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Explore with us the ways that your teaching style, your subject matter, and your creativity can help power innovations in higher education that transform students' lives.

Featured Events and Initiatives

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Online Teaching Meetups

Summer meetups were so much fun that we created a new lineup on Fridays in the fall! Join us to both learn about and practice strategies for online teaching. Topics include Social Connections, Discussions, Making Thinking Visible, Students Teaching Students, and Assessing Learning.

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Hybrid Teaching Resource

It can be tricky to foster student engagement when teaching in person with physical distancing guidelines. We created a resource to help you increase student engagement in hybrid courses.

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Resources for Graduate Teaching Assistants

Welcome to your first semester as a teaching assistant! We have new resources to help you prepare to teach this semester. Also, keep an eye on our Teaching Preparation Series for workshops designed to support graduate instructors.

Events

TOT – SpeedGrader

Wednesday Sept. 23, Noon to 1 p.m.

Zoom and Panopto Integration

Wednesday Sept. 23, 3 to 3:30 p.m.

Quizzes and Engaging Videos in Panopto

Thursday Sept. 24, 10:30 to 11 a.m.

New Faculty Series: Using Art in Your Courses with the Blanton Museum

Thursday Sept. 24, 11 a.m. to Noon

Creating Micro-lectures with Quizzes in Panopto

Thursday Sept. 24, 3 to 4 p.m.

Grading & feedback: How do I quickly and fairly assess student work?

Friday Sept. 25, Noon to 12:45 p.m.

Meetups: Discussions - Strategies

Friday Sept. 25, 1 to 1:45 p.m.

Student Use of Panopto for Assignments

Monday Sept. 28, 1 to 1:30 p.m.

Two-Minute Teaching Tips

Sometimes you just need a tip! We continually work with instructors to record small bits of practical advice that may be just what you’ve been thinking about. Explore this collection that covers everything from the first day of class to final student presentations and many topics in between. You may not have time to read an article or attend a workshop, but we hope these can spark new ideas.

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