Past Events

TEK Networking with Community Partners

Mar 6, 2024, 4:00 – 5:30 PM

Are you interested in participating in TEK? Join us for a networking session featuring 5+ community partners and workforce experts whom you might partner with or get ideas from about proposing a course for the TEK Faculty Fellows. Meet other faculty who might be interesting in team teaching courses.

UK Core: Sharing Ideas to Elevate Learning

Mar 5, 2024, 1:00 – 2:40 PM

All UK Core course instructors who teach in Global Dynamics; US Citizenship or Community, Culture, & Citizenship in the US; Quantitative Foundations; Statistical Inferential Reasoning; Composition & Communication I & II are invited to join us for an enriching workshop designed to share innovative teaching practices and enhance student success within the UK Core.

UK Core: Sharing Ideas to Elevate Learning

Mar 4, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

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2024 OER Grant Program Information Session

Mar 1, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

There will be OER Grant Program Drop-in Information Sessions where anyone interested can learn more and ask about potential projects. These are drop-ins with no presentation component; show up at any time during the hour. Potential applicants can also contact the Affordable Course Content Librarian for a one-on-one consultation about a project idea.

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2024 Contemplative Practices for Higher Education Conference

Feb 29, 2024, 9:00 AM – Mar 2, 2024, 5:00 PM

The 2024 Contemplative Practices for Higher Education Conference, held at UK, is an opportunity for higher education professionals, students and others who are using or interested in learning more about contemplative practices and pedagogy to gather to share new work and explore new methods across disciplines and domains.

Assignment Design with AI in Mind: Design Lab

Feb 21, 2024, 2:00 – 3:30 PM

This session is a continuation of the workshop series exploring assignment design with AI in mind. Attendees should bring an existing assignment to the session to share. During this session, we will collaborate with one another to craft a transparent assignment that includes how Generative AI may be used by students.

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Assignment Design with AI in Mind: Hands-on Exploration

Feb 14, 2024, 2:00 – 2:50 PM

This in-person exploratory session is designed to support instructors who are interested in how GenAI can contribute to learning in their classes. We invite participants to bring an existing assignment or assignment idea to actively consider possibilities for incorporating AI. This session will be participant-driven and make space for guided first-hand experience with popular AI tools. Please bring a device (laptop or tablet) and an assignment to the session. We will be primarily exploring tools that are either free or accessible to UK faculty, staff, and students.

2024 OER Grant Program Information Session

Feb 13, 2024, 4:00 – 5:00 PM

Getting Started with Rubrics

Feb 9, 2024, 12:30 – 1:30 PM

Are your students asking you for rubrics for their assignments and projects, but you don’t really know where to begin? This session will introduce faculty and instructors to several different kinds of rubrics, and participants will go through the process of making a “checklist rubric” that will help clarify your expectations while simultaneously speeding up your grading.

Assignment Design with AI in Mind: Info Session

Feb 7, 2024, 3:00 – 3:45 PM

In a short period of time, GenAI tools have developed numerous useful capabilities for learning. Instructors looking to leverage these tools to enhance learning while also deciding when and how to limit their use will find relevant tips in this session. During this information session, we will consider uses of AI in assignments and necessary modifications to assignment descriptions to clarify AI-related expectations to students.