Helping students practice the skills and types of thinking you expect
This session will focus on ways to give students regular, rigorous practice with skills and the types of higher-order thinking that you expect them to develop in your course. Participants will consider ways to use quizzes and discussion boards alongside assignments and live sessions to engage students effectively and how instructors can write questions that […]
Making the most of live sessions
Live Zoom sessions can be particularly useful for instructors and students. These sessions can create community among students, let students work in breakout rooms, allow for live Q&A, let students discuss material with each other, or allow students and instructors to think through problems and questions together. But these live sessions can feel awkward or […]
Technology Tools: Introduction to Canvas
This workshop will introduce basic Canvas functions that will allow you to post documents, files, images and videos; organize information for students; and allow students to submit work online. Counts toward the CETLI teaching certificate for graduate students.Registration required.If you need accommodations to participate in this workshop, please contact CETLI-info@upenn.edu.
Technology Tools: Introduction to Canvas
This workshop will introduce basic Canvas functions that will allow you to post documents, files, images and videos; organize information for students; and allow students to submit work online. Counts toward the CETLI teaching certificate for graduate students.Registration required.This session is now full. If you need accommodations to participate in this workshop, please contact CETLI-info@upenn.edu.
Technology Tools for… Running Synchronous Class Time
In this technology spotlight, we will demonstrate how you can use the conferencing tools Zoom and BlueJeans to run live class sessions, including breakout rooms for small group work, and live whiteboard and annotation tools.Registration required.This session is now full. Counts toward the CETLI teaching certificate for graduate students.If you need accommodations to participate in this […]
Technology Tools for… Recording Lectures
This technology spotlight will explore tools that allow instructors and students to record material and upload it into Canvas, including Panopto, Zoom and BlueJeans. We will discuss how these tools can integrate whiteboards and Powerpoint, as well as quizzes in Panopto that can help instructors create more engaging lectures and help students retain content.Counts toward […]
Technology Tools for… Asynchronous Interaction
In the online environment, what students do outside of traditional class time is a central part of learning, engagement, and community-building of a course. In this session, participants will discuss ways to create interactive asynchronous components as crucial elements of the course. We will explore tools such as Discussion boards, Perusall, Google Docs, Piazza.Counts toward […]
Technology Tools for… Assessments, Exams and Assignments
In this technology spotlight, we will demonstrate some of the functionality of Canvas assessment tools, including assignments, quizzes, gradebook and Speedgrader, as well as how you might use these features in your own course. Counts toward the CETLI teaching certificate for graduate students.Registration required.This session is now full. If you need accommodations to participate in this […]
Technology Tools: Introduction to Canvas
This workshop will introduce basic Canvas functions that will allow you to post documents, files, images and videos; organize information for students; and allow students to submit work online. Counts toward the CETLI teaching certificate for graduate students.Registration required.This session is now full. If you need accommodations to participate in this workshop, please contact CETLI-info@upenn.edu.
Technology Tools for… Asynchronous Interaction
In the online environment, what students do outside of traditional class time is a central part of learning, engagement, and community-building of a course. In this session, participants will discuss ways to create interactive asynchronous components as crucial elements of the course. We will explore tools such as Discussion boards, Perusall, Google Docs, Piazza.Counts toward […]
Technology Tools for… Running Synchronous Class Time
In this technology spotlight, we will demonstrate how you can use the conferencing tools Zoom and BlueJeans to run live class sessions, including breakout rooms for small group work, and live whiteboard and annotation tools.Counts toward the CETLI teaching certificate for graduate students.If you need accommodations to participate in this workshop, please contact CETLI-info@upenn.edu.
