This session’s topic takes us on a deeper dive into how we can align well-defined course learning objectives with assessment strategies that give diverse students multiple opportunities to...  More

This workshop is designed to equip faculty with effective instructional strategies that encourage active student engagement. Attendees will explore how to deliver interactive lectures, employ...  More

How do we meaningfully integrate Generative Artificial Intelligence in our classes? Where can and should we use AI to help us engage our students? Where can and should students use AI to enhance,...  More

Whether you’re starting from scratch or updating an existing course, this brief workshop will introduce you to helpful course design basics. In particular, we’ll review the principles of Backward...  More

Our university encourages new instructors to engage in formative peer review as their initial experience with peer review and as an ongoing professional development strategy. Unlike summative peer...  More

This brief session is an introduction to the broad (and sometimes daunting) topic of assessment and feedback. We’ll discuss how to design assessments that align with learning objectives and give...  More

How students organize knowledge influences how they learn and apply what they know—a critical point we’ll unpack in this session. Faculty will be invited to understand the differences in the way...  More

In this workshop, we’ll reflect on what factors impact learners’ motivation, and then explore ways we can motivate learners in our respective environments to support academic success and...  More

This is an introduction to active learning principles and techniques that promote student engagement across disciplines. Together, we’ll explore methods for incorporating active learning into our...  More

A syllabus can help set the tone for a course by clearly communicating structure, expectations, and resources. In this workshop, participants will learn how to draft a student-centered syllabus that...  More

We’ll explore evidence-based strategies for structuring lectures and presentations to support student learning. Participants will have an opportunity to compare traditional and more modern approaches...  More

We’ll focus on strategies for teaching students who arrive to our courses with varied levels of preparedness and prior knowledge and consider how to design learning environments that address these...  More

This is an introduction to active learning principles and techniques that promote student engagement across disciplines. Together, we’ll explore methods for incorporating active learning into our...  More

A syllabus can help set the tone for a course by clearly communicating structure, expectations, and resources. In this workshop, participants will learn how to draft a student-centered syllabus that...  More