March into Innovation with CETL!
Embrace a spring of educational growth and renewal.
Active Teaching Lab
Teaching Smarter, Not Harder: AI Strategies for Educators
Wednesday, March 6 from 9:00am to 10:00am
In-person in Engelmann B73 or Virtual
This session will demonstrate how AI can transform your teaching by serving in four crucial capacities: as a personal assistant to handle administrative tasks, as a coach for acquiring new skills, as a tool to boost student engagement through personalized and differentiated materials, and finally, as a digital editor to refine educational content and communication.
Strategies for Ensuring Accessibility in Canvas
Thursday, March 7 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
In-person in Engelmann B73
This training will review concepts and tools in Canvas for making curriculum accessible and will provide hands-on activities to apply what you learn in your own Canvas course sites. Be sure to bring your laptop.
EdTech Talks: New Zoom (AI) Companion Features
New Zoom (AI) Companion Features
Thursday, March 7 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
In-person in Engelmann B73
Join us for a monthly exploration of course design using EdTech tools and Canvas. This month is focused on the new Zoom (AI) Companion features. Come learn about the Zoom (AI) Companion, how to turn it on, and how it can facilitate student learning.
Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT)
Wednesday, March 27 from 11:00am to 12:15pm
In-person in Engelmann B73
Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) assists instructors with designing and implementing assignments to improve student success and engagement. TILTed assignments give students the tools to see how they are learning. Register here to learn more about TILT, the benefits to students and a chance to redesign an existing assessment using the TILT Framework.
Inclusive Teaching Book Club
Sign-up for CETL’s three part book club on Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom.
Authors Kelly Hogan (Biology) and Viji Sathy (Statistics) provide a framework for how structure enhances student learning, engagement, and inclusion. They provide practical strategies for group work and class activities, holding office hours, communicating with students, and more.
Limited spaces are available. You must commit to all three book club meetings to receive a free copy of the book.
Group A – Virtual
Wednesdays, March 06, 27 and April 17 from 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Group B – Virtual
Thursdays, March 07, 28 and April 18 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Group C – Virtual
Fridays, March 08, 29 and April 19 from 10:00am to 11:00am
Lane in the Library; Live CETL Help
Wednesday, March 6, 13, 20, and 27 from 10:30am to Noon
Golda Meir Library
Join us each Wednesday in the library for an exclusive opportunity to enhance your teaching strategies and master Canvas, our Learning Management System (LMS). Led by CETL’s very own, Lane Sunwall, this drop-in series offers personalized support tailored to your needs.
Accessibility Training
Available asynchronously online
UWM is strongly committed to maintaining an environment that provides students with disabilities full access to its educational programs, activities, and facilities. The purpose of this self-paced online training is to provide you with the resources you need to support students with disabilities and to make your course accessible for all students.
Open Textbook and Open Educational Resource (OER)
Self-Paced Workshops for Educators
Available asynchronously online
Enroll to access this alphabetical list of offerings such as:
– Class Discussions and Silence
– Class Presentations: Who Is Learning?
– Grading Schemes for Active Learning
– Scaffolding for Success
Canvas Quick Start Guide
Available asynchronously online
Everything you need to get started in Canvas with EASY access to guided information. Click here to enroll and access these quick start resources. There is something for the beginner to expert here.
Student Resource List
Please add this resource document to your Canvas courses to help students.
Save the Date — Teaching & Learning Conferences
Improving University Teaching Conference
Wednesday through Friday, July 31 to August 2, 2024
This is a fantastic opportunity to participate in the 50th anniversary year of a well-established international and interdisciplinary teaching conference hosted in Milwaukee this year.
OPID Spring Conference
Thursday, April 18 and Friday, April 19, 2024
Universities of Wisconsin hold an annual Spring Conference for educators to share experiences and teaching practices. The conference is designed to reinvigorate participants’ passion for teaching and learning in Wisconsin.