Past Events

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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.

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Graduate TA Lunch and Learn: Assessing Student Knowledge

Dec 8, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

This session will explore a variety of modes for assessing student knowledge of content material and critical thinking skills both inside and outside of the classroom. Graduate TAs and instructors will also consider the ways students assess themselves and how to help them develop effective self-assessment skills.

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Faculty Workshop: Teaching Honors

Dec 7, 2023, 12:00 – 1:30 PM

Are you interested in teaching in the Lewis Honors College or offering an Honors section in your own department? Curious about what makes an honors class different from other courses? Thinking about developing an experimental or interdisciplinary course? Join CELT and the Lewis Honors College for a lunch and learn where we will talk about the practicalities and the pedagogy of teaching in honors.

Mills Kelly: Teaching Humanities in the Age of AI

Dec 4, 2023, 3:00 – 4:30 PM

The humanities have always been disciplines rooted in writing. Now that AI tools are increasingly able to write for us, what will this mean for humanistic teaching, learning, and scholarship? Mills Kelly is professor of history and former director of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.

Reflecting on AI in Teaching

Dec 1, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Generative AI is an ever-changing technology and the research surrounding its impact on education continues to develop. After a semester of teaching in the age of AI we invite instructors to reflect on the effectiveness of methods, policies, and assignments related to artificial intelligence. The virtual workshop will also explore significant changes in generative AI as it relates to teaching and learning. Click here to register.

Enhancing Academic Reading with Perusall

Nov 28, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

This virtual session will introduce Perusall, a platform that can transform traditional reading assignments into interactive, collaborative learning experiences. Participants will learn about features of Perusall and explore examples of how it can be used in both online and in-person learning. Click here to register. Facilitator: