Full Schedule

Tuesday, May 13

Course Design Institute – Session 2 of 4

Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Location: MGSC 307 and virtually via Zoom (Join the zoom session)

Presenters: Hannah Jardine (Teaching & Learning Specialist, CTRL), Shed Siliman (Teaching & Learning Specialist, CTRL) & Mary Catherine Stoumbos (Teaching & Learning Specialist, CTRL)

CTRL’s Course Design Institute (CDI) is a series of 4 workshops and additional materials to support faculty and staff in designing courses and learning environments optimized for equity, engagement, and deep learning.

Registration for this program indicates a commitment to attend all four workshops in the series. Please register for the CDI by 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 12 to be added to the Canvas page and access the zoom link. 

Forging Cross-Cultural and Global Connections With Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) 

Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Location: MGSC 307 and virtually via Zoom (Join the zoom session)

Presenters: Angela Pashayan (Professorial Lecturer, SIS); Gorky Cruz (Director of the Center for Language Learning); Shed Siliman (Teaching & Learning Specialist, CTRL); Nick DeMayo (Senior Instructional Designer, OGPS)

COIL, or Collaborative Online International Learning, is a form of virtual exchange that pairs instructors and students with another course usually located in other countries to work together to complete a project. In this panel discussion, some of our COIL faculty will share their experiences and insights. We are excited to share the parameters and possibilities of COIL with AU’s faculty and invite them to envision incorporating COIL in their teaching. 

Wednesday, May 14

Course Design Institute – Session 3 of 4

Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Location: MGSC 305 and virtually via Zoom (Join the zoom session)

Presenters: Hannah Jardine (Teaching & Learning Specialist, CTRL), Shed Siliman (Teaching & Learning Specialist, CTRL) & Mary Catherine Stoumbos (Teaching & Learning Specialist, CTRL)

CTRL’s Course Design Institute (CDI) is a series of 4 workshops and additional materials to support faculty and staff in designing courses and learning environments optimized for equity, engagement, and deep learning.

Registration for this program indicates a commitment to attend all four workshops in the series. Please register for the CDI by 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 12 to be added to the Canvas page and access the zoom link. 

The Value of Experiential Learning and Co-Curricular Activities: Research from the AU Core

Time: 12:30 PM  – 1:30 PM

Location: MGSC 305 and virtually via zoom (Join the zoom session)

Presenter:  Kurt Braddock (Assistant Professor, SOC; AU Core Faculty Fellow)

This session will explore how experiential learning and co-curricular activities enhance student satisfaction, academic success, and retention—three key outcomes tied to AU’s educational mission. Dr. Braddock, a CTRL AU Core Faculty Fellow, will present recent research findings on the impact of these engaged learning experiences and discuss practical ways to integrate them into your teaching. A Q&A session will follow the presentation, offering participants the opportunity to reflect on how these approaches can improve student engagement and institutional goals. This session will be especially valuable for faculty seeking to strengthen student learning through innovative teaching methods. 

Thursday, May 15

Course Design Institute – Session 4 of 4

Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Location: MGSC 305 and virtually via zoom (Join the zoom session)

Presenters: Hannah Jardine (Teaching & Learning Specialist, CTRL), Shed Siliman (Teaching & Learning Specialist, CTRL) & Mary Catherine Stoumbos (Teaching & Learning Specialist, CTRL)

CTRL’s Course Design Institute (CDI) is a series of 4 workshops and additional materials to support faculty and staff in designing courses and learning environments optimized for equity, engagement, and deep learning.

Registration for this program indicates a commitment to attend all four workshops in the series. Please register for the CDI by 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 12 to be added to the Canvas page and access the zoom link. 

