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Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning

Event Series New Faculty Orientation

New Faculty Orientation

Wells Conference Center, Orono, ME 04473, USA

New Faculty Orientation will take place from August 18-19, 2022 on the University of Maine campus. During these two days we will provide you with opportunities to connect in person with key members of our community – administrators, faculty, unit directors, and each other! Find out more and register here (opens in a new window).

Event Series New Faculty Orientation

New Faculty Orientation

Wells Conference Center, Orono, ME 04473, USA

New Faculty Orientation will take place from August 18-19, 2022 on the University of Maine campus. During these two days we will provide you with opportunities to connect in person with key members of our community – administrators, faculty, unit directors, and each other! Find out more and register here (opens in a new window).

Orientation to Brightspace

102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

In-person training   Designed for faculty new to using UMaine's LMS Brightspace, this orientation will provide you with an overview of the layout, commonly used tools, and recommendations to help get you started.     If you are familiar with Brightspace, but have specific questions about your course, we recommend setting up a one-on-one consultation with […]

Engaging students on the first day of class

102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

In-person workshop The first day of any course can cause jitters and excitement for faculty at any point in their career! How do your students feel about the first day of class?  What can you do on the first day to awaken their curiosity for learning and demonstrate your passion for the subject you are […]

Using Kaltura, UMaine’s video streaming platform, in your teaching

102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

In-person training This training will offer an overview of the features of UMaine’s video storage and streaming platform: Kaltura. We will discuss creative ways to use video in your teaching and share ideas about using video to improve student learning, such as using video feedback for students, working with video content, making and using video […]

Creating an inclusive syllabus to support student success

102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

NEW DATE & TIME! In-person workshop Are you updating or creating a syllabus for your fall semester course? Your course syllabus can be a powerful tool that can effectively establish classroom norms, performance expectations and foster student engagement. Research has shown that the tone, content and design of a course syllabus can directly affect students’ […]

Introduction to iClicker Cloud: UMaine’s student response system

102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

In-person training UMaine now has an institutional license for iClicker, meaning faculty can use these tools in classrooms without any additional fees to students or hardware purchases!  This session will introduce faculty to the technical features of iClicker Cloud, how it integrates with Brightspace and other commonly asked questions. This workshop is at capacity.  There […]

Using iClickers to promote student engagement and learning

102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

In-person workshop iClickers (or other response systems) can be an extremely effective tools to engage your students in content and their own learning while simultaneously informing you about student thinking. To be maximally effective, key factors need to be considered. In this workshop, we will present research and approaches on how to maximize the information […]

Three simple steps to make your assignments more transparent and inclusive

102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

In-person workshop   The transparency in learning and teaching framework (TILT) is based on research which showed that by using transparent methods, learning, retention and self-efficacy is raised for all students, and in particular for first-generation students and other underrepresented groups (Winkelmas et. al.,  2016). Building transparent assignments is one concrete way to make your […]

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