The Teaching Center within the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation (CTLI) offers many workshops for educators across campus. Below, you will find our workshop offerings and how to request a workshop using our form. The workshop offerings are examples of workshops we can provide to departments, units, and college, and they can be tailored to an audience's needs as well.
Designed to support new academic advisors, this session offers foundational knowledge and practical guidance for onboarding into the advising role. Topics may include understanding core responsibilities, navigating institutional resources, developing advising approaches, and building confidence in working with students. Content can be customized based on unit needs and participant experience levels.
This workshop provides guidance on effectively navigating and utilizing key advising systems and tools. Areas of focus includes working within the Student Information System, using platforms such as Advising/Tutoring Appointment System, and managing records within the Electronic Student Academic Folder (ESAF). Sessions can be adapted to align with specific systems, processes, and experience levels.
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This workshop explores how to design fair, meaningful assessments in the era of generative AI. Participants will examine the impact of AI on academic integrity, how to talk to students about the use of GenAI, and explore strategies to foster critical thinking and creativity. By the end, attendees will gain practical insights to adapt assessments for the evolving educational landscape.
This workshop showcases blended learning, which strategically combines online learning with traditional or face-to-face instructional practices. Participants will learn about the different types of blending and the necessary elements such as design, instructional strategies, assessment plans, and resources required for successful learning outcomes. We focus on practical tips and approaches for educators new to blended and hybrid learning, and emphasize the importance of clarity, learning goals, and equitable learning experiences in blended learning.
This workshop is designed to provide educators with the frameworks and resources needed to center care-based practices in their pedagogy, which is a framework for teaching practices to foster human connection, communication, and well-being. Identity, intersectionality and intentionality will be overviewed to provide a foundation for thinking about strategies and toolkits for care-based practices in the classroom.
This workshop supports academic advisors in exploring opportunities for career growth, skill development, and professional advancement. Topics may include guidance on reappointment and promotion processes for academic specialists with a primary role in advising, strategies for building a professional portfolio and advising philosophy statements, and identifying meaningful professional development opportunities. Participants will also have opportunities to connect with colleagues and build networks that support long-term career success. Content can be tailored to different career stages and institutional contexts.
This workshop equips educators with tools to facilitate meaningful dialogues across diverse perspectives in the classroom. Participants will delve into the principles of active listening and explore how it can foster trust, empathy, and mutual understanding among learners. Through interactive exercises, educators will practice strategies to encourage respectful dialogue, manage challenging conversations, and create a classroom culture where all voices feel heard and valued. Educators will leave with techniques to support productive exchanges that respect differences, strengthen community, and enhance student engagement.
A strong teaching dossier is more than a collection of materials. It’s a purposeful record of your teaching contributions, effectiveness, and growth. In this workshop, we will address what teaching dossiers are and why they matter. We’ll take a detailed look at the wide range of evidence that can be incorporated and discuss how to select and frame these elements to tell a coherent, compelling story about your teaching.
This workshop is designed for faculty members focused on essential course design principles for both traditional and online learning environments. Participants will explore the Quality Matters (QM) framework and best practices in course design, emphasizing alignment between learning objectives, assessments, and instructional materials. The workshop will also address pedagogical soundness, equipping faculty with evidence-based strategies to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. Through interactive discussions and practical exercises, attendees will leave with valuable insights to create high-quality courses that foster student success in diverse educational settings.
This workshop explores strategies to enhance student engagement and foster meaningful connections in your classroom. Participants will examine the dimensions of learner engagement—behavioral, emotional, and cognitive—and learn how to leverage them to improve student success. The session will highlight pedagogical and technological solutions such as active learning strategies, collaborative techniques, and methods to promote student autonomy. Additionally, attendees will discover tools to identify and support disengaged or struggling students. By the end of the session, participants will leave with practical strategies to create a supportive, inclusive, and thriving learning environment.
Workshop description coming soon.