Taking Your Research Abroad: Get the Inside Scoop on the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Location: Butler Boardroom and virtually via Zoom (Join the zoom session)

Presenters: Boaz Atzili (SIS | Foreign Policy & Global Security and 2022-2023 Fulbright Scholar in India), C. Anne Claus (CAS | Anthropology and 2022-2023 Fulbright Scholar in Japan), Priya Doshi (Associate Dean for Faculty and Inclusive Excellence and AU Fulbright Scholar Liaison), Rebecca Hamilton (Washington College of Law and 2022-2023 Fulbright Scholar in Malta) & Anna Olsson (Assistant Vice Provost, CTRL and AU Fulbright Scholar Liaison)

Are you thinking about doing research abroad? The application window for 2026-27 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards is open, and although applications are not due until September 15, now is a good time to begin thinking about and planning for your application. Join us for a quick introduction to the program and application process, followed by presentations by three recent AU faculty Fulbright Scholar Alumni, telling their stories about their processes of preparing for and applying for their years abroad. The session will end with a networking reception. 

Friday, May 16

Welcome to Taguette! (An open source platform)

Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Location: Virtually via zoom (Join the zoom session)

Presenter: Tiffany Monique Quash, (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. 

Kick-Starting Your Summer Writing Project – Session 1 of 2

Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Location: MGSC 128 and virtually via Zoom (Join the zoom session)

Presenters: Chelsea Butkowski (SOC | Communication Studies), Megan Finn (SOC | Communication Studies), Anna Olsson (Assistant Vice Provost, CTRL) & Shari Watkins (Senior Research Fellow, CTRL)

Finding uninterrupted time to work on a writing project is often a challenge. Whether we are drafting a book proposal, an article, an op-ed, or a fellowship proposal, distractions tend to chip away at our best-laid writing plans. Make the beginning of summer an opportunity to focus on your writing project by joining colleagues for a 1.5-day “write-on-site.” The first half-day session includes a presentation by two faculty colleagues who launched a writing group two years ago, sharing their tips for how to do so successfully; a presentation on the benefits of writing with colleagues (especially in times like these); followed by brainstorming to discuss and collect your ideas for how CTRL and its partners can support you in your various writing endeavors. 

On the second day we will provide lunch, drinks, snacks, and a place for quiet, individual work. You bring your writing projects and emerging ideas.  

This workshop is part of a re-launch of CTRL’s Partners in Writing Program (co-sponsored by the University Library, the Faculty Senate Committee on Scholarship, and the Humanities Lab), which will include the launch of writing groups and weekly ad hoc writing spaces for faculty to work on individual writing projects, as well as workshops and presentations related to writing and networking spaces for faculty. 

Monday, May 19

Faculty Institute on Artificial Intelligence in Teaching & Research

Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Location: Butler Boardroom and virtually via Zoom (see session Zoom links below)

Presenters: Derrick Cogburn (CTRL AI in Teaching & Research Faculty Fellow and Professor, SIS | Environment, Development & Health and KSB | Information Technology & Analytics), Krisztina Domjan (CTRL AI in Teaching & Research Faculty Fellow and Professorial Lecturer, CAS | Literature), Anna Olsson (Assistant Vice Provost, CTRL), Jennifer Steele (CTRL AI in Teaching & Research Faculty Fellow and Professor, School of Education), Alison Thomas (Assistant Dean for Academic Integrity) & Students

Join us as we continue to explore the implications of and learn to leverage Artificial Intelligence in our teaching, research, and work at this one-day institute. You can join any or all of the sessions listed below. 

Schedule:
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Welcome and Introduction
9:00AM – 10:15 AM Student Perspectives on AI in Teaching & Learning (Join via Zoom)
10:30 AM -12:00 PM Understanding and Using Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) AI for Teaching and Research (Join via Zoom)
12:00PM – 12:30 PM Lunch 
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM “State of the Art Performance” – AI Use/Misuse and Insights for Teaching (Join via Zoom)
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Break
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Rethinking Assessment Strategies (Join via Zoom)
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM AI Teaching and Learning Dilemmas (Join via Zoom)