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Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning

Teaching in a large lecture hall

Join CITL and Media Services as we review the features of a large lecture hall and answer specific questions about the use of the classroom technology or effective teaching practices. Physical location TBD; we will notify registered participants. Unfortunately, we were not able to fill the minimum number required to run this workshop; however, please […]

For Graduate Students: How We Learn – Strategies To Help You & Your Students Succeed

102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

We are now accepting registrations for our WAITLIST.  Do not be deterred!  We will likely have more spots available. This workshop is open to all graduate students to help you understand your learning environments, how your students learn, and how you can help them (and you!) learn better. This workshop is also the first part […]

Supporting your students in the post-pandemic classroom

102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

Though many of us are returning to campus this fall, we recognize that we are not returning to "normal." As we return to our classrooms, whether remote or in-person, we all, students and faculty alike, will carry with us impacts from the last 18 months. During this conversation, we will explore some of the changes […]

Plus One Strategies for UDL: Making your visuals accessible: “Alt text”, whiteboards, videos

Virtual Location

Open to all instructors at UMaine or UMaine Machias, these 30-minutes meetings will focus on “Plus One Strategies” you can adopt to proactively design courses that meet the varied needs of our increasingly diverse body of students. Each workshop will be designed with 30 minutes of learning on a specific strategy and 30 minutes of […]

Universal Design for Learning: Complete an eight-point evaluation to determine your course accessibility

102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

Either as a stand alone workshop or as your entry point to our Digital Equity Community of Practice, we invite you to join us in an evaluation of your present course design and layout for digital equity and inclusion. This initial evaluation will help identify tangible goals for your work over the semester to build […]

Cultivating inclusion in your classroom: Strategies that support retention

102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

Research supports that helping students feel a part of a collective learning community can be a critical step in retaining them in courses, programs, and institutions. In this workshop we will explore teaching, design, and assessment strategies that can send a positive message to your learners. This workshop will be in person in Fernald Hall […]

Equitable assessment strategies: Considering accuracy

102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

Drawing inspiration from Grading for Equity by Joe Feldman, this workshop will explore a variety of grading practices and their discuss accuracy in reflecting student learning, such as how we […]

The value of mid-semester feedback of teaching (Virtual Workshop)

Virtual Location

In this workshop we will discuss the value of collecting formative mid-semester feedback of your teaching from your students.  We walk through a four step process that often improves teaching as well as end of semester evaluations of teaching (SETs). If time and interest allow, we will demonstrate developing surveys using online tools such as […]

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