Events

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event is cancelled. To connect with Sarah Chambers regarding this topic, please email her directly.   Dr. Sarah Chambers, Director of Learning Technologies for Shared Services is offering a workshop series to support faculty efforts toward digital accessibility. Panorama Playgrounds are interactive, hands-on workshops designed to help faculty improve the… Read More »Spring 2026 Panorama Playground Series: Math Formulas

Reliable data and evidence is critical for confidence in program changes intended to improve student outcomes. Come learn more about how to collect indirect evidence related to your program and impressions of student learning, to supplement and provide context to the direct evidence you collect. Presented By: Jen Garrett-Ostermiller, CTLI Director   **Note - this… Read More »Program Assessment: Collecting and Evaluating Indirect Evidence

Drop in with the CTLI staff and members of the Program Assessment Committee of the Faculty Assembly to ask questions about program assessment. Come any time during the hour for any of these monthly sessions *Friday, January 30 from 2-3pm *Friday, February 20 from 2-3pm *Friday, March 27 from 2-3pm (the March 27 session will… Read More »Program Assessment: Drop-In Office Hours

Audience: AI Experimenters  Right now, it may feel like both information literacy and AI literacy are competing for our attention. Possibly, it feels overwhelming to consider how to instruct students to analyze the credibility of source material when generative AI provides an entirely new platform for students to research and engage with source material. Perhaps you… Read More »Spring 2026 Series on Writing & Generative AI: Navigating AI when Teaching Research & Information Literacy

Audience: Beginner This workshop series is geared toward faculty and staff members with a basic knowledge of sound digital accessibility practices. The workshops will include hands-on activities that align with accessibility learning modules developed by the CTLI over the past several months and participants are encouraged to review the applicable modules prior to each scheduled… Read More »Spring 2026 Digital Accessibility Series: Exploring Alternatives to PDFs

Dr. Sarah Chambers, Director of Learning Technologies for Shared Services is offering a workshop series to support faculty efforts toward digital accessibility. Panorama Playgrounds are interactive, hands-on workshops designed to help faculty improve the accessibility of their courses using YuJa Panorama. Each session focuses on a specific type of content—Canvas pages, Word documents, PDFs, and… Read More »Spring 2026 Panorama Playground Series: PDFs and Accessibility

Dr. Sarah Chambers, Director of Learning Technologies for Shared Services is offering a workshop series to support faculty efforts toward digital accessibility. Panorama Playgrounds are interactive, hands-on workshops designed to help faculty improve the accessibility of their courses using YuJa Panorama. Each session focuses on a specific type of content—Canvas pages, Word documents, PDFs, and… Read More »Spring 2026 Panorama Playground Series: PDFs and Accessibility

Audience: Beginner This workshop series is geared toward faculty and staff members with a basic knowledge of sound digital accessibility practices. The workshops will include hands-on activities that align with accessibility learning modules developed by the CTLI over the past several months and participants are encouraged to review the applicable modules prior to each scheduled… Read More »Spring 2026 Digital Accessibility Series: Developing Accessible Emails

As educators, we want to do our jobs well. We want to be fair, we want to promote safe communities, and we want to support all our students in every aspect of their lives. Tools help us realize these goals that we already have.   Educators, even those with experience and compassion, may unconsciously negatively… Read More »Building Anti-Racist Educators: Reading & Inquiry Series – April Meeting

Drop in with the CTLI staff and members of the Program Assessment Committee of the Faculty Assembly to ask questions about program assessment. Come any time during the hour for any of these monthly sessions *Friday, January 30 from 2-3pm *Friday, February 20 from 2-3pm *Friday, March 27 from 2-3pm *Friday, April 24 from 2-3pm… Read More »Program Assessment: Drop-In Office Hours

Audience: AI Experimenters  It can be easy to get caught up in concerns about students abusing generative AI to the point that the purpose of assignments – learning – can start to get lost. At the same time, helping students understand boundaries, expectations, and guardrails around generative AI is realistic and important in order for… Read More »Spring 2026 Series on Writing & Generative AI: An Emphasis on Learning while Writing with AI: Transparency, Accountability, & Innovation

Studies of online learning show that timely, authentic instructor feedback and visible participation in discussions are associated with higher engagement, stronger sense of belonging, and improved academic performance for online students. In addition, evidence related to “authentic” or real‑world tasks also indicates that students are more motivated when they can see how course concepts apply… Read More »Motivating Online Students: Practical Strategies for a One-Hour Course Tune-Up