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  • Teaching Observation Partnership (TOP)

    Teaching Observation Partnership (TOP)

    102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

    Observe. Reflect. Connect. The Teaching Observation Partnership (TOP) is a semester-long faculty learning community designed to spark new insights into your teaching through peer observation and reflective dialogue. This program is formative, collaborative, and fully faculty-driven—and that’s what makes it powerful. Fall 2025 Cohort | Student Engagement and High Impact Practices Alternating Tuesdays from 12:30-1:45pm […]

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    The Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Writing Cirlce

    The Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Writing Cirlce

    102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

    The SoTL Writing Circle is a new initiative designed to strengthen and expand faculty scholarship programming through a supportive, semester-long writing community. Open to both new and experienced scholars of teaching and learning, this program offers a structured space for faculty to develop, draft, and refine Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) projects—whether preparing an […]

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    Teaching @ UMaine: Foundations for New Faculty

    Teaching @ UMaine: Foundations for New Faculty

    102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

    Launch your teaching journey at UMaine with confidence, connection, and community. This welcoming, semester-long program is designed specifically for recently hired faculty who are new to teaching at UMaine. Together, we’ll explore our students, institutional policies, and the foundational practices of effective teaching. You’ll engage with real classroom scenarios, build a personalized teaching development plan, […]

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    Facilitating constructive dialogue in the classroom

    Facilitating constructive dialogue in the classroom

    102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

    In an era of increasing polarization and rapid change, it is essential for faculty to learn to guide students from argument and towards constructive dialogue. This six-part series will support instructors in understanding constructive dialogue, the importance of proper preparation for it in your courses, as well as recognizing and responding to conflict.  Through practice, […]

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    Teaching with AI – A Practical Guide To a New Era of Human Learning

    Teaching with AI – A Practical Guide To a New Era of Human Learning

    102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

    This fall CITL will continue the conversations about AI in teaching and learning with a Community of Practice designed either for faculty who are beginning to apply AI in their teaching as well as those looking for structured time to reflect, experiment, and deepen their practice. Whether you're just getting started or ready to take your […]

  • Teaching Observation Partnership (TOP)

    Teaching Observation Partnership (TOP)

    102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

    Observe. Reflect. Connect. The Teaching Observation Partnership (TOP) is a semester-long faculty learning community designed to spark new insights into your teaching through peer observation and reflective dialogue. This program is formative, collaborative, and fully faculty-driven—and that’s what makes it powerful. Fall 2025 Cohort | Student Engagement and High Impact Practices Alternating Tuesdays from 12:30-1:45pm […]

  • A hand holding a pencil
    The Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Writing Cirlce

    The Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Writing Cirlce

    102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

    The SoTL Writing Circle is a new initiative designed to strengthen and expand faculty scholarship programming through a supportive, semester-long writing community. Open to both new and experienced scholars of teaching and learning, this program offers a structured space for faculty to develop, draft, and refine Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) projects—whether preparing an […]

  • a web of people connected together
    Teaching @ UMaine: Foundations for New Faculty

    Teaching @ UMaine: Foundations for New Faculty

    102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

    Launch your teaching journey at UMaine with confidence, connection, and community. This welcoming, semester-long program is designed specifically for recently hired faculty who are new to teaching at UMaine. Together, we’ll explore our students, institutional policies, and the foundational practices of effective teaching. You’ll engage with real classroom scenarios, build a personalized teaching development plan, […]

  • Circle of people with a speech bubble in the middle
    Facilitating constructive dialogue in the classroom

    Facilitating constructive dialogue in the classroom

    102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

    In an era of increasing polarization and rapid change, it is essential for faculty to learn to guide students from argument and towards constructive dialogue. This six-part series will support instructors in understanding constructive dialogue, the importance of proper preparation for it in your courses, as well as recognizing and responding to conflict.  Through practice, […]

  • Image represented with a human face in profile with circuits
    Teaching with AI – A Practical Guide To a New Era of Human Learning

    Teaching with AI – A Practical Guide To a New Era of Human Learning

    102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

    This fall CITL will continue the conversations about AI in teaching and learning with a Community of Practice designed either for faculty who are beginning to apply AI in their teaching as well as those looking for structured time to reflect, experiment, and deepen their practice. Whether you're just getting started or ready to take your […]

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