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 […]

Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto by Kevin Gannon, historian and educational developer.  Five Biweekly Meetings starting September 10th Wednesdays @ 12:00 - 1:00pm In-person (virtual participation can be accommodated if required) Elevate your teaching skills, expand your understanding of teaching in higher education and connect with other interested graduate students.  Open to any and all […]

Group work in courses requires intentional considerations and facilitation.  In this overview, we will explore the key considerations in how to structure group projects, establish norms and accountability, and make group work equitable. Wednesday, November 5th | 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Virtual Workshop Due to low registration, this workshop has been canceled.

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 […]

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, […]