The Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation (CTEI) has added two more sessions during the Fall Semester.
Please join us for one or all of the remaining sessions offered for the fall semester. Register here.
What Are You Thinking? Using Oral Exams to Reveal Student Understanding with Patricia Mellodge
Monday, Nov. 9 | 12:45 p.m.–2 p.m. | Lunch provided
Oral exams can be seen as daunting for both students and instructors, yet they can be one of the most effective ways to assess genuine understanding. Drawing on years of experience in engineering courses, I'll discuss a structured oral final exam process that gives students immediate feedback, minimizes grading workload, and turns assessment into a learning experience.
Beyond Think-Pair-Share: Incorporating active learning, and empowering students to invest in their educational experience with Donna Menhart
Wednesday, Nov. 11 | 12:45 p.m.–2 p.m. | Lunch provided
How can higher education adapt “learning through play?” What are the benefits to sharing the decisions on how to deliver course information? When will our students find their voice? This workshop will explore strategies to create a safe space where students collaborate with each other and the instructor, to engage in and take personal responsibility for their own learning process, to remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, and create.
Clarify the Assignment, Build the Rubric, Speed Up Feedback
Monday, Nov. 23 | 12:45 p.m.–2 p.m. | Remote
or Wednesday, Dec. 16 | 12:45 p.m.–2 p.m. | In person, lunch provided
Join colleagues who are looking for practical ways to manage increased teaching demands at this hands-on CTEI Learn@Lunch session. Bring one assignment and leave with clearer student directions, a practical rubric draft, and a reusable bank of feedback comments built with TILT, Blackboard, and Copilot. Make expectations easier for students to follow while making grading faster and more consistent for you.
Save Time with Reusable Quizzes and Messages
Monday, Dec. 7 | 12:45 p.m.–2 p.m. | Remote
or Monday, Dec. 21 | 12:45 p.m.–2 p.m. | In person, lunch provided
Join colleagues who are looking for practical ways to manage increased teaching demands at this hands-on CTEI Learn@Lunch session. Leave with a reviewed low-stakes quiz, three reusable student messages, and a head start on one recurring administrative task built with Blackboard and Copilot. Turn repeat work into ready-to-use resources and reclaim time for teaching and students.
Trauma-Informed Pedagogy, Part 2: Practical Strategies for Learning and Well-Being with Carlene Davidson & Paola Sacchetti
Wednesday, Dec. 9 | 12:45 p.m.–2 p.m. | Lunch provided
Building on our previous session, this interactive workshop focuses on practical, classroom-ready strategies that support student well-being, engagement, and learning through a trauma-informed lens. Participants will explore concrete approaches for fostering regulation, creating psychologically safe learning environments, and strengthening connection and belonging in both undergraduate and graduate classrooms.