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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
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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
Announcing the New Accessibility Website
The University of Connecticut is pleased to announce its new Accessibility Website. Please visit UConn's Accessibility Website to learn about accessibility resources available at UConn, how to create accessible digital content, accessibility in software and hardware, where to report accessibility issues, and much more. VISIT WEBSITE
20-Minute Mentor Commons Subscription
As a member of our campus community this online resource from Magna Publications is available at no cost to you. 20-Minute Mentor Commons offers on-demand versions of their popular 20-Minute Mentor programs, covering a broad range of faculty development topics. Sign up today and help energize your higher education career. READ MORE
Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) testing
For faculty looking to move away from paper exams or Scantrons, online testing is available through HuskyCT. Online testing can be offered in the classroom or as at-home assessment. For faculty wishing to administer online testing in the classroom (BYOD testing), CETL and ITS have worked to make this easier. READ MORE
Upcoming Events
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Jan
27
Peer Review in Writing-Intensive Courses1:00pm
Peer Review in Writing-Intensive Courses
Friday, January 27th, 2023
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Other Online
Presenters: Tom Deans, Sarah Bertekap, Julianna Iavcovelli, and Alexander Menrisky
Peer review of drafts is a bedrock strategy of good writing pedagogy, and there are many ways to do it. We’ll discuss not just the big mistakes many make with peer review but also how to calibrate peer review practices to your teaching priorities.
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2752Contact Information: writingcenter@uconn.edu
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Jan
30
Webex for Teaching and Learning2:00pm
Webex for Teaching and Learning
Monday, January 30th, 2023
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Other Online
This workshop will increase your knowledge about and comfort level using WebEx to host classes or meetings online, set up remote office hours, and collaborate synchronously online. In addition, we’ll explore breakout rooms/sessions and the HuskyCT integration of Webex.
Monday, January 30, 2:00-3:00
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2727Contact Information: edtech@uconn.edu
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Jan
31
Facilitating class discussions 11:00am
Facilitating class discussions
Tuesday, January 31st, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Other Online
This is an interactive session. Topics of interest to participants may include:
The benefits of multi-modality & multimedia
Socratic methods, synthesizing, and connecting the dots
Designing your course to activate student voice
Using movement, voice, signposting, and wait time
Supporting equitable participation
Assessing discussion participation
CETL teaching talks are not recorded. Reach out to us for a consultation!
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2757Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu
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Feb
1
Teaching in the Age of ChatGPT: A Discussion about Generative AI, Writing, and Pedagogy9:30am
Teaching in the Age of ChatGPT: A Discussion about Generative AI, Writing, and Pedagogy
Wednesday, February 1st, 2023
09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Storrs Campus Homer Babbidge Library Room 1102 and online/WebEx [register for link]
Now that ChatGPT and other natural language generators have quite rapidly entered the mainstream, they’re triggering all manner of questions about teaching, learning, and ethics. Some are urgent—what course policies and practices should I consider implementing this semester?—and some philosophical—how might these technologies disrupt some bedrock assumptions about academic integrity, about teaching and learning, about thinking and language, about the purposes of higher education? Bring your own questions to what we expect to be a lively conversation. Coffee will be served.
Convened by Tom Deans (English; UConn Writing Center), Arash Esmaili Zaghi (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Yohei Igarashi (English; Humanities Institute), and Kyle Booten (English). Organized by the Humanities Institute’s Digital Humanities and Media Studies Initiative, the Writing Center, and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2753Contact Information: writingcenter@uconn.edu
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Feb
1
Developing Discussion Questions 12:15pm
Developing Discussion Questions
Wednesday, February 1st, 2023
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Other Online
Why do some questions generate more engagement than others? Is it better to develop questions in advance or in the moment? How can the facilitator's questions keep the discussion focused while allowing for exploration of students' own inquiry? What makes for a good assignment prompt? This highly interactive session will present sample questions for your evaluation, and then participants will work in groups to develop one or more questions for an upcoming class session.
Depending on the interests of participants, topics may include:
• How do you use questions in the classroom?
• What are your objectives for class discussions?
• Can we remain spontaneous while being intentional with our questions?
• What does equity have to do with the kinds of questions we ask in discussions?
• How do different modes and media support discussion objectives?
• What are some frameworks to consider for question building?
Interactivity level: moderate to high
CETL teaching talks are not recorded. Reach out to us for a consultation!
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2758Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu
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Feb
3
Enhancing Student Engagement with the Readings 12:00pm
Enhancing Student Engagement with the Readings
Friday, February 3rd, 2023
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Other Online
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. Techniques and tools will be introduced for:
“Guided reading” facilitation
Creating a reading guide
Annotation tools (Perusall, Voicethread)
Games, remixes, and other activities for engaging with a text
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.
CETL teaching talks are not recorded. Reach out to us for a consultation!
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2759Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu
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Feb
8
Best Practices for Working with Multilingual Students1:00pm
Best Practices for Working with Multilingual Students
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Storrs Campus Writing Center Conference Room, Babbidge Library, Level 2
How can we more productively teach writing in a particular discipline to a diverse range of students, including those whose first language is not English? We’ll take up both the practical and ethical issues.
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2754Contact Information: writingcenter@uconn.edu
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Feb
16
Giving Feedback 2:00pm
Giving Feedback
Thursday, February 16th, 2023
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Other Online
The thematic focus for this particular session is giving feedback. Topics will include:
discovering opportunities for giving feedback on early assignments or activities
sharing approaches to giving constructive feedback on student work
structuring feedback to support learning
how much feedback is enough
using a variety of modes of feedback
share what’s on your mind
CETL teaching talks are not recorded. Reach out to us for a consultation!
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=2761Contact Information: stacey.valliere@uconn.edu
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