Past Events

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.

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2024 OER Grant Program Information Session

Feb 13, 2024, 4:00 – 5:00 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.

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.

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Co-Creating Learning Opportunities in Your Classroom

Jan 31, 2024, 2:00 – 3:00 PM

This virtual session will introduce possibilities for instructor-student collaboration at varying levels of course design. Participants will learn about the benefits of co-creating learning for both students and instructors, and explore ways they can work with students to enhance their current assignments and courses.

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Graduate Teaching Academy: "I'm supposed to teach what?"

Jan 26, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

As a TA, you may find yourself in a situation where you are asked to teach or facilitate discussions on content outside of your expertise, or that you are still learning as you teach. In this hybrid workshop, we will discuss strategies for engaging students in course topics that you are less confident in teaching and how to embrace these moments as opportunities for growth. Click here to register. Facilitator:

Setting Boundaries and Clear Expectations to Support Learning

Jan 24, 2024, 2:00 – 3:00 PM

Maintaining effective boundaries supports instructors’ wellbeing and ability to teach, and ultimately facilitates their ability to support meaningful student learning. This virtual session will focus on how instructors can develop, communicate, and follow through with boundaries as they relate to teaching practices.

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Strategies for Student Motivation and Engagement

Jan 16, 2024, 2:00 – 3:00 PM

Instructors continue to observe variations in student engagement and motivation. With those observations in mind, this virtual session will explore several research-based practices for increasing student engagement and motivation in both in-person and online teaching environments.

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Generative AI in 2024: Updates and Discussions for a New Year

Jan 5, 2024, 1:00 – 2:00 PM

Generative AI continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Over the past year (and some change), we have learned about this new technology and refined our pedagogical approaches to account for its presence in the educational professional landscape. During this virtual session, CELT leadership will review recent developments in both the technology and the issues surrounding it in connection with teaching and learning. We will then open into a discussion with a focus on preparing for teaching during the spring 2024 semester.