Center for Advancing Student Learning (CASL)

The next phase of our unit name change, announced in January, to the Center for Advancing Student Learning is to transition our primary email address. Beginning Monday, March 2, 2026, we will be moving our email from cetl@uwm.edu to advancing-learning@uwm.edu. Please update your contact information and any linked materials accordingly.

New TAs are required to attend the Mar. 6 training from 8 – 9 a.m. in Engelmann Hall (ENG) B73 where we will build community with other TAs, review strategies to foster student development and learning, go over Canvas audio/video tools, and course assignment wrappers. In addition, resources for supporting struggling students, preparing for mid-terms, and work-life balance will be shared.

Join our monthly hybrid professional development community on Friday, March 13 from 12–1 p.m. designed exclusively for teaching assistants! Sessions are offered in person and online for maximum flexibility. Whether you’re looking for advice, new ideas, or just a sense of community, this is your space to learn and grow.

Each session provides:

Students need to ensure digital materials are accessible whenever content is created that will be shared with peers. Please feel free to share the digitally accessible templates below, which are designed to help students create accessible Word documents and PowerPoint presentations.

Peruse the following resources designed to address questions about how to make educational materials digitally accessible. 

Academic Progress Reports play a vital role in identifying students who may benefit from additional support and ensuring timely communication about academic performance. Review the Academic Progress Reports: Instructor Guidance resource for additional information on submitting reports. 

Our Gathering Midterm Feedback resource explains how to effectively gather midterm feedback that can help make meaningful changes in your courses while they are still underway; which helps improve student learning, engagement, and trust.

Supporting neurodivergent students is not about lowering standards or offering special treatment. It’s about creating learning environments that are flexible, predictable, and inclusive from the start, which often improves the experience for all students. Access our resource to learn how to best design your courses for neurodivergent students.

Join Sarthak Singh and Lin Deng as they demonstrate how to design AI-supported lessons that teach students to ask meaningful questions and connect authentically with each other.

All textbook and course technology need requests for Summer 2026 are due by March 23. Fall 2026 requests are due by April 6. Completing submissions on time ensures materials are available for students and supports a smooth start to the term. 

Review the Guide to Textbook and Course Content Selection for resources and information on textbook options. 

Conflict Transformation workshops provide space for UWM employees to reflect, explore and dialogue about ways you experience and respond to conflict.

To aid in ensuring digital accessibility in Canvas and in course materials, register for one of the in-person trainings or review the self-paced Digital Accessibility Training Modules.

Center for Advancing Student Learning (CASL)
414-229-4319
2033 E. Hartford Ave., B50
Milwaukee, WI 53211