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SUMMARY:Collaborative Learning: Increasing Student Motivation and Engagement Through Peer Instruction
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nThis one-hour Zoom workshop introduces participants to peer instruction as a high‑impact teaching strategy for increasing student motivation\, engagement\, and learning. \nAttendees will explore how intentionally designed and facilitated peer-to-peer discussions can promote active learning\, deepen understanding\, and foster a sense of student belonging. \nThe session will focus on practical strategies for designing effective ConcepTest questions and mini-lectures\, facilitating productive discussions\, and responding to common challenges such as uneven participation. \nLearning Objectives:\n\nDescribe the key features of effective peer instruction and explain how it supports student motivation and engagement.\nDevelop ConcepTest questions and mini-lectures to support peer instruction activities.\nDevelop facilitation strategies for integrating peer instruction into their teaching practice.\nIdentify common challenges related to the use of peer instruction.\n\nPresented By:\nJeff Tunney\, Associate Director\, the Center for Teaching & Learning Innovation \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration:\nPlease register for this event. When you do\, you will receive an automatic email from the CTLI confirming your registration. This email will include the Zoom link and the option to “add to calendar” using an embedded hyperlink – this will work for Outlook\, Google Calendar\, and Yahoo Calendar. \n \n 
URL:https://ctli.vermontstate.edu/event/collaborative-learning-increasing-student-motivation-and-engagement-through-peer-instruction/
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SUMMARY:Critical Thinking\, Part 2: The Brookfield Approach
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nStephen Brookfield presents practical strategies at the foundational\, intermediate\, and advanced levels for promoting students’ development of critical thinking skills. We’ll be exploring the strategies he recommends and workshop participants will choose an idea and begin planning to implement it in one of their classes. \nIn the workshop “Critical Thinking\, Part 1: The Paul & Elder Framework\,” (Sept 18 and Oct 9) participants will learn about a holistic perspective on teaching critical thinking\, complimentary to Brookfield’s approach. These Part 1 and Part 2 workshops can be taken in any sequence. \nLearning Objectives:\n1. Compare and contrast definitions of critical thinking. \n2. Explore strategies for scaffolding critical thinking skill development in various courses. \nDomain Experience Units:\nCritical thinking is a component of student motivation\, related to goals and values\, sense of autonomy\, and expectancies. Faculty that attend this workshop and implement at least one teaching change are eligible to earn 1 Domain Experience Unit (DEU) toward their Teaching Effectiveness Certificate in Student Motivation during the 2026-27 academic year. \nPresented By:\nJen Garrett-Ostermiller\, CTLI Director \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration:\nPlease register for this event. When you do\, you will receive an automatic email from the CTLI confirming your registration. This email will include the Zoom link and the option to “add to calendar” using an embedded hyperlink – this will work for Outlook\, Google Calendar\, and Yahoo Calendar. \n \n 
URL:https://ctli.vermontstate.edu/event/critical-thinking-part-2-the-brookfield-approach/
LOCATION:Use URL below to register:
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261009T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261009T131500
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SUMMARY:Critical Thinking\, Part 1: The Paul & Elder Framework
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nPaul & Elder provide a holistic framework for critical thinking that balances emphases on character development as well as cognitive skills and habits. During this session\, you’ll consider personal and contextual factors that influence critical thinking including standards\, elements\, intellectual traits along with suggestions from Paul & Elder to increase student’s critical thinking by incorporating exercises into the curriculum. \nIn the workshop “Critical Thinking\, Part 2: The Brookfield Approach\,” (Oct 7 and Oct 23) participants will learn about strategies from another influential thinker on critical thinking\, Stephen Brookfield\, along with foundational\, intermediate\, and advanced strategies for embedding critical thinking in teaching. These Part 1 and Part 2 workshops can be taken in any sequence. \nLearning Objectives:\n1. Explore the Paul & Elder framework for critical thinking. \n2. Identify opportunities to improve students’ critical thinking through curricular enhancements.3. \nDomain Experience Units:\nCritical thinking is a component of student motivation\, related to goals and values\, sense of autonomy\, and expectancies. Faculty that attend this workshop and implement at least one teaching change are eligible to earn 1 Domain Experience Unit (DEU) toward their Teaching Effectiveness Certificate in Student Motivation during the 2026-27 academic year. \nPresented By:\nJen Garrett-Ostermiller\, CTLI Director \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration:\nPlease register for this event. When you do\, you will receive an automatic email from the CTLI confirming your registration. This email will include the Zoom link and the option to “add to calendar” using an embedded hyperlink – this will work for Outlook\, Google Calendar\, and Yahoo Calendar. \n \n 
URL:https://ctli.vermontstate.edu/event/critical-thinking-part-1-the-paul-elder-framework-2/
LOCATION:Use URL below to register:
