Hi Friend of the CTE,                                                                 

This issue of the CTE News is packed with resources to help students prepare for finals and finish the semester strong. Also, look ahead to the summer by making plans to participate in a book discussion, seminar, and webinars (Journal AI Special Issue and Lilly proposal preparation). 

Upcoming Seminars and Book Clubs

The CTE is hosting 3 book clubs this summer! We supply the books and facilitate the discussions (via Zoom). Join your colleagues and engage in dialogue around teaching and learning topics. Each book club is limited to 12 participants. Please note: Book discussion registration and participation are limited to 1 book per person. 

Miami faculty and staff are invited to a webinar to promote an upcoming special issue of the Journal on Excellence in College Teaching: Reimagining Learning Outcomes Through AI-Enhanced Pedagogy. The Journal’s editor-in-chief, Gregg Wentzell, and issue guest editors Lew Ludwig, Denison University, and Aubrey Wang, Saint Joseph’s University, will explain the issue’s focus, offer guidance on preparing a manuscript submission, and answer questions.

Webinar: Tuesday, May 6, from 2:00-2:50 pm (via Zoom)

Manuscript submissions for the issue are due August 1, 2025.

This in-person workshop is for new AI users who will engage strategies to facilitate their work as teachers and investigate useful strategies for supporting students’ learning, including guided, discipline-specific, and personalized exploration and experimentation with GenAI. 

8:30 am - 12:30 pm (includes continental breakfast), 320 Laws Hall

Registration deadline: 5:00 pm Friday, May 16, 2025

The 44th Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching is November 20-22 at Armstrong Student Center. Join your colleagues for a webinar discussion (via Zoom) on how to craft and submit a successful Conference proposal. Learn about the criteria for proposals, the most common reasons proposals are rejected, and the features that will make your proposal stand out.

Lilly proposals are due June 23, 2025. 

Webinar: Friday, May 23, 2:00-2:50 pm

News and Information

Check out these end-of-semester student success strategies from Faculty Focus.

Make sure you check out all of our new opportunities for incorporating GenAI into your teaching.

Would you like to build strong teaching and learning relationships with students based on deep engagement, caring, and effective communication? Check out the latest addition to the CTE library, Monica Glina’s Relationships of Reciprocity: In Pursuit of Shared Teaching and Learning (2025). Stop in at the CTE in Laws 317 to take a closer look and borrow it if you wish!

Please encourage your students to participate in the university-wide survey they have received titled, “AI & Learning at Miami - Share Your Perspective - 10 minute Survey & Gift Card Drawing.” The CTE looks forward to these results guiding future instructor development related to AI. Thank you!

Opportunities From Our Partners

The Greater Cincinnati Collegiate Connection (GC3) assembled a series of 12 AI workshops presented by experts from all over the U.S. You can register for one workshop ($15) or more; the deadline is Friday, May 15, 2025.

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