CETLI Events Calendar

In this interactive workshop, participants will learn how to transform a list of teaching topics into a flexible lesson template with easy-to-modify and “stackable” action items. As part of lesson planning, this workshop will address learning objectives, pre-class preparation, scaffolding complex material, student-centered multimodal learning components, and more. Participants will leave with effective lesson-planning strategies […]

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Physics & Astronomy department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

Before we can guide students in navigating AI, we need to understand our own stance toward it. This interactive workshop invites graduate students to reflect deeply on their personal relationship with generative AI in teaching and learning. Through open conversation and collaborative activities, participants will examine ethical principles, transparency, and accessibility to consider how generative […]

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Political Science department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

In the age of AI, teaching students how to do their own quality research is more critical than ever. Participants in this interactive workshop will focus on ways to teach students in the social sciences how to do research. They will receive resources and engage in discussions to explore how to help students formulate a […]

This workshop will explore techniques for instructors in the History of Art and related fields in the humanities (often known for their pronounced elitism) to design welcoming courses with an equal opportunity for learning for students of different economic, academic, and cultural backgrounds. Professor Dombrowski will discuss his own background teaching introductory and advanced History […]

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the School of Nursing, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

This workshop examines the art of teaching research as both a process and a mindset. Through discussion and activities, participants will consider how to mentor students in designing studies, analyzing data, and communicating their findings with clarity and purpose. All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Immunology department, and […]

Teaching students with varied academic backgrounds and expectations creates opportunities for rich discussions, but it can also pose challenges for building a cohesive classroom community. In this interactive workshop, participants will consider why connections between students are essential for learning and will brainstorm strategies for fostering those connections. Through discussion and small-group activities, participants will […]

In this workshop, instructors in art history and related fields will explore meaningful strategies and techniques to engage collections of art in their pedagogy. We will be in the Arthur Ross Gallery in Fisher Fine Arts Library, looking closely at the exhibition Collecting the Irascibles: Art in the 1980s. Professor Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, James and […]

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Education, Culture and Society & Sociology departments, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

Teaching interdisciplinary courses can be exciting, messy, and deeply rewarding, especially early in an academic career. In this workshop, I will share reflections from my own experience designing and teaching interdisciplinary courses, including challenges I did not anticipate, strategies that helped, and lessons learned along the way. The session will be discussion-driven and focused on […]

This workshop explores roleplay in the classroom through a practice-driven approach, centered on one interactive game as example. Led by Fritz Breithaupt, a humanities scholar and cognitive scientist who directs the 'Experimental Humanities Lab', the session introduces tailored role plays applicable across foreign languages, psychology, pre-law, business, and literary studies courses. Fritz will also introduce […]

This event arises out of concerns from the Comparative literature and FIGS departments, facilitated by Anna Linetskaya and Sandrine Rajaonarivony (CETLI fellows). This roundtable will be an open, interactive discussion on the theme of gender in the classroom. Breakfast will be served for registered participants. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Electrical and Systems Engineering department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

Graduate student TAs in the biomedical sciences often teach students whose preparation, goals, and motivations differ widely. This interactive 75-minute workshop helps TAs identify who their students really are, recognize the “expert blind spot,” and adapt explanations to different levels of prior knowledge and career goals. Participants will leave with practical strategies for assessing prior […]

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the departments of Education, Culture and Society & Sociology, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

Being an instructor can feel rewarding and overwhelming. This workshop aims to create a supportive space for graduate instructors to address challenges faced in early-stage teaching. We will discuss struggles with student engagement, issues of confidence and ease, and difficult situations related to identity and power that take place in and outside the classroom. All […]

A teaching statement, or statement of teaching philosophy, is a common requirement on the academic job market. This workshop will help participants understand what a teaching statement is and how to write a compelling one. Through discussion and group activities, participants will explore effective ways to convey their teaching qualifications and goals, as well as […]

This pedagogy workshop will deeply engage the subject of writing across the humanities. Led by Professor Hannah Feldman, the Keith L. and Katherine Sachs Associate Professor of Contemporary Art in the History of Art department, participants in the workshop will discuss how to prepare students to write compelling, argumentative final research papers and other kinds […]

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Political Science department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Electrical and Systems Engineering department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

Balancing teaching alongside other graduate responsibilities can be challenging. In this workshop, participants will discuss techniques for remaining energized and positive in the classroom. Through collaborative conversations, participants will gather tangible strategies to cultivate passion for teaching amid daily obligations. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Management department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Refreshments will be provided. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

This workshop, led by Professor Sarah Guérin, Associate Professor of History of Art, will cover how to design and teach a survey course particularly in the History of Art, but also be a generative forum for instructors teaching larger survey courses in other disciplines in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. Topics of discussion will include addressing a changing canon, […]

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the School of Nursing, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

Dr. Prince will help us historize the current moment in teaching humanities against the half-century retrospective on the field; wine and light snacks will be offered. All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Francophone, Italian, and Germanic Studies; and Comparative Literature departments, and so may be most useful to […]

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Earth & Environmental Sciences department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Political Science department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.