Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning

Questions about how best to organize your syllabus? Want to know about using video in your Brightspace course?  Eager to learn more about teaching at UMaine? Our team has designated […]

Explore the science of learning in a workshop tailored for graduate teaching assistants. This workshop will provide fundamental concepts about how people learn, coupled with practical methods of how to […]

The Graduate Teaching Academy (GTA) is a semester-long learning community for those interested in preparing for careers that involve teaching, inside and outside of academia. The GTA, which is open to ALL graduate students and post-docs, is a place for learning about effective teaching practices and strategies, connecting with peers, and developing your own understandings about […]

UMaine has an institutional license for iClicker, meaning faculty can use these tools in classrooms without any additional fees to students or hardware purchases. This session will focus on how to integrate iClicker with your Brightspace gradebook and walk you through setting up your iClicker account.   August 28th | 12:30pm - 1:00pm REGISTER HERE  

Join us for an interactive workshop where we will model creative, effective ways to use student response systems, from iClicker to paper voting cards, to engage students in learning, improve critical thinking, help build community, and perhaps most important – revitalize your lecture. Whether you are new to teaching or in search of inspiration – […]

An In-person Workshop geared toward our international faculty and graduate teaching assistants August 29th | 2:00pm - 3:00pm REGISTER HERE