Active Learning in Computational Physics
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.
Active Learning & Fostering Discussions in Your Classroom (Remote & In-Person)
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Chemistry department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Organizing Materials on Canvas
Creating a Canvas site that makes the course elements and expectations clear to students is critical to help students navigate their online classes. In this discussion, Holly Harner of Nursing and Kevin Platt of Russian and East European Studies will talk about how they organized their Canvas sites to give students clear guidance about what […]
Teaching in the Aftermath of the Election
We don’t know what the impact of this extraordinarily fraught election will be, but we do know that it has the potential to disrupt life in the United States, and experiences in our classes, in significant ways. This conversation will bring graduate students together to discuss what this election means for our teaching and our […]
Teaching in the Aftermath of THIS Election
We don’t know what the impact of this extraordinarily fraught election will be, but we do know that it has the potential to disrupt life in the United States, and experiences in our classes, in significant ways. This conversation will bring faculty together to discuss what this election means for our teaching and our students, […]
Teaching in the Aftermath of THIS Election
We don’t know what the impact of this extraordinarily fraught election will be, but we do know that it has the potential to disrupt life in the United States, and experiences in our classes, in significant ways. This conversation will bring faculty together to discuss what this election means for our teaching and our students, […]
Effective Lecturing
Among the many ways of using class time, lectures remain a useful and effective way of helping students learn. This session will focus on the anatomy of a lecture by considering how lectures can be most effective: focusing on learning objectives, thinking about ways to make lectures engaging, and considering the role of the body […]
Helping Students Improve Their Writing in Your Discipline
TAs are often asked to evaluate student written work, from discussion board posts to response papers to lab reports to in-class and take home exams and essays. Frequently, students take classes in diverse fields which may be new to them and can struggle to adapt their writing styles to disciplinary conventions. In this workshop, we […]
It’s Not that Scary: Drop-in to Learn More about Upcoming Changes to Canvas
Participants may drop-in for any part of the session. This event will introduce instructors and staff to two notable changes coming to Canvas in 2021. The text editor (the box that you and your students use to write and insert media in Canvas) will look different and have additional features, starting in the Spring semester. […]
Teaching in the Aftermath of the Election
We don’t know what the impact of this extraordinarily fraught election will be, but we do know that it has the potential to disrupt life in the United States, and experiences in our classes, in significant ways. This conversation will bring graduate students together to discuss what this election means for our teaching and our […]
Using Canvas Discussion Boards Effectively
In this conversation on leading discussions through Canvas discussion boards, faculty will consider strategies to facilitate students thinking and engaging with other students. Participants will consider some of the challenges online discussion boards pose: how to get students to talk with each other and not simply to write mini essays? how to motivate students to […]
Helping Students Make Use of Library Resources
For many students, the main reason to go to the library is that it offers a quiet study space, and thus many students graduate without ever realizing what the library has to offer them. This workshop will discuss the many resources that the library makes available to students, while also presenting ways to familiarize your […]
Teaching Undergraduate Nursing Students in Clinical Settings
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Nursing department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Engaging with Race and Racism in Our Classes
Whatever fields we teach in, we are engaged with racial structures in a variety of ways. In this conversation, Dani Bassett of Bioengineering, Jasmine Johnson of Africana Studies and Howard Stevenson of Education will consider approaches, strategies and language to discuss race and racism. We will consider practices relevant both for faculty who already talk […]
Making Group Work Work Remotely
Group work can be an excellent way to encourage peer interactions and make the remote learning experience dynamic. However, keeping students focused on the material and accountable to each other is a challenge that often arises when students are given collaborative work assignments. This workshop will provide strategies for structuring group work in remote learning […]
Past and Present: Using Modern Materials to Teach Ancient Studies
Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate. This event grows out of concerns in the Classical Studies department and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Registration required.
Using Perusall to encourage student interactions with texts and each other
This fall a wide range of instructors started using Perusall, a social annotation platform that integrates into Canvas. Perusall allows students to collectively annotate class materials and share questions and comments with each other and so can function as an alternative discussion board. In this session, Debbie Becker of Nursing and Errol Lord of Philosophy […]
Syllabus Development & Diversification
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Communications department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
Balancing Synchronous and Asynchronous Elements in Class
In this conversation, Katherine Moore of Anthropology and Julia Hartmann of Math will discuss how they have balanced the different components of their online courses. The discussion will explore ways to integrate recorded videos, discussion boards, and assignments with live sessions where faculty and their students discuss and present content. Conversation will focus on the […]
Designing Good Problem Sets & Assignments to Reinforce Learning
This workshop will help TAs design good problem sets, in-class quizzes or questions aimed to reinforce learning. For learning, it is essential to test oneself with questions to build confidence with the subject, and to gain practice in applying concepts and techniques to situations or problems. In-class questions or quizzes can also be used as […]
Inclusive and Equitable Teaching
Educators are responsible for creating classes in which all students feel welcome and capable of succeeding. How can identities salient to our students (race/ethnicity, class, ability, gender, sexuality, nationality, and other backgrounds) not only be valued in the classroom, but leveraged as strengths for learning? In this workshop, participants will engage in discussion on inclusive […]
Teaching in Polarized Times
Our country and world seem increasingly divided, no more so than with a hotly contested election approaching. How do the divisions present around various political and social issues manifest in the classroom, and what can instructors do to defuse those tensions or productively use them to generate meaningful educational experiences? Professor Roxanne Euben's work spans […]
What This Election and Politically Unstable Moment Mean for Our Teaching
Two weeks before a fraught election day, amidst a contentious election season, this discussion will explore ideas and practices to keep in mind regarding teaching our students in the run-up to the election and in the days or weeks that follow. Sigal Ben-Porath of Education, Anne Berg of History and Rogers Smith of Political Science […]
Teaching Non-Majors
How can we enable students to engage meaningfully with the subject matter in courses outside their primary areas of academic interest? How can we balance the educational needs of both majors and non-majors in the classroom? In this workshop, we will discuss strategies to help students from diverse academic backgrounds find a stake and participate […]
Remote teaching from a full-size studio
Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate. This event grows out of interests in the Physics department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.
Incorporating Active Learning into STEM Courses
In STEM courses, students are routinely expected to absorb material by listening to lectures when it might be more productive for them to work through challenging problems and get involved in hands-on applications that help them think through the material and understand the details. Studies show that active learning helps students really learn the material […]
Teaching in Chemistry: Hints and Tips
All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Chemistry department and so may be most useful to students in related fields.Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.
What is Gather.town? And how can I use it to help my students?
Gather.town is an online platform that allows students and faculty to re-create some of the interactions that everyone had when they were on campus: running into fellow students and instructors, meeting new people, striking up conversations and office hours. The platform features white boards and notice boards that people on the platform can share. In […]
Designing for Equity and Engagement in Online Teaching
This interactive workshop responds to the current moment, as educators the world over are reimagining their pedagogies for online teaching and learning. Of particular concern right now are the ways that online classes can default to delivery models for instruction and exacerbate inequities for some of the most vulnerable students. This workshop is intended to […]
Working with Struggling Students
Students sometimes struggle in classes because they do not receive the help they need. This can be particularly true in the context of online learning. What can graduate student instructors do to mitigate this? In this workshop we will explore strategies to help students both seek and find the academic support they need. You will […]