Announcements
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Laura Cruz, Visiting Fellow
Laura Cruz, Associate Research Professor of Teaching and Learning Scholarship at Penn State, will be joining the CTL as a Visiting Fellow from Nov. 18 - Dec. 9, 2022. Both Laura and the CTL staff are glad to have the opportunity to exchange ideas and strategies and to learn from one another. Read more about her and the workshops she will be offering.
Brightspace workshops and sandboxes now available
Start your Brightspace training by signing up for Brightspace workshops. Sandboxes, course sites to play and learn in, have also been created for every instructor and departmental support. Log into Brightspace and have a look around. Resources, including how-to documents, videos, self-paced training, workshop recordings, and FAQs, are available on UWindsor’s Brightspace information webpages.
Information and Support for HyFlex Classes
Information, resources and training for instructors and TAs who are teaching HyFlex courses is now available.
Events
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Instructor: Jodie Glean-Mitchell
Delivered Online: Wednesday, November 30, 2022, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
During this foundational interactive session, participants will engage discussions and materials that will highlight the following areas through an intersectional lens:- The foundational principles of Antiracist Pedagogy
- The common challenges and pitfalls that faculty members and TAs experience in the learning environment and tools to deepen one’s preparation and response to difficult moments as they arise
- Proactive strategies to integrating inclusive practices into one’s teaching practice
Deepening Your Practice in Antiracist Pedagogy: Transforming learning environments through Intentional Course Design
Instructor: Jodie Glean-Mitchell
Delivered Online: Thursday, December 8, 2022, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
During this foundational interactive session, participants will engage discussions and application exercises that will highlight the following areas through an intersectional lens:- Antiracist and decolonial approaches to course design
- The multifaceted factors to be taken into consideration in course and syllabus development across disciplines
- The interconnectedness between one’s antiracist lens, inclusive teaching practice and course design
Grading Differently: Rethinking How and Why We Assess Learning
Instructor: Laura Cruz
Schedule: Wednesday, November 23, 2022, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Medical Education Building, Room 3102
Have you ever wondered if there might be ways to make grading more manageable, equitable, and meaningful? In this interactive workshop, you will explore the world of un-grading i.e., emerging alternatives to conventional grading schema. Join us for a lively conversation about the challenges and opportunities afforded by practices such as specification (spec) and consultative grading.Mapping your Classroom: Making Space for Student Engagement
Instructor: Laura Cruz
Schedule: Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Medical Education Building, Room 3102
Looking for ways to foster student engagement in your classroom (and with your subject matter)? Classroom maps are visual representations of the interactions between you and your students, students with each other, and students and their environment. In this interactive session, we will explore the process of both making classroom maps and using them as formative assessment tools for enhancing engagement among all your students. Participants will leave the session with the ability to evaluate classroom maps (for themselves or others).Recognition and Reward: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and RTP
Instructor: Laura Cruz
Schedule: Friday, December 2, 2022, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Medical Education Building, Room 3102
Over the past 25+ years, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), in which instructors conduct research on their teaching practice, has becoming increasingly recognized in renewal, tenure and promotion (RTP) processes. In this interactive workshop, we will navigate considerations for the documentation and evaluation of scholarly work in this dynamic and diverse field of study.
Blackboard Learn Training
The Centre for Teaching and Learning provides individual consultations, group workshops, and online self-paced courses about the use of the University’s learning management system, Blackboard Learn. Faculty, sessional instructors, staff, and GAs are welcome to register.