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Here’s to a successful final exam week and academic year’s end! Once your grades are submitted, make plans to learn with colleagues this summer by participating in a book discussion, a seminar on using generative AI in teaching, and a webinar on preparing a successful Lilly Conference proposal. 

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. 

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

A Short Reflection on Your Teaching, How to Make It Better, and What About That Darned AI

This is a half-day hands-on workshop where participants will reflect on and explore concepts and strategies for teaching effectiveness, including the use of AI. Lunch is included.

Tuesday, August 19

9:00 am -12:30 pm, 320 Laws Hall

News and Information

The new issue of the Journal on Excellence in College Teaching (Vol. 36.2, 2025) features articles on choice-based assessment, career exploration activities in the classroom, student and instructor stress and “technostress,” and more. Note: You must be on campus or logged in via VPN to access the Journal.

It was a successful semester for our Analysis and Reflection for Teaching Enhancement Program (ARTEP) completers, who examined their teaching practices by evaluating models for “good teaching” and exploring behaviors that can be adopted, adapted, and refined through learning and reflection. We thank Jeff Wanko (TCE) for facilitating and look forward to recruiting our next cohort in the fall for spring 2026! (Visit the ARTEP page for the spring 2025 cohort.)

We all want our students to learn in our classes, but are we setting up individual class sessions to maximize learning? This Faculty Focus article, curated by CTE Faculty Teaching Associate Anne Whitesell, Political Science, presents ways to prepare, deliver, and summarize content by building connections between what students already know and new information. 

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

Opportunities From Our Partners

The Greater Cincinnati Collegiate Connection (GC3) is offering a series of 12 workshops in May and June focusing on AI-related topics. These events are FREE for GC3 members, which includes Miami. Each session is 12:00-1:00 pm (via Zoom). Registration is required.

The 2025 North American Simulation and Gaming Association (NASAGA) Conference will be held October 15-18 at Marcum Conference Center on the Miami University campus. Session proposals are due Monday, July 14.

Center for Teaching Excellence

317 Laws Hall

513-529-9266