This workshop is designed to provide educators with the frameworks and resources needed to create more inclusive courses to honor and uplift the diversity of learners in the classroom. This workshop will overview the importance of intersectionality and inclusive pedagogy in syllabi/course materials, classroom activities, and course assignments/assessments.
This workshop introduces faculty to practical strategies for supporting academic integrity in student assessments. Participants will explore why students engage in academic misconduct, how course and assessment design can reduce opportunities for cheating, how to communicate expectations clearly, what steps to take when misconduct is suspected, and how generative AI is reshaping this work. The session can be tailored to disciplinary context, assessment type, and instructional modality.
This workshop focuses on strategies to provide meaningful feedback that enhances student learning while maintaining time efficiency for instructors. Participants will explore the role of feedback in promoting learning, with an emphasis on intentional and elaborative feedback for multiple-choice questions (MCQs). The session will also address differentiating between higher-order and lower-order concerns, identifying assessment strategies, and leveraging educational technology tools to streamline feedback processes. By the end of the workshop, attendees will gain practical techniques to deliver impactful feedback and manage their time effectively.
At their best, classroom discussions invite students into the heart of academic inquiry: questioning, exploring, and building knowledge together. In this workshop, you will explore strategies to get conversations started, manage common challenges, and facilitate dialogue that deepens learning and reflection. You will leave with tools to make your classroom discussions more inclusive, effective, and rewarding.
This workshop uses Baker-Bell's framework of linguistic justice to guide learning and unlearning around linguistic diversity, especially in academic contexts. This workshop provides educators with the frameworks and resources needed to center inclusive classroom, assessment, and feedback practices across disciplines.
This workshop is designed for anyone interested in improving their teaching by integrating mid-semester feedback. The session will focus on how to gather actionable feedback from students at a crucial point in the term, allowing instructors to address concerns and adapt their pedagogy in real-time. Participants will learn how to implement an efficient feedback collection process, with a focus on gathering insights that directly inform teaching practices. The workshop will also explore the use of ChatGPT for analyzing qualitative feedback, demonstrating how Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can assist in identifying patterns and trends in student responses.
In this workshop we will describe examples and benefits of strong partnerships between course instructors and academic advisors to support students’ academic success and thriving in college, focused on specific milestones in the semester. We lead participants through key interactions that can make a difference for instructors and advisors when these roles deliberately partner in service of student academic success and overall thriving in college.
This workshop will engage learners on understanding pronouns, how they are used in the classroom and everyday conversations, and how to foster environments for gender inclusivity. The session will also include strategies for gender and pronoun inclusivity within classroom syllabi and classroom activities.
The way a course begins is crucial for educators to establish an environment that fosters engagement, collaboration, and a sense of belonging. In this workshop, we will share actionable strategies that lay the groundwork for an engaging and inclusive course experience from day one, including practices related to syllabi, expectation setting and pedagogical transparency, checking in on learner needs throughout the term, and ways to build a sense of classroom community.
This workshop delves into strategies and best practices in academic advising. Participants will explore effective advising techniques and discover innovative problem-solving approaches tailored to their needs. We can customize the session to focus on specific advising methods you wish to enhance, ensuring that it aligns with you or your team’s goals and challenges.
This workshop examines the critical intersections of identities, inclusive pedagogy, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). We will discuss how understanding and valuing diverse identities— such as those around disability and neurodiversity—can create a more equitable learning environment. We'll also delve into inclusive pedagogy and UDL principles and offer practical approaches to designing accessible and flexible learning experiences that meet the needs of diverse learners.
This workshop examines the critical intersections of identity, accessibility, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). We will discuss how understanding, valuing, and planning for diverse identities— such as those around disability—can create a more equitable learning environment. This workshop also offers practical approaches to designing accessible and flexible learning experiences that meet the needs of all learners.
In this workshop, you will have the opportunity to go through the steps of drafting an authentic and persuasive teaching philosophy statement. This teaching philosophy statement can serve as the basis for enhancing your teaching and preparing for performance reviews, promotions, and awards.
Thank you for your interest in a CTLI Workshop. The process for requesting a CTLI workshop includes:
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