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261012T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261012T130000
DTSTAMP:20260817T160701Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T160701Z
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SUMMARY:Staying in the Loop Series - Advising
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nThis semester\, we are offering a new weekly workshop series called “Staying in the Loop.” These 45-minute sessions provide overviews of the roles\, procedures\, functions\, and systems of various VTSU campus partners.\n\nEach session will include a 20-25 minute overview by the presenter with key information to help faculty “stay in the loop.”\nThen there will be up to 25 minutes for Q&A/discussion.\n\nCampus Partner\nThis week’s campus partner is Advising\, and the session will be facilitated by the Director of Advising\, Brady Rainville. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration:\nPlease register for this event. When you do\, you will receive an automatic email from the CTLI confirming your registration. This email will include the Zoom link and the option to “add to calendar” using an embedded hyperlink – this will work for Outlook\, Google Calendar\, and Yahoo Calendar. \n \n 
URL:https://ctli.vermontstate.edu/event/advising/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261014T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261014T160000
DTSTAMP:20260814T153859Z
CREATED:20260814T153859Z
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UID:5916-1791990000-1791993600@ctli.vermontstate.edu
SUMMARY:Collaborative Learning: Increasing Student Motivation and Engagement Through Peer Instruction
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nThis one-hour Zoom workshop introduces participants to peer instruction as a high‑impact teaching strategy for increasing student motivation\, engagement\, and learning. \nAttendees will explore how intentionally designed and facilitated peer-to-peer discussions can promote active learning\, deepen understanding\, and foster a sense of student belonging. \nThe session will focus on practical strategies for designing effective ConcepTest questions and mini-lectures\, facilitating productive discussions\, and responding to common challenges such as uneven participation. \nLearning Objectives:\n\nDescribe the key features of effective peer instruction and explain how it supports student motivation and engagement.\nDevelop ConcepTest questions and mini-lectures to support peer instruction activities.\nDevelop facilitation strategies for integrating peer instruction into their teaching practice.\nIdentify common challenges related to the use of peer instruction.\n\nPresented By:\nJeff Tunney\, Associate Director\, the Center for Teaching & Learning Innovation \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration:\nPlease register for this event. When you do\, you will receive an automatic email from the CTLI confirming your registration. This email will include the Zoom link and the option to “add to calendar” using an embedded hyperlink – this will work for Outlook\, Google Calendar\, and Yahoo Calendar. \n \n 
URL:https://ctli.vermontstate.edu/event/collaborative-learning-increasing-student-motivation-and-engagement-through-peer-instruction-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261019T121500
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SUMMARY:Staying in the Loop Series - McNair Scholars Program
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nThis semester\, we are offering a new weekly workshop series called “Staying in the Loop.” These 45-minute sessions provide overviews of the roles\, procedures\, functions\, and systems of various VTSU campus partners.\n\nEach session will include a 20-25 minute overview by the presenter with key information to help faculty “stay in the loop.”\nThen there will be up to 25 minutes for Q&A/discussion.\n\nCampus Partner\nThis week’s campus partner is the McNair Scholars Program\, and the session will be facilitated by the Director of McNair Scholars Program\, Debbie Warnock. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration:\nPlease register for this event. When you do\, you will receive an automatic email from the CTLI confirming your registration. This email will include the Zoom link and the option to “add to calendar” using an embedded hyperlink – this will work for Outlook\, Google Calendar\, and Yahoo Calendar. \n \n 
URL:https://ctli.vermontstate.edu/event/mcnair-scholars-program/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261023T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261023T131500
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UID:6016-1792757700-1792761300@ctli.vermontstate.edu
SUMMARY:Critical Thinking\, Part 2: The Brookfield Approach
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nStephen Brookfield presents practical strategies at the foundational\, intermediate\, and advanced levels for promoting students’ development of critical thinking skills. We’ll be exploring the strategies he recommends and workshop participants will choose an idea and begin planning to implement it in one of their classes. \nIn the workshop “Critical Thinking\, Part 1: The Paul & Elder Framework\,” (Sept 18 and Oct 9) participants will learn about a holistic perspective on teaching critical thinking\, complimentary to Brookfield’s approach. These Part 1 and Part 2 workshops can be taken in any sequence. \nLearning Objectives:\n1. Compare and contrast definitions of critical thinking. \n2. Explore strategies for scaffolding critical thinking skill development in various courses. \nDomain Experience Units:\nCritical thinking is a component of student motivation\, related to goals and values\, sense of autonomy\, and expectancies. Faculty that attend this workshop and implement at least one teaching change are eligible to earn 1 Domain Experience Unit (DEU) toward their Teaching Effectiveness Certificate in Student Motivation during the 2026-27 academic year. \nPresented By:\nJen Garrett-Ostermiller\, CTLI Director \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration:\nPlease register for this event. When you do\, you will receive an automatic email from the CTLI confirming your registration. This email will include the Zoom link and the option to “add to calendar” using an embedded hyperlink – this will work for Outlook\, Google Calendar\, and Yahoo Calendar. \n \n 
