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Fall is in the air. Reap the harvest of the timely and innovative programming and resources we’ve curated to nurture your academic excellence.

Upcoming Seminars and Events

Drawing on a semester-long study of upper-division history students, this workshop examines how structured AI integration can foster digital literacy in humanities courses. Participants will (1) explore how students shifted from skepticism or overreliance to thoughtful, task-specific engagement with AI and (2) develop criteria for potential AI integrations in their courses. Lunch will be served.

Tuesday, October 7
11:45 am - 12:45 pm 
In-person only, in 320 Laws Hall

The registration deadline is noon on October 3, 2025.

News and Information

“My FTA really helped me to think critically about the activities I have developed so far, how to assess their success, and how to improve their connection with lecture content.”  

Are you interested in getting a learner’s perspective on your class? Check out these two complementary services:

The process includes (1) a visit by a CTE Faculty Teaching Associate (FTA) to the instructor’s class to observe instruction and (2) a follow-up meeting between the instructor and FTA to discuss and generate ideas. Note: This is a pilot program for the Oxford campus only.

Meet with an FTA to review your student midcourse feedback and create an action plan. 

The CTE has partnered with the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) to provide faculty, staff, and students with a membership to ACUE Commons, an online portal to instructor development. Check out our first featured opportunity: SIX AI workshops (Quick Study courses, 1-2 hours each)!

If you are a faculty member, you already have an account and received an email alert on Sept. 17. If you can't find that email, go to https://learn.acue.org/, enter your Miami email address, click "forgot password," and complete your first login using the auto-generated email. 

When you log in, watch this video to help you find the Quick Study courses, specifically the AI ones.

Deadline: October 15, 2025

The purpose of CTE-IGNITE (Incorporating Generative AI With Novel Ideas for Teaching Excellence) grants is to encourage scholarly teaching around the opportunities and challenges presented by Generative AI. There are 3 levels of grants available. 

Deadline: October 15, 2025

Submit a CTE major teaching project grant proposal (up to $3,000). These grants encourage curricular and pedagogical innovations that result in more engaged and improved student learning. Innovations may be at the course, department, division, and/or university levels. 

Deadline: October 15, 2025

This award was established by Miami alumnus E. Phillips Knox, a 1968 graduate, to recognize creative, innovative, and engaging teaching methods at the undergraduate level. 

The 44th Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching (November 20-22 at Armstrong Student Center) boasts the following numbers:

Come engage and celebrate a shared passion for excellent teaching and learning with colleagues from Miami and across the U.S.! See the next News item to learn how to attend Lilly for FREE!

We are thrilled to offer over 100 registration scholarships (excluding meals and preconference workshops) to Miami instructors, graduate students, and staff. Complete this short scholarship application to be considered. Please wait to register until you receive word on your application from LillyCon@MiamiOH.edu.

Please share this employment opportunity to work in a collaborative and exciting office on campus.

Learn how to communicate more effectively with your students via principles of communication theory in this Faculty Focus article.

This Faculty Focus article explores how instructors can use GenAI to improve—not replace—the work we do.

Opportunities From Our Partners

Registration is now open for the 10th annual Access for All: Accessibility Symposium, an in-person event on Friday, October 24, at the Shriver Center. The day will feature a keynote from Belinda Worley of Xbox (Microsoft) on "Inclusive Design - Designing for Accessibility in Gaming," along with a variety of morning breakout sessions and afternoon in-depth training sessions. You can register for the entire day or choose to attend only the sessions that interest you.

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