Workshops
CTLE’s Teaching Workshops are free to all University faculty, researchers, postdocs, graduate students, and staff. We ask that you register in advance so we can plan accordingly.
NOTE: For security reasons you will need to register using your UNID@utah.edu
Workshops: Spring 2022
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Thursday, February 10 11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Canvas 101 Facilitator/Instructor: Kate O'Farrell and Kat Pagano As we continue to consider the role of Canvas in our online, in-person, and hybrid courses, it can be valuable to establish a strong foundation in the basic skills for leveraging the tool for our classrooms. This workshop will be an interactive demonstration of the start-to-published course design process for all individuals looking to learn how to use Canvas to align with their teaching goals. If you are new to Canvas or want to reinforce those basic skills, please join! Come ready to learn, ask questions, and take some steps in course creation together. |
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Friday, March 4th 8:30 am - 10:00 am |
Community Dialogue: Trauma, Violence, and Teaching Support Facilitator/Instructor: Dr. Annie Isabel Fukushima, Dr. Sonia Salari, and Kate O'Farrell Description of course: The campus community has been deeply impacted by another loss of a student – Zhifan Dong, a first-year undergraduate student from Anyang, Henan, China. The loss conjures up a range of emotions and concerns. How can, we as instructors, support our students who are in the classroom, students we are mentoring, or seeing online. The question that educators often struggle with is what to do next, how do we deal with this in the classroom? We invite you for a semester-based community dialogue: trauma, violence, and teaching support. |
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Friday, March 11th 11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Confirm or Revise ... and Reflect Facilitator/Instructor: Marjorie Castle Utilizing insights from the literature, a design for online courses that makes use of the interactive potential of Canvas to actively engage students. When new content is delivered, students confirm or revise their own work, and reflect on their grasp, and implications of the material. Once modules are created, the instructor can respond to student questions and encourage deeper engagement. NOTE: For security reasons you will need to register using your UNID@utah.edu |
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Tuesday, March 15th 11:00 am - 12:00pm |
Active Teaching Part I: Tips for Presenting Information Based on the Science of Learning Facilitator/Instructor: Alyson Froehlich We know how important active learning methods are for deeper, more meaningful learning. However, lecturing is still often a necessary means for presenting information to students. What many instructors may not realize is that there are ways to present information to students that will help them learn it better according to research from the field of cognitive psychology about how the brain learns best. This 2-part webinar will include tips for presenting information and the science behind them so that students better remember, learn more deeply, and reach higher levels of learning. Don’t worry if you miss one part; each part is designed to be helpful in its own right NOTE: For security reasons you will need to register using your UNID@utah.edu |
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Tuesday, March 22nd 11:00 am - 12:00 am |
Active Teaching Part II: Tips for Presenting Information Based on the Science of Learning
Facilitator/Instructor: Alyson Froehlich We know how important active learning methods are for deeper, more meaningful learning. However, lecturing is still often a necessary means for presenting information to students. What many instructors may not realize is that there are ways to present information to students that will help them learn it better according to research from the field of cognitive psychology about how the brain learns best. This 2-part webinar will include tips for presenting information and the science behind them so that students better remember, learn more deeply, and reach higher levels of learning. Don’t worry if you miss one part; each part is designed to be helpful in its own right. NOTE: For security reasons you will need to register using your UNID@utah.edu |
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Monday, March 28th 11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Designing Online Student Peer Reviews Facilitator/Instructor: Natalie Stillman-Webb Peer review is a common teaching strategy for helping students revise their work and think critically about it. Students receive suggestions from their peers that guide their revision, and they learn by seeing how their classmates have approached the assignment. With instructional technologies, peer review can happen just as easily outside the classroom space and time as within it. In this webinar we’ll discuss recent research on the role of student peer review in creating learning communities, as well as practical strategies for designing and facilitating peer review in digital environments. NOTE: For security reasons you will need to register using your UNID@utah.edu |
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Tuesday, April 5th 11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Principles of Simulation Pedagogy Facilitator/Instructor: Madeline Lassche The basics of simulation, including pre-briefing, facilitation, and debriefing simulation events will be covered in this session. We will also discuss difficult debriefing and using best debriefing techniques from the literature. NOTE: For security reasons you will need to register using your UNID@utah.edu |
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Monday, April 11th 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm |
Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education: Strategies for Teaching Facilitator/Instructor: Dr. Rita Kumar and Brenda Refaei Description of course: The pandemic and furor over social justice are challenging how educators approach teaching. Safety protocols and debates over the role of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in higher education have left many educators feeling burned out. In such a state, it is helpful for educators to focus on small changes to their teaching that can yield big results for student success. In our book, we suggest that faculty need to start with the process of self-reflection to engage in inclusive teaching, create inclusive curricula, and implement inclusive pedagogy. We believe this step is essential to implementing the framework used in our book. In this interactive session, we will offer faculty the opportunity to reflect on what is needed to adopt pedagogies, curricula, and assessment processes to become a more inclusive practitioner. |
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Tuesday, April 12th 11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Specifications Grading Facilitator/Instructor: Kat Pagano and Mindie Clark Description of course: In education, everything can feel subservient to grades. Specifications Grading (specs grading) challenges the traditional point-based approach to grading in a multitude of ways. For example, transparent expectations, student autonomy, and reduced subjectivity when grading. This workshop will focus on the following key facets of specs grading: (1) clearly defined learning outcomes, (2) a pass-fail grading system, and (3) multiple opportunities for students to exhibit mastery of learning outcomes. First, we will cover the foundations of the specs grading system, followed by examples of specs grading work, and finish up with a framework that instructors can implement in their classes. NOTE: For security reasons you will need to register using your UNID@utah.edu |
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Wednesday, April 20th 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
"The Final Project"? Facilitator/Instructor: Kate O'Farrell Description of course: To answer A, B, C, or D. That is the question – or is it? This workshop will guide you through several examples of final course projects that disrupt the multiple-choice exam, starting with really simple changes all the way to a total assignment overhaul. We will discuss mechanisms for aligning final course projects to course outcomes and navigating strategies for effective assignment creation (at the instructor and student level), feedback, and grading. NOTE: For security reasons you will need to register using your UNID@utah.edu |