Hi Friend of the CTE,
There’s no fooling, just fuel for learning, in this April Fool’s Day Eve issue of the News! Check out our April programming offerings and the opportunities to facilitate a book discussion or present a Lilly Conference session.
| |
|
Upcoming Seminars and Workshops
|
|
|
Teaching First, Technology Second: Designing a Pedagogically Sound Tutorbot |
Wednesday, April 8, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, 320 Laws Hall
(registration deadline: April 1, 5:00 pm)
|
Design a course- or topic-specific Tutorbot (a Gemini Gem) that supports learning without turning into an answer engine. We’ll translate tutoring research into practical routines (e.g., one-question-at-a-time Socratic loop). You’ll build and test your Tutorbot with common student scenarios and leave with a deployment plan including the Tutorbot prompt and routines. Lunch will be provided, and laptops are required.
|
|
|
Personalized Teaching Development: Nuts and Bolts of ACUE |
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 1:30 - 2:30 pm, 320 Laws Hall
|
Make the most of CTE’s partnership with the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE), one of the most trusted sources for faculty development in higher education. Your free membership to the ACUE Commons gives you online access to instructor development (and endorsements) anytime and anywhere. Learn how to access and make the most of instructor development from Quick Study courses in the Commons. From AI and Constructive Conversations to Media Literacy and Critical Thinking, instructional growth is just a click away!
|
|
|
|
Call for Facilitators: Summer Book Discussions |
Are you interested in facilitating a summer book discussion of either a pre-approved CTE book or a book that you propose? Books should be focused on teaching and learning in a higher education classroom. Book discussions are held virtually for 90 minutes in June or July 2026. The CTE will purchase books for the facilitator and attendees (max 12). Only full-time continuing faculty members and librarians are eligible to apply. Deadline to Apply: April 3
|
|
|
|
Reminder: Submit a Proposal for the 45th Original Lilly Conference! |
In case you missed it, proposal submissions to present your teaching scholarship are now being accepted for the 45th Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, November 19-21, in the Armstrong Student Center on the Oxford campus! Be part of a community of teacher-scholars who, like you, share a passion for improving college teaching and student learning through evidence-based practices. You may choose from 3 formats for your session: a 3-hour preconference workshop, a 45-minute individual session, and a poster session. The proposal submission deadline is Monday, June 15, 2026—mark your calendar!
|
|
|
Incorporating Technologies to Enhance Student Learning and Motivation |
Using various (multimodal) forms of technology in teaching has a more significant impact on college students’ learning and motivation than traditional methods, according to an article in Cogent Education curated by Ann Haley Mackenzie (CTE Faculty Teaching Associate; Teaching Curriculum and Educational Inquiry).
|
|
|
A Faculty Focus Teaching and Learning Podcast Featurette |
|
|
Effective learning requires instilling curiosity and assessing authentically. Learn how to do both wherever you are with these Faculty Focus podcasts.
|
|
|
Episode 66: The Curious Mind: Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in Students
|
| Episode 31: Authentic Assessment Strategies: Assessing Learning that Empowers Your Students
|
|
|
|
Opportunities From Our Partners
|
|
|
32nd Annual Undergraduate Research Forum Centers Showcase |
|
|
The Office of Research for Undergraduates invites campus Centers/Institutes/Units to highlight their opportunities for student engagement at the 32nd Annual Undergraduate Research Forum, to be held at Shriver Center on Friday, April 24, 2026. Contact undergradresearch@miamioh.edu with any questions.
To participate in this showcase, please complete this google form no later than 5 pm on April 15, 2026.
|
|
|
Center for Teaching Excellence
317 Laws Hall
513-529-9266
|
|
|
Manage your preferences | Opt Out using TrueRemove™
Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails.
View this email online.
|
317 Laws Hall, Miami University | Oxford, OH 45056 US
|
|
|
This email was sent to .
To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book.
| |
|
|
|