URL:https://ctli.vermontstate.edu/event/critical-thinking-part-2-the-brookfield-approach-2/
LOCATION:Use URL below to register:
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261026T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261026T130000
DTSTAMP:20260817T150048Z
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SUMMARY:Staying in the Loop Series - Disability Services
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nThis semester\, we are offering a new weekly workshop series called “Staying in the Loop.” These 45-minute sessions provide overviews of the roles\, procedures\, functions\, and systems of various VTSU campus partners.\n\nEach session will include a 20-25 minute overview by the presenter with key information to help faculty “stay in the loop.”\nThen there will be up to 25 minutes for Q&A/discussion.\n\nCampus Partner\nThis week’s campus partner is Disability Services\, and the session will be facilitated by the Director of Disability Services\, Gerry Volpe. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration:\nPlease register for this event. When you do\, you will receive an automatic email from the CTLI confirming your registration. This email will include the Zoom link and the option to “add to calendar” using an embedded hyperlink – this will work for Outlook\, Google Calendar\, and Yahoo Calendar. \n \n 
URL:https://ctli.vermontstate.edu/event/staying-in-the-loop-series-disability-services/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T130000
DTSTAMP:20260814T155425Z
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SUMMARY:Providing Choices: Impact on Student Motivation and Engagement
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nThis one-hour Zoom workshop introduces participants to the use of student choice in fostering motivation\, engagement\, and deeper learning. The session will introduce choice boards as a flexible instructional resource that provides structured options while maintaining alignment with course outcomes. \nFaculty will engage in hands-on activities to design or revise a choice board tailored to their disciplinary context \nLearning Objectives:\n\nExplain the motivational benefits of student choice using principles of autonomy\, competence\, and relevance.\nDesign a discipline-specific choice board activity that offers meaningful options while maintaining clear expectations and assessment criteria.\nImplement tips related to choice board development and feedback.\n\nPresented By:\nJeff Tunney\, Associate Director\, Center for Teaching & Learning Innovation \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration:\nPlease register for this event. When you do\, you will receive an automatic email from the CTLI confirming your registration. This email will include the Zoom link and the option to “add to calendar” using an embedded hyperlink – this will work for Outlook\, Google Calendar\, and Yahoo Calendar. \n \n 
URL:https://ctli.vermontstate.edu/event/providing-choices-impact-on-student-motivation-and-engagement/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261102T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261102T130000
DTSTAMP:20260817T150210Z
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SUMMARY:Staying in the Loop Series - The Office of Culture and Institutional Excellence
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nThis semester\, we are offering a new weekly workshop series called “Staying in the Loop.” These 45-minute sessions provide overviews of the roles\, procedures\, functions\, and systems of various VTSU campus partners.\n\nEach session will include a 20-25 minute overview by the presenter with key information to help faculty “stay in the loop.”\nThen there will be up to 25 minutes for Q&A/discussion.\n\nCampus Partner\nThis week’s campus partner is the Office of Culture and Institutional Excellence\, and the session will be facilitated by the Chief Culture and Compliance Officer\, Paul Yoon\, Assistant Director of Culture and Institutional Excellence\, Jenn Hayden\, and/or Title IX and Protected Rights Coordinator\, Rebecca Kirkpatrick. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration:\nPlease register for this event. When you do\, you will receive an automatic email from the CTLI confirming your registration. This email will include the Zoom link and the option to “add to calendar” using an embedded hyperlink – this will work for Outlook\, Google Calendar\, and Yahoo Calendar. \n \n 
URL:https://ctli.vermontstate.edu/event/staying-in-the-loop-series-culture-excellence/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261109T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261109T130000
DTSTAMP:20260817T150331Z
CREATED:20260815T204134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T150331Z
UID:5958-1794226500-1794229200@ctli.vermontstate.edu
SUMMARY:Staying in the Loop Series - ROAD to Success
