Department Name Change
UWM's Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL) has changed its name to the Center for Advancing Student Learning (CASL), learn more about it in our official statement. Alongside the name change, our website's url has changed to uwm.edu/advancing-learning/. Please update any bookmarks or links to point to our new url!

The Center for Advancing Student Learning (CASL), empowers educators with self-serve resources that cater to their individual needs and enable professional growth. Our collection includes written procedures and instructional videos designed to provide educators with the tools and knowledge they need to enhance their teaching practice and promote student learning.

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This resource is designed to help instructors advance inclusive, studentcentered classrooms that invite students’ authentic participation without pressure to disclose personal or sensitive information. It provides core principles, practical strategies, and sample guidance language that can be incorporated into Canvas …
In November’s Active Teaching Lab, Stuart Moulthrop shared his experience using a custom GPT “agent” to support reading-based discussion and scholarly experimentation in a graduate-level theory course. What began for Stuart as a practical test – “What could AI do …
Midterm feedback is a powerful tool for improving teaching and learning while the course is still in progress. Unlike end-of-semester evaluations, midterm feedback allows instructors a chance to pause, reflect, and recalibrate before a course has ended. It allows instructors …
When faculty redesign syllabi, they are not only updating deadlines or swapping readings, they are designing their courses to better support students who experience the world differently. Neurodivergent students; i.e. those diagnosed with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, or any other cognitive …