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Higher Education Anti-Racist Teaching Podcast
The Higher Education Anti-Racist Teaching (H.E.A.R.T.) Podcast focuses on elevating our learning about anti-racist teaching at colleges and universities. MORE INFORMATION
UConn Online
Select from over fifty online Master's and Graduate Certificate programs in business, health, education, engineering, etc. MORE DETAILS
Online Teaching
Online teaching strategies ranging from hybrid courses to fully online experiences and distance learning.
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Instructional design and professional consultants provide individual, group, or departmental consultations.
Assessment
Strategies to adapt existing and new assessment methods for in-person and remote teaching.
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Generative AI and related workshops
January - March, 2025
For the annual Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) for text and image poses challenges and opportunities for teaching and learning. Join UConn faculty, students, and staff who are thinking about GenAI risks and benefits for college students, now and in the future. Sessions explore practical uses, limitations, and ethical implications. Learn More

Assessment Fellow Opportunities
The Office of Academic Program Assessment is currently seeking applications for two academic program assessment fellows for Academic Year 2024-25. Full-time faculty of any rank or tenure status are encouraged to apply. Applications are due February 5th. Learn More

UASCEND Professional Development Curriculum
UConn has a received a multi-year grant from the Davis Foundation to offer a semester-long curriculum aimed at developing faculty knowledge and skills pertaining to assessment of student learning aligned to program and/or Common Curriculum objectives. Modules are currently in development with the first pilot planned for the fall semester.. Learn More

The Inclusive STEM Teaching Project, Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
Supported by NFS
March 4 - April 26, 2024
ENROLL NOW!
This is a professional development program available to all UConn employees. The six week MOOC is designed to advance the awareness, self-efficacy and ability of STEM faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and staff to cultivate learning environments for students. Learn More

Mobile Summer Institute on Scientific Teaching and Transformation
Save the Date: May 20-24, 2024 and join us at UConn!
ENROLL NOW!
The Mobile Summer Institutes (MoSIs) are a five-day, immersive, project-based workshop for faculty, administrators, staff and university leaders.. Learn More

Assessment Report Due Date and Updated Cycle
For undergrad academic programs involved in assessment activities, the University Student Learning Assessment Committee has set May 22nd as the due date. The committee has also changed to a triennial cycle. Assessment fellows will be reaching out to each program to discuss the new cycle. Learn More

ChatGPT AI Impact on Teaching and Learning
Addressing AI ChatGPT
Many faculty have reached out seeking guidance surrounding possible academic integrity issues triggered by the recent release of ChatGPT3 from OpenAI. Learn More

Changes to Perusall social annotation tool linking in HuskyCT
LTI 1.3 makes the sync between the HuskyCT LMS and Perusall much easier. Learn More

Creating Communities of Care at UConn
UConn Health Student Health and Wellness
Wednesday, March 22nd - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
The Great Hall, Alumni Center
Join us for a day of fun and collaborative learning: Participants will learn and practice skills of Motivational Interviewing as a way to engage students in collaborative conversations about their success and growth at UConn. Learn More

2024 CETL University Teaching Award Winners
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 University Teaching Awards. Please join us in congratulating the winners. Learn More
UConn Becomes Part of the CIRTL Network
We prepare graduate students and postdocs to excel as teachers, researchers, and as mentors. Future Faculty and Academic Careers programs are housed in the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and offer both local and online professional development opportunities. Through the North American Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Network, graduate students and postdocs in all fields can build skills for academic careers in a wide range of settings. MORE INFORMATION

Announcing the Winners of the 2024 University Teaching Awards
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 University Teaching Awards. Please click here for the names of our winners.

