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Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning

Teaching in Active Learning Classrooms

Shibles 202 Shibles Hall, Orono, ME, United States

In-Person in Shibles 202 Are you planning to teach in one of our active learning classrooms (ALCs) next semester for the first time?  Or have you taught in an ALC […]

Orientation to Teaching at UMaine

Virtual Location

Virtual Workshop For recently faculty slated to begin teaching at UMaine in January, this workshop will offer an overview of the teaching tools and platforms (e.g., Brightspace, Kaltura, Zoom) used at UMaine and connections to appropriate resources on campus (e.g., CITL, Media Services, Student Records, Classroom Scheduling).  Time will be dedicated to addressing your specific […]

Does your Syllabus Need a Tune-Up?

Virtual Location

Virtual Workshop In this workshop we will provide a list of resources to help revise your syllabus with more student-centered practices and language.  We will also review recommendations for your syllabus to help promote student success during another semester impacted by COVID-19.  Wednesday January 12th @ 12:00-1:30pm Register for this event (opens in Google Forms)

Roundtable Discussion: Learning and student engagement during COVID-19

Virtual Location

Virtual Workshop The impacts of teaching remotely during the first part of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our classrooms and shape students' perspectives. In this informal discussion, we will discuss how classrooms, learners and instructors have been affected by the unique circumstances influencing teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Register for this event […]

Event Series Assessing Assessments CoP

Assessing Assessments CoP

In this community of practice faculty will be invited to take a critical eye to the assessment strategies they are using in their teaching.  Over the course of the semester, we will use existing tools, education research and our own criteria to self evaluate course-level assessments for: 1) alignment 2) relevance 3) authenticity 4) universal […]

Event Series Equity-Fostering Syllabus Working Group

Equity-Fostering Syllabus Working Group

Virtual Location

This is a collaborative, faculty-led, practically-oriented community focusing on fostering equity through developing our syllabi and engaging them meaningfully in class. In Spring 2022, the syllabus working group will focus on developing a sharable "equity starter pack" for syllabi to include suggested language, organizational structures, and ways to present and engage the syllabus throughout the semester. […]

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