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Technology Tools to Support Your Teaching Goals
A round up of semester-ready resources to help instructors evaluate and adopt technology tools aligned with their teaching goals, from Canvas features to AI tools approved for use with student data.
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Denise Fitzpatrick Elected to UPCEA’s Board of Directors: Engagement & Opportunity (E&O) Committee 
CETLI’s Director of Marketing & Communication, Denise Fitzpatrick, has been elected to UPCEA’s Board of Directors Engagement & Opportunity (E&O) Committee.
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Announcing the CETLI Advisory Group
The Advisory Group gives instructors from across the university the opportunity to share their insights on teaching and enrich CETLI’s connection with faculty needs related to teaching at Penn.
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Teaching in the Age of AI: Faculty Share Their Strategies
Faculty from across Penn share their strategies and insights for approaching generative AI in course policies and assignment design.
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The College App Classroom team earns a 2025 Project for Progress Grant
The College App Classroom team, which includes Ellen Rhudy, CETLI’s associate director of instructional design, has earned a 2025 Project for Progress Grant.
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Director of Faculty Programming and Pedagogy Cathy Turner on Creativity and Course Design in Penn Today
Cathy Turner shares the value of creative course design with Brandon Baker of Penn Today.
The AI Training & Curriculum Team, stands with Penn President J. Larry Jameson and Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives David Asch. From left to right: Jaron Rhodes (ISC), Rachel Hoke (CETLI), David Asch, J. Larry Jameson, Emily Morton-Owens (Penn Libraries), Bruce Lenthall (CETLI), Jajwalya (Jaj) Karajgikar (Penn Libraries).
CETLI Receives Inaugural Draw Down the Lightning Grant for AI Learning Opportunities
In collaboration with ISC and Penn Libraries, CETLI was honored to receive a Draw Down the Lightning Grant for the AI Curriculum & Training Initiative, which will offer AI learning opportunities for...
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Preparing for the Start of the Semester
CETLI shares 10 resources to help you prepare for the semester ahead.
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Executive Director Bruce Lenthall Discusses the Benefits of SAIL at Penn
In a recent Omnia article, Co-Executive Director Bruce Lenthall shared the impact of SAIL on student learning.
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Professor Marc Meredith Shares Insights from CETLI Faculty Discussions
Political Science professor Marc Meredith shared lessons from instructors across Penn about how to make courses fair and accessible for all students.
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