Class of ‘68 Seminar Room, 124
Student Presentations
Having students present in class can help students develop their own presentation skills and be an effective way for the students to take ownership of their learning. Jeffrey Babin of MEAM and Liz Brannon of Psychology will consider how they have used presentations to effectively engage students and develop students’ interests and abilities.Â
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Designing Exams for Large Classes 
Exams can be difficult to create and administer especially in large classes. In this conversation, Ivan Dmochowski of Chemistry and Loren Goldman of Political Science will discuss how they craft questions and design exams that treat students equitably, support student learning, and can be graded without overwhelming the teaching team.Â
Effective Proctoring Practices
In this session, participants will consider scenarios that feature common proctoring problems (all of which have occurred at Penn over the last semester) and use those to develop a set of strategies and considerations to use as they prepare for and administer exams. Â Faculty are encouraged to bring head TAs, TAs, and LAs, who may […]
Accessible Pedagogy: PowerPoint Presentations
Learn strategies for creating accessible PowerPoints, and use Microsoft’s built-in accessibility checker to easily review and remediate existing slide decks. Â
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Motivating Students to Prepare for Class
This conversation will focus on a common problem: student preparation. Carlos Santana of Philosophy and Katie Shuler of Linguistics will kick off this discussion by talking about how they structure their classes so that students know how to prepare and see the value of preparation.Â
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Creating a Syllabus that Sets Clear Expectations to Help Students Learn
One useful way to think about a syllabus is as a document that helps students learn in your class. Jessa Lingel of the Annenberg School and Stefano Puntoni of Marketing will kick off this conversation by talking about their own syllabuses and how they use these documents to guide and support students.
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Integrating Sustainability into Engineering Coursework
Russ Composto (MSE) and Dustyn Roberts (MEAM) will share their experiences incorporating principles of sustainability into their teaching. Participants will discuss how different areas of sustainability can be integrated into different types of classes.
Accessible Pedagogy: Captioning & Transcription Basics
Explore auto-captioning tools available at Penn, learn how to manually add or edit captions, and determine when to include captions versus a transcript.Â
CETLI Seminar Room, 134
Talking to Your Students About Inappropriate AI Use
Instructors often feel unsure of how to talk to students when the instructor suspects cheating, particularly if AI is involved. Staff from CSA and CETLI will facilitate this open conversation which will encourage instructors to talk about their experiences, and what has worked (and what hasn’t) to start an honest conversation with a student about […]