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Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning
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Teaching Tricks and Treats |
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The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) is pleased to announce the 10th Annual UWM Teaching and Learning Symposium to be held virtually on Thursday, January 9, 2025.
We are now accepting proposals and are especially interested in sessions sharing how High-Impact Practices and/or their associated Eight Key Elements are embedded into teaching and learning at the department, program, or college level. Submit your proposal by Tuesday, 5 November 2024 at 4:30pm.
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Thank You Sarah Riforgiate |
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The staff of CETL would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Professor Sarah Riforgiate for her leadership and dedication to advancing teaching and learning as Interim Director of CETL. She oversaw the coordination of the 2024 IUT Conference as well as CETL's website redesign. Dr. Riforgiate's vision and commitment have significantly enriched our community, and we are grateful for the countless hours and passion she invested in advancing our mission. We thank her for her service.
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The CETL Support Commons will be closed on Friday, October 4, 2024 while the CETL staff assist with the Student Success in the Classroom Summit and on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 for an all staff retreat.
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Normal Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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| Student Campus Resources Guide |
Please attach this convenient resource guide to your Canvas courses. This resource is a guide for students to access essential services ranging from academic support to financial aid and counseling services, all of which can help enhance their campus experience.
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| Guide to Navigate Difficult Dialogues |
The Faculty Guide to Navigating Difficult Dialogues in the Classroom is a resource to help instructors facilitate discussions on sensitive topics. Explore the guide for practical strategies to navigate classroom conversations.
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Upcoming In-person Events |
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| Reimagining Assessments: How AI can Improve Low-Stakes Assessment and Boost Student Learning |
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
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Hybrid | 9:00am – 10:00am
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Mark Sullivan will share how he began to experiment with AI to help build reading comprehension questions. Join us to experiment with a variety of AI tools to create, edit, and improve low-stakes course activities.
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| Improving Teaching and Learning Through Student Feedback |
Thursday, October 10, 2024
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Virtual | 12:00pm – 12:30pm
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The EdTech Talks series focuses on the effective use of educational technology tools. This session offers instructors tips and tricks on why and how to solicit regular feedback from students in Canvas.
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| Proposal Preparation Workshop: |
Teaching & Learning Symposium |
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
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Interested in presenting at the 2025 Teaching and Learning Symposium but have questions about the process? This workshop will cover the application process, session options, and presentation expectations.
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| Embedding High Impact Practices (HIPs) Key Elements in Your Course: |
High-Level Performance Expectations |
Thursday, October 24, 2024
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In-person | 12:30pm – 2:30pm
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What levels are your expectations for students? The first session of this series on the Eight Key Elements of HIPs is to embed high-level performance expectations in outcomes, assignments, and activities.
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| Wednesdays, October 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2024
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In-person | 10:30am – 12:00pm
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Find CETL’s very own Lane Sunwall in the library every Wednesday for drop-in support with teaching, learning, and Canvas questions.
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Self-paced Online Workshops |
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| Canvas Quick Start Guide: |
Everything you need to get started in Canvas with EASY access to guided information. There is something for the beginner to expert here.
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| Self-Paced Course Design Workshops for Educators |
A collection of self-paced workshops that focus on multiple components of course design for any course format.
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| This self-paced online training provides the resources you need to support students with disabilities and make your course accessible for all students.
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| Open Textbook and Open Educational Resource (OER) |
CETL and UWM Libraries offer a self-paced training that provides tools to identify open textbooks and open-education resources.
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CETL's Registration System |
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Workshop Registration Transition: |
Starting on Saturday, October 5, 2024, all event registrations will take place on the new Events Calendar page at . To help with the transition, a video tutorial is featured on the Events Calendar page.
| Accessing Past Workshop Data: |
Our former workshop registration website, , will host its final event on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, and remain accessible until Friday, August 1, 2025. We encourage instructors to export their attendance data as the information is of value for CVs and performance evaluations and will no longer be available after August 1, 2025.
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| Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning
414-229-4319
2033 E. Hartford Ave. B50
Milwaukee, WI 53211
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