• 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, […]

  • 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, […]

  • (In-person)Refresh, Reflect & Review

    102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

    Join us for an informal end of semester reflection on and discussion of the topics and trends that surfaced for you while teaching this semester.  Take a breath, unwind and reflect.  Space is limited so registration is required.  (Please note that we are no longer accepting lunch orders for this event.) Wednesday, December 17th | […]

  • New Faculty Welcome & Teaching Q&A (In-person)

    102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

    Q&A for New Faculty starting in the Spring 2026 semester. Friday, January 9th | 12:00pm-1:30pm | Fernald Hall, Room 102 Email: citlworkshop@maine.edu to inquire.

  • CoP: The SoTL Writing Circle (In-person)

    CoP: The SoTL Writing Circle (In-person)
    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 […]