University-wide access to online teaching and work-life resources
Looking for additional resources on teaching development, work-life balance, and career development? CETL has an institutional account with the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD). CETL invites faculty and graduate students to sign-up for free subaccounts using your UConn email address. For more information about NCFDD: CLICK HERE

Authentication
UConn is required to verify the identity of students who participate in online courses and to establish that students who register in an online course are the same students who participate in and complete the course activities and assessments and receive academic credit. Your syllabus should include information for students on the methods you will use in your course for authentication. Please see this resource guide for more detail. READ MORE

Assessment Report Due Date and Updated Cycle
For undergrad academic programs involved in assessment activities, the University Student Learning Assessment Committee has set May 22nd as the due date. The committee has also changed to a triennial cycle. Assessment fellows will be reaching out to each program to discuss the new cycle. Learn More

The Teaching Professor and Magna Digital Library
As a member of our campus community this online resource from Magna Publications is available at no cost to you. The Teaching Professor and Magna Digital Library keeps readers informed of pedagogically sound techniques, new ideas, strategies that work, and pragmatic approaches to enhancing student learning and improving instructional effectiveness, regardless of teaching modality or academic discipline. READ MORE

Clear Face Masks and Microphone Covers Available to Instructors
Given the important role of facial expressions when communicating, CETL is providing, by request, clear face masks to instructors. To learn more about clear face masks and to request masks, check out our webpage. CETL is also providing, by request, microphone covers to instructors for use in the classroom. Clear masks and mic covers will be available starting January 18th.

Deadline Extended for 2022 CT OER Grant
The deadline for the Call for Applications to the Connecticut Open Educational Resources Grant Program has been extended. The new deadline for applications for this opportunity is now February 18th, 2022. The CT OER Grant program is for faculty and departments within Connecticut’s higher education institutions to explore, adopt, create, revise, and supplement Open Educational Resources (OER). This grant program focuses on OER opportunities in “high-impact” areas – courses with high enrollment, and high textbook costs. Adopting OER has the potential to increase equity in our classrooms and enhance student success at UConn. Please see the linked application above for further details about the grant program and application process.
If you have any additional questions, please contact Zach Claybaugh (Student Success Librarian/UConn Library) at zachariah.claybaugh@uconn.edu.

The Gardner Institute Teaching and Learning Academy
Signature Course for 2022-2023 - The Humanity of Inclusive Practices: Liberatory and Contemplative Pedagogy
Synchronous sessions: July 11, July 13, July 15, July 18, July 20, and July 22
Time: 1:00-3:30 pm ET
Faculty, staff, administrators, or teaching assistants on all levels are invited to take advantage of UConn’s Institutional membership to resources from the Teaching and Learning Academy (TLA) hosted by the Gardener Institute. Learn More

Call for UConn Equity Improvement Community Program
Supported by Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
October through Spring of 2022
Building upon the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project, we are launching the UConn Equity Improvement Community program to advance equitable teaching and learning practices in STEM courses. Learn More

