Lippincott Library Seminar Room, 242
Preparing Students for Essay Exams
Essay exams can be a source of stress for students, who might often turn to TAs for answers. In this workshop, participants will gain practical skills and strategies to prepare […]
“I got an accommodation letter, now what?”
Review the logistics of receiving and acknowledging a letter, providing common accommodations, and discuss accommodations that are unfamiliar or challenging to manage. Come with questions and be ready to discuss […]
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Promoting Academic Integrity in Engineering Coursework
Join Swapneel Sheth (CIS) and Brit Shields (BE) in discussing issues related to academic honesty in the engineering classroom. We will consider strategies for building trust with students, communicating expectations clearly, and designing assignments that discourage cheating or plagiarism.
134 CETLI Seminar Room
Assigning Writing in the Age of AI
Advancements in generative AI have led to concerns about the effectiveness of written assignments. This discussion will encourage faculty to share the assignments and modifications they have used to encourage students to do the types of thinking that written assignments demand.
CETLI/Weingarten Virtual Office Hours
Questions on teaching accessibly? Confused about PDF accessibility or implementing academic accommodations? Drop in during virtual office hours with Weingarten and CETLI staff for an individual consultation. Join on Zoom
134 CETLI Seminar Room
Creating Community in Class
Creating a sense of community helps students learn and take risks. It also opens class to more vigorous discussion. Sara Jacoby of Family and Community Health and Rachida Ng of Architecture will start this conversation by discussing how they create and maintain a classroom community that is trusting and lively.
Accessible PowerPoints to Present and Share
Learn strategies for creating accessible PowerPoints, and use Microsoft’s built-in accessibility checker to easily review and remediate existing slide decks. Please register for Zoom link.
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Writing an Exciting History Lecture
Transform your history lectures from ordinary to extraordinary! Join us for an interactive workshop where we’ll explore the essentials of crafting engaging and memorable history lectures. In this session, you’ll […]
Accessible PDFs in Minutes
Learn how to easily evaluate PDF accessibility and practice simple steps for turning PDFs into interactive and accessible documents. Please register for Zoom link. You may have arrived at this […]
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Working With Struggling Students
As graduate instructors, we are often called to support, guide, and advocate for struggling students. It can sometimes be difficult to determine whether a student needs encouragement and advice on […]
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Time Management for TAs
Working as a TA can be overwhelming, especially when we need to fit preparing and delivering classes, grading, and holding office hours into our already tight schedules of coursework and […]
Is Your Canvas Course Accessible?
The files you uploaded to Canvas are accessible, but what about the Canvas course itself? Learn to identify and repair common accessibility issues in your Canvas course. Please register for […]
CETLI/Weingarten Virtual Office Hours
Questions on teaching accessibly? Confused about PDF accessibility or implementing academic accommodations? Drop in during virtual office hours with Weingarten and CETLI staff for an individual consultation. Join Zoom
Teaching At…
What is it like to teach English literature at a small liberal arts college? A public research university? A state school? A college in Canada? This roundtable convenes recent PhDs […]
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Incorporating Active Learning in Recitations
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Mathematics department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI […]
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How to Construct a Syllabus
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the East Asian Languages and Civilizations department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. […]
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Teaching Non-Majors in the Humanities
Humanities courses can pose various challenges to students majoring in other fields. In this workshop, participants will discuss how TAs can foster an inclusive learning environment for students of different […]
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Making Group Work Work
In this workshop, participants will explore how students’ learning can be deepened by carefully structuring opportunities to work with their peers. They will discuss what instructors can do to make […]
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Writing with AI: Implications for Designing Writing Assignments
In an age where so many students use AI to assist in their writing process, what are the implications for how we design writing assignments for our courses? In this […]
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Empowering Students in Your Classroom
Undergraduate (and sometimes graduate) students can often feel as if they don't have a voice in their classroom. As a result, they mute themselves in class discussions or say things […]
CETLI Seminar Room 134
Building Community in the Classroom
Why should we want to develop community in our classrooms, and how do we go about establishing it in courses both large and small? This workshop for new teachers and […]
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Preparing Students for Exams in STEM Fields
Preparing students for exams in STEM fields involves more than just reviewing content; it requires fostering critical thinking, problem-solving, and effective study habits. This workshop is designed to empower TAs […]
134 CETLI Seminar Room
Introducing Undergraduates to Research
Undergraduate students gain immense benefits from conducting research and from having faculty as mentors. In this conversation, Melissa Wilde of Sociology and Karen Goldberg of Chemistry will start discussion explaining how they get undergraduates interested in research and how they engage and mentor them through a project.
CETLI Seminar Room 134
Designing and Supervising Team Projects
Sid Deliwala (ESE) and Cindy Sung (MEAM) will share their approaches to designing and supervising course-based team projects. We will explore ideas for scaffolding project tasks, navigating group dynamics, and giving timely feedback to set students up for success.
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Supporting Student Writing in Non-Writing Courses
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Nursing department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Please note that there […]
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Creating a History Course
Want to design your own history course, but not sure where to start? Join us for an engaging and insightful workshop where we’ll explore the art and science of course […]
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Teaching Mathematics to Computer Science Students
In this workshop, we discuss how to tailor mathematical instruction to the needs and interests of computer science students, through the lens of Prof. Eric Wong's experiences with teaching mathematics […]
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Encouraging and Assessing Student Participation
When the classroom is effectively engaged, student participation can be used as a tool to gauge the class's overall progress in the subject. In this workshop, participants will explore strategies […]
CETLI Seminar Room (134)
Engaging Emotions and Identity in Professional Ethics Cases
In this conversation, Christopher Pupik Dean of Education, and Lauren Starr of Nursing will discuss how they structure their ethics classes to help students consider the roles that the students' identities and emotions play in making ethical judgments. Participants will discuss what roles identity and emotions can play in their ethics classes and ways to […]
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Helping Students Manage in a Stressful Environment
This workshop will discuss different kinds of stress students might face and what TAs can do to help. Participants will gain hands-on practice responding to different situations, and leave the […]