Technology Tools for… Recording Lectures
This technology spotlight will explore tools that allow instructors and students to record material and upload it into Canvas, including Panopto, Zoom and BlueJeans. We will discuss how these tools can integrate whiteboards and Powerpoint, as well as quizzes in Panopto that can help instructors create more engaging lectures and help students retain content.Counts toward […]
Technology Tools for… Assessments, Exams and Assignments
In this technology spotlight, we will demonstrate some of the functionality of Canvas assessment tools, including assignments, quizzes, gradebook and Speedgrader, as well as how you might use these features in your own course. Counts toward the CETLI teaching certificate for graduate students.Registration required.This session is now full. If you need accommodations to participate in this […]
Technology Tools for… Recording Lectures
This technology spotlight will explore tools that allow instructors and students to record material and upload it into Canvas, including Panopto, Zoom and BlueJeans. We will discuss how these tools can integrate whiteboards and Powerpoint, as well as quizzes in Panopto that can help instructors create more engaging lectures and help students retain content. Registration […]
Technology Tools for…Running Synchronous Class Time
In this technology spotlight, we will demonstrate how you can use the conferencing tools Zoom and BlueJeans to run live class sessions, including breakout rooms for small group work, and live whiteboard and annotation tools.Registration is required.This session is now full.
Trauma-Informed Teaching: The Challenges of Learning Right Now and How Our Teaching can Respond
In our current time, many of our students are contending with COVID-19, police brutality, racism, social, political and economic instability, uncertainty, and other trauma-inducing experiences. In the midst of this, how can we teach in ways that are sensitive to students’ experiences of these realities? In this presentation, neuroscientist Mays Imad, who writes and consults […]
Room 3N1H
What Makes Being in Class in Person Meaningful? a Community Conversation among Instructors and Students
As we wrap up the year's return to in-person classes, this Community Conversation will bring together faculty and graduate and undergraduate students to explore what we value in learning together, and the teaching practices that make the most of that in-person experience. This is an opportunity for instructors and students to learn from one another, […]
Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Kislak Center
(Re)Connecting in the Classroom: Evan C Thompson Lecture on Excellence in Teaching
Lately there has been much talk in universities and the public about “the great disengagement.” As we emerge from the pandemic era, many students and instructors alike are experiencing a lack of energy and motivation, and we are seeking encounters in the classroom that are transformative, rather than simply transactional. In his talk, Daeyeon Lee […]
134 (CETLI/OLI Seminar Room)
Trans-Affirming Pedagogy in the Sciences
Trans, non-binary, gender diverse, and gender expansive students are present in growing numbers at Penn. How do we as STEM faculty and instructors provide learning environments that are respectful and supportive to these students? What do we not know about the trans experience? How might our classroom practices, pedagogical methods, and content adversely impact this […]
134 (CETLI/OLI Seminar Room)
Trans-Affirming Pedagogy in the Humanities and Social Sciences
This workshop is intended for instructors in the humanities and social sciences who would like to develop learning environments that support trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive students. We will focus on classroom practices and pedagogical methods that allow us to better engage with and learn alongside trans students. This workshop will offer practical approaches to trans-affirming pedagogy, providing […]
The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, 4th Floor
Celebrate the Creation of the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Innovation
The newly established CETLI brings together the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Online Learning Initiative in a unified office to promote teaching excellence and innovation. Faculty, staff and students are invited to come together for this party to celebrate the new office and Penn’s commitment to teaching and learning. Join us for hor […]
134 (CETLI Seminar Room)
Trans-Affirming Pedagogy in Language Classrooms: Creating and Modifying Course Materials
This workshop will provide practical approaches to trans-affirming pedagogy in language classrooms. We will discuss specific strategies for creating and modifying course materials that rely on gendered terms across languages. Participants are encouraged to bring and share trans-inclusive teaching strategies and course materials that have worked well for them in previous classroom settings. Open to […]
Working With Weingarten
Review the services that the Weingarten Center provides and discuss how they can support you in your teaching. Come with questions and be ready to discuss various student scenarios! Please register for Zoom link.
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
“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 scenarios! Please register for Zoom link.
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
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.
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 page in error due to a link mixup in an email. If you intended to sign up for the "Is Your Canvas Course Accessible?" event, […]
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 Zoom link.
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