CETLI Events Calendar

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 […]

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.

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]