We’ll Be AI-Right: Working Through and With the Generative AI Moment
Friday, December 1 from 12:30-2:00 (virtual)
Join Lance Eaton for a conversation of what we learned from this past year, where we are now, and where we are going. Learn More
Upcoming Events
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Feb
10
Enhancing student engagement with the readings 12:00pm
Enhancing student engagement with the readings
Monday, February 10th, 2025
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Can students meet your course objectives without reading the texts? If so, what is the value of assigning reading in your course? What learning objectives does reading help students meet? These foundational questions will frame our discussion. Tools and approaches will be shared for:
- Creating reading guides and worksheets
- Choosing texts
- Annotation tools (Perusall, Voicethread)
- Activities such as games, remixes, and Generative AI
- Modeling engagement
Ideas will be shared for curating a reading list, including: alphabetic texts vs. audio and video; amount of reading assigned; and organizing access to course readings. This is an interactive session, and participants are encouraged to share their experiences and questions.
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3332
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Feb
10
Grade Smarter, Not Harder: Rubrics 1:00pm
Grade Smarter, Not Harder: Rubrics
Monday, February 10th, 2025
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Grading rubrics are an assessment tool that helps instructors and students focus attention on the important aspects of an assignment. Rubrics promote grading practices that are consistent and free from bias. This introductory workshop explores the elements of a rubric, methods to design rubrics with and without student involvement, and how to apply them within your courses. Attendees are encouraged to bring their rubrics for small group collaborations or their syllabus and ideas for an assignment that would benefit from a rubric.
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
1. Identify the value and role of rubrics in measuring student learning
2. Recognize the steps in creating a rubric
3. Connect rubrics with outcomes and learning data
4. Identify an assignment in your course that could use a rubric and draft the criteriaRegister - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3266
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Feb
11
Developing Student AI Fluencies in your class: creating personas for tutoring or role play 5:30pm
Developing Student AI Fluencies in your class: creating personas for tutoring or role play
Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
How should we engage students on the matter of generative AI and learning in our courses? Examples from Yee, Uttich, Main & Giltner’s AI Hacks for Educators will be shared, with an opportunity to practice with different generative AI tools. Session Three will demonstrate ways to prompt ChatGPT to pose Socratic questions, tutor a student through homework, and create role play scenarios, with opportunities for hands-on practice. This session is suitable for participants with minimal experience using generative AI but will be most useful if you know how to access either Microsoft CoPilot through your UConn Microsoft 365 login, or ChatGPT (both the free “mini” and paid versions will be demonstrated).
Detection of AI use will not be the focus of these sessions, but we may discuss AI-resistant activities and assignments. You are encouraged to contribute your questions, ideas, and experiences.
If you are interested in continuing to explore “AI fluencies,” consider registering for these upcoming sessions:
- February 18: Creating visual representations of data
- February 25: Overview, recap, review, and ‘open mic’
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3345
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Feb
12
Triennial Cycle for Program Assessment Reporting 3:00pm
Triennial Cycle for Program Assessment Reporting
Wednesday, February 12th, 2025
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Join the academic program assessment fellows for this informational session about the change from an annual assessment report to a triennial cycle. This session will discuss the different years of the cycle and the deliverables for each. The session will also provide individual academic programs with suggestions for their activities this year. This is designed for academic program leaders and faculty who are working on or interested in program assessment.
February 12, 3:00-4:00
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Feb
13
Part 2: AI is Here to Stay…Now What? A Conversation 11:00am
Part 2: AI is Here to Stay…Now What? A Conversation
Thursday, February 13th, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
This Timely Topic will explore the impact of AI use through the lens of equitable access and fairness in higher education. Specifically, we will explore the impact of restricting AI, especially the impact of restriction on non-native English-speaking scholars. Finally, we will review The Graduate School Academic, Scholarly, and Professional Integrity and Misconduct (ASPIM) Policy to foster greater understanding of how to report Scholarly Misconduct, with a focus on ASPIM when AI use is suspected.
FACILITATORS:
- Mary Bernstein, Associate Dean of The Graduate School
- Kimberly Curry, Director of Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Support, The Graduate School
Jeannie Slayton, Director of Intercultural Programs and Support/UCAELI
See more about all Timely Topics offered by The Graduate School.
Please register to receive a Webex link for this event.
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Feb
13
Peer-observations of teaching 101 11:30am
Peer-observations of teaching 101
Thursday, February 13th, 2025
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
This is an overview for those intending to use peer observation for feedback on their teaching practice. Whether an observation serves the purpose of a departmental evaluation mechanism or is an instructor initiated informal situation, there are some dos and don’ts that might be helpful to consider for observes and observers.
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3361
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14
Designing & facilitating class discussions 9:00am
Designing & facilitating class discussions
Friday, February 14th, 2025
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Do you find yourself staring down a room of silent students when you pose a question? Or do you want ideas for how to manage the flow of a very active discussion? Are you wondering how to assess class participation in discussions? Come to this teaching talk! Topics of interest to participants may include:
- The benefits of multi-modality & multimedia for discussions
- Socratic methods, synthesizing, and connecting the dots
- Designing your course to activate student voice
- Using movement, voice, signposting, and wait time
- Supporting equitable participation
- Navigating difficult moments
- Assessing discussion participation
- Generating engaging questions
This is an interactive session.
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3333
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Feb
17
BEACON Office Hours: Drop-in discussion of your GenAI ideas & questions 11:00am
BEACON Office Hours: Drop-in discussion of your GenAI ideas & questions
Monday, February 17th, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Founders of the BEACON (Beneficial and Ethical AI at UConn) student organization and graduate assistants in computer science and physics will be available for informal discussion of your generative AI questions. If you have activities or tools you’d like to brainstorm about, come reflect on both practical and ethical considerations. Please register to receive the WebEx link.
Note: BEACON is funded by Open Philanthropy as part of its University Organizer Fellowship.
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3392
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