Monday, September 29, 2025

We're pleased to introduce the newest cohort of Graduate Teaching Fellows! Graduate Teaching Fellows are Ph.D. students from a variety of disciplines who play an integral role in advancing the Center’s mission to promote excellence in teaching and learning across the Institute. By leading TA training sessions, conducting classroom observations, and holding one-on-one teaching consultations for other graduate students or postdoctoral instructors, the Fellows build a supportive and collaborative environment for teaching assistants across campus. Learn more about this year's cohort.

CTL EVENTS

Join part two of this interactive forum to explore the power of mid-semester feedback to enhance teaching and learning. We’ll share strategies for making and communicating timely adjustments. Walk away with practical tools and fresh inspiration to make meaningful changes before the semester’s over. Participation in part one of the forum is not required to attend this session.

Nervous about talking to your students while waiting for class to begin? Don’t know what to say when you meet your professor in the hallway? Join us for a two-part workshop series on small talk - a practical tool for interacting with students and colleagues. This series is designed for international graduate students/scholars and hosted by CTL's International TA Program. 

Interested in creating flexible activities and assignments that meet instructional goals without causing you or your students to feel overwhelmed? This roundtable will explore the tension between flexibility and structure in courses and share practical strategies for using technology and Universal Design for Learning principles to support diverse learners and maintain clear expectations.

Recent updates to the LaTeX kernel have made it possible to make most standard documents more accessible for students with vision-related disabilities. During this workshop, we'll explore how accessible documents benefit all students, discuss some basic examples, and then learn how to enable the new features. 

This annual symposium celebrates educators forging high-quality distance teaching practices. Join us as we explore this year's theme: "Towards an Accessible Online Future." Can’t attend all day? No problem; attend the symposium sessions that work for you.

TEACHING AT TECH

Federal revisions to Title II state that all public entities must ensure their web content and mobile applications are accessible by April 26, 2026. For Georgia Tech instructors, this means all Canvas sites, course files, and media must meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 Level AA. CTL's Lauren Barbeau put together five tips to help you create web accessible courses that better support all students.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

We encourage you to submit a session proposal for the 2026 University System of Georgia (USG) Teaching and Learning Conference; this year's topics include student success, faculty and student well-being, technology and AI, and educational development. Read about last year's presentations from Georgia Tech faculty.

Questions?
Contact Bethany Harris, Communications Program Manager.
bethany.harris@gatech.edu | 404.894.4474