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Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning

  • Teaching Metacognition: Empower your students to learn how to learn

    102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

    In-person, Fernald Hall Room 102 Students often join our classes not knowing how to learn effectively. We will define self-regulated learning, explore ways to bring discussions into your classroom that will help your students evaluate how they learn, and share teaching approaches that reinforce these skills. Register for this event (opens in new window).

  • For Graduate Students: Writing DEI statements for your syllabus or the academic job market

    Virtual Location

    This workshop will be held virtually; a Zoom link will be provided before the event. Institutions of higher education are becoming more deliberate at targeting future faculty who can meaningfully contribute to diversity and inclusion initiatives. More often job ads are requiring separate statements, in addition to a teaching philosophy that specifically addresses these issues. […]

  • Plus One Strategies for UDL: Creating accessible tables and spreadsheets for your courses

    Virtual Location

    These 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 practice and Q&A to allow you to explore these strategies […]

  • Grappling with Group Work Series 1

    Part 1 - Designing group projects and setting expectations.  In-person Fernald Hall (Not Ferland) RM 102 @ 3:00-4:30pm *If you are unable to stay the full 90 minutes, you are […]

  • Grappling with Group Work Series 2

    Part 2 - Group formation, function and student accountability In-person Fernald Hall (Not Ferland) RM 102 @ 3:00-4:30pm *If you are unable to stay the full 90 minutes, you are […]

  • Improving your grading workflow with Gradescope

    Virtual
    Virtual Event

    Virtual Training     Gradescope was designed to allow faculty to include more diverse assessments with improved feedback while saving time on grading.  It provides capacity in larger classes where assessments beyond multiple choice can be challenging at scale. However, for any size class it can improve the efficiency and quality of your grading for […]

  • Improving your grading workflow with Gradescope

    Virtual
    Virtual Event

    Virtual Training     Gradescope was designed to allow faculty to include more diverse assessments with improved feedback while saving time on grading.  It provides capacity in larger classes where assessments beyond multiple choice can be challenging at scale. However, for any size class it can improve the efficiency and quality of your grading for […]

  • AI and Teaching Fall 2024

    Course Design Session: Re-evaluate your learning activities in light of generative AI

    102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

    In-Person This workshop is part of a series of workshops, discussions, and course design sessions focused on AI in higher education. Register for any or all of them below.     September 10: The status of ChatGPT and AI right now. September 24: AI and your discipline – prepare your students to succeed. October 8: Determine your AI philosophy & […]

  • Improving your grading workflow with Gradescope

    Virtual
    Virtual Event

    Virtual Training     Gradescope was designed to allow faculty to include more diverse assessments with improved feedback while saving time on grading.  It provides capacity in larger classes where assessments beyond multiple choice can be challenging at scale. However, for any size class it can improve the efficiency and quality of your grading for […]

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