Past Events

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Teaching Approaches for Student Wellbeing: UDL & Trauma-Informed Pedagogies

Feb 13, 2025, 2:00 – 3:00 PM

Universal Design for Learning

In today’s rapidly changing educational landscape, students face varied challenges and stressors. This workshop will explore versatile tools instructors can use to foster supportive learning environments where students can better manage stress and anxiety. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Trauma-Informed pedagogy offer practical approaches for proactively creating learning environments that support student learning and resilience.

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Using AI to Augment Reading

Feb 11, 2025, 3:30 – 4:15 PM

Artificial Intelligence

This session will introduce the affordances and constraints of using AI to engage with readings for different purposes and demonstrate how this works with different AI tools, including strategic ways of engaging with AI for optimal output. Additionally, we will explore how instructors can integrate AI-assisted reading in students’ learning while fostering the development of critical thinking and literacies, identifying and foregrounding the shortcomings of AI, and considering when it may not be appropriate or productive for learning.

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Generative AI 101: A Refresher and Catch-Up Session

Feb 6, 2025, 12:30 – 1:15 PM

Artificial Intelligence

The rapid pace of development in generative AI can feel overwhelming, but it's not too late to learn about these technologies and how you might approach them in your courses. Designed as a friendly introduction, the session will explore what generative AI is, how it works, and the varied capabilities and limitations of these tools can impact your teaching. Whether you are exploring generative AI for the first time or need a refresher, this workshop can help inform instructional approaches and choices related to generative AI.

Inviting Students to Reflect on their Learning: Exam Wrappers and other Strategies

Feb 3, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Assessment

Have you ever wondered how you can help students process the results of an exam in a constructive way that further supports their learning? Asking students to spend time reflecting on their assessments and their preparation for those tasks can help students identify gaps in their understanding and rethink their steps for preparation. In this session, we will unpack a reflective learning technique known as “exam wrappers,” which can help students get the most out of assessment feedback to enhance their learning from exams.

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Better Practices in Student Group Work

Jan 28, 2025, 9:30 – 10:30 AM

Student Engagement

In this workshop, we will explore effective strategies for fostering student engagement and skill development through collaborative group work. Focusing on practical techniques, we’ll discuss how to guide students in building essential skills such as assigning roles, communication, problem-solving, and teamwork while navigating group dynamics. Participants will learn how to design meaningful group projects that not only encourage active participation but also help students develop transferable skills that are crucial for success beyond the classroom.

Scaffolding Student Skills: Practical Strategies for Your Classroom

Jan 23, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Active Learning

Helping students build skills for success doesn’t have to be overwhelming. In this session, we’ll explore practical scaffolding strategies to support students in developing transferable skills, from analytical thinking to effective discussion. Discover how to break complex tasks into manageable steps, provide targeted support, and guide students toward independence. Whether you’re teaching first-year undergraduates or advanced learners, these techniques can be adapted to fit any course or discipline.

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The Student Outside the Classroom: Teaching in Unusual Contexts

Jan 22, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Join us as featured guest speaker and educator Luke Hein shares experiences from his time teaching in the mountains of Southwest China, villages in Indonesia, and Alabama prisons. Brought to you by the UK's A&S Global Asias Program, history department and CELT, this session will explore some “classrooms” far away from the traditional classroom, examine problems and opportunities these teaching contexts present, and mine these experiences for things attendees might bring home to their own teaching contexts. Lunch will be provided so please register in advance.

Graduate Badge: Identifying Your Teaching Personae

Jan 16, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Graduate TA

Who are you as a teacher? This workshop will guide graduate teaching assistants in exploring and defining their unique teaching personas. Through interactive activities and reflective discussions, participants will uncover their teaching values, strengths, and areas for growth. By aligning their personal characteristics with effective teaching practices, attendees will leave with a clearer sense of their identity in the classroom and practical strategies to enhance their teaching confidence and effectiveness.

Syllabus Preparation Workshop

Jan 10, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

As you prepare for the start of the spring semester, join us for a collaborative opportunity to build, review, or polish up your syllabi. This Zoom session will provide some resources for getting your syllabus ready and offer opportunities for working one-on-one or in small groups with CELT consultants.

Introduction to Specifications Grading

Jan 8, 2025, 1:00 – 2:00 PM

Grading

Curious about an alternative to traditional grading methods? In this info session, we’ll introduce you to specifications grading, a system designed to promote clarity, equity, and student accountability. Learn how this approach shifts the focus from points to mastery, offering students clear criteria for success while simplifying the grading process. Whether you’re considering a small-scale trial or a complete grading overhaul, this session will provide practical insights and resources to get started.