Upcoming Events

March

Small Changes, Big Impact: Implementing Universal Design for Learning | Register

Friday, March 21, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Mary Graydon Center 305 or Online via Zoom

with Mac Crite, Ph.D. (Teaching & Learning Specialist, CTRL) & Shed Siliman, Ph.D. (Teaching & Learning Specialist, CTRL)

Are you feeling overwhelmed and unable to address student needs? Are you looking to enhance student motivation and engagement in small but impactful ways? Join us for this interactive workshop where we will explore Universal Design for Learning strategies. We will focus on practical but profound changes that you can use in your classroom tomorrow! You’ll have the opportunity to learn about and practice these strategies, as well as spend time preparing to implement one in your teaching.

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | 2:30PM-3:30PM | Online via Zoom

with Tiffany Monique Quash, Ph.D. (Qualitative/Survey Research Methodologist, CTRL)

Learn how to you an open-source Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis program (CAQDAS) called Taguette. This program is a text tagging program that is available on desktops or through the server. Taguette is available on all operating systems, can offer real-time collaboration, and it’s easy to use.

Monday, March 31, 2025 | 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM | Hughes Formal Lounge or Online via Zoom

with Shed Siliman, Ph.D. (Teaching & Learning Specialist, CTRL) & Mary Catherine Stoumbos, Ph.D., (Teaching & Learning Specialist, CTRL)

Are you working on building your teaching portfolio, or considering how to get started? Join CTRL’s Teaching & Learning Team and colleagues from across campus to discuss the purpose and structure of a teaching statement and develop a plan to begin or continue drafting your own.

Outcomes:

  • Describe the purpose and components of a teaching statement
  • Identify the qualities of an effective teaching statement
  • Develop a plan to begin or continue drafting your teaching statement

April

Thursday, April 3, 2025: 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM | Mary Graydon Center 306 or Online via Zoom

with Shed Siliman, Ph.D. (Teaching & Learning Specialist, CTRL) & Ayah Morsy (Teaching & Learning Graduate Assistant, CTRL)

In the context of economic upheaval, pervasive political conflict, and a still ongoing pandemic, students and teachers alike must grapple with trauma in their everyday lives. This session equips participants with a trauma-informed approach to teaching, anchored in compassion, preparedness, and accessibility. “Lessons from the Literature” sessions begin with a short overview of key research on a pedagogical framework followed by a roundtable discussion that connects these findings to classroom applications. Participants will discuss the importance of trauma-informed teaching, explore trauma-informed strategies, and practice tactics to build optimism and engagement in our learning spaces.

Wednesday, April 9, 2025: 2:30 – 3:30 PM | Mary Graydon Center 306 

with Hannah Jardine, Ph.D. (Teaching & Learning Specialist, CTRL) and Sahil Mathur (Graduate Assistant for Teaching & Learning, CTRL)

How can we design opportunities for our students to learn from failure? “Lessons from the Literature” sessions begin with a short overview of key research on a teaching and learning concept followed by a roundtable discussion that connects these findings to classroom applications. In this session, we will explore failure-based pedagogies and discuss how we might “reinvigorate failure as an educational tool” (Eyler, 2018) equitable strategies they can utilize when guiding students through these conversations.