discuss the various ways you can highlight your past mentoring experiences and brainstorm ways you can start a draft of your mentoring philosophy. If you have questions about this event, contact Denise Leonard.   Registration

    Applying Cognitive Science to Your Teaching: Retrieval Practice, Spacing, and Interleaving

    • - Advanced Workshop (PDT)
    • - Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (PDT)
    • - STEM (PDT)
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    Understanding how students learn is an important part of being an effective instructor. In this workshop, participants will examine how to translate three principles from cognitive science to their teaching: 1) retrieval practice—deliberately recalling information from memory, 2) spacing—returning to a concept over time, and 3) interleaving—switching between learning about […]

    • Facilitating Group Work

    • - Foundations in Teaching (PDT)
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    Educational research suggests that students acquire and retain knowledge most effectively by engaging in collaborative learning groups with peers. In this workshop, we'll practice and discuss strategies for effective implementation and facilitation of collaborative learning in an inclusive learning environment. If you have questions about this workshop, contact Elina Salminen. […]

    Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement

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