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nThis semester\, we are offering a new weekly workshop series called “Staying in the Loop.” These 45-minute sessions provide overviews of the roles\, procedures\, functions\, and systems of various VTSU campus partners.\n\nEach session will include a 20-25 minute overview by the presenter with key information to help faculty “stay in the loop.”\nThen there will be up to 25 minutes for Q&A/discussion.\n\nCampus Partner\nThis week’s campus partner is the ROAD to Success\, and the session will be facilitated by Director of the Road to Success Project\, Beth Walsh\, Assistant Director of Career Pathways\, Bill Lucci\, and Student Success Advisor\, Sawyer Judkins. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration:\nPlease register for this event. When you do\, you will receive an automatic email from the CTLI confirming your registration. This email will include the Zoom link and the option to “add to calendar” using an embedded hyperlink – this will work for Outlook\, Google Calendar\, and Yahoo Calendar. \n \n 
URL:https://ctli.vermontstate.edu/event/staying-in-the-loop-series-road-to-success/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T170000
DTSTAMP:20260814T155809Z
CREATED:20260814T155734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T155809Z
UID:5926-1794499200-1794502800@ctli.vermontstate.edu
SUMMARY:Providing Choices: Impact on Student Motivation and Engagement
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nThis one-hour Zoom workshop introduces participants to the use of student choice in fostering motivation\, engagement\, and deeper learning. The session will introduce choice boards as a flexible instructional resource that provides structured options while maintaining alignment with course outcomes. \nFaculty will engage in hands-on activities to design or revise a choice board tailored to their disciplinary context \nLearning Objectives:\n\nExplain the motivational benefits of student choice using principles of autonomy\, competence\, and relevance.\nDesign a discipline-specific choice board activity that offers meaningful options while maintaining clear expectations and assessment criteria.\nImplement tips related to choice board development and feedback.\n\nPresented By:\nJeff Tunney\, Associate Director\, Center for Teaching & Learning Innovation \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration:\nPlease register for this event. When you do\, you will receive an automatic email from the CTLI confirming your registration. This email will include the Zoom link and the option to “add to calendar” using an embedded hyperlink – this will work for Outlook\, Google Calendar\, and Yahoo Calendar. \n \n 
URL:https://ctli.vermontstate.edu/event/providing-choices-impact-on-student-motivation-and-engagement-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261116T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261116T130000
DTSTAMP:20260817T150516Z
CREATED:20260815T204401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T150516Z
UID:5961-1794831300-1794834000@ctli.vermontstate.edu
SUMMARY:Staying in the Loop Series - Multilingual Student Services
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nThis semester\, we are offering a new weekly workshop series called “Staying in the Loop.” These 45-minute sessions provide overviews of the roles\, procedures\, functions\, and systems of various VTSU campus partners.\n\nEach session will include a 20-25 minute overview by the presenter with key information to help faculty “stay in the loop.”\nThen there will be up to 25 minutes for Q&A/discussion.\n\nCampus Partner\nThis week’s campus partner is Multilingual Student Services\, and the session will be facilitated by Associate Director of Multilingual Student Services\, Mary Dinh. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration:\nPlease register for this event. When you do\, you will receive an automatic email from the CTLI confirming your registration. This email will include the Zoom link and the option to “add to calendar” using an embedded hyperlink – this will work for Outlook\, Google Calendar\, and Yahoo Calendar. \n \n 
URL:https://ctli.vermontstate.edu/event/staying-in-the-loop-multilingual-student-services/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261202T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261202T150000
DTSTAMP:20260817T153115Z
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UID:6010-1796220000-1796223600@ctli.vermontstate.edu
SUMMARY:Motivating Online Students: Practical Strategies for a One-Hour Course Tune-Up
DESCRIPTION: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 to their professional\, personal\, or community contexts. \nDrawing on these findings\, participants will work with concrete examples and leave the session with ready-to-use elements they can integrate into an upcoming course. \nFollowing this session\, participants will be able to: \n*Evaluate student motivation techniques and determine methods that could work well in their online courses. \n*Implement strategies for addressing student wellness in online classes\, such as brief check-ins and normalizing help seeking\, in ways that reduce anxiety and foster a greater sense of safety\, belonging and motivation. \n*Create a simple\, sustainable plan for responding to students that outlines how often you will reply\, the tone you will use\, and the length of your communications. \n*Explain how aligning assignments with a clear real world\, workplace\, or community application can significantly increase students’ motivation by helping them see the relevance and value of what they are learning. \nFacilitated By: Lisa Hayward\, AVP for Online Program Administration and Jeff Tunney\, Associate Director\, Center for Teaching & Learning Innovation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease register for this event. When you do\, you will receive an automatic email from the CTLI confirming your registration. This email will include the Zoom link and the option to “add to calendar” using an embedded hyperlink – this will work for Outlook\, Google Calendar\, and Yahoo Calendar.
URL:https://ctli.vermontstate.edu/event/motivating-online-students-practical-strategies-for-a-one-hour-course-tune-up-2/
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