GET SET RESET
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Wednesday, August 13th, 2025
9 AM TO 3:45 PM
Get Set Reset is held annually the week before the start of the fall semester, and features concurrent sessions focused on actionable strategies that all instructors can apply to their teaching in the coming semester/academic year. Each year, in addition to offerings designed for all instructors, the program includes sessions specific to the needs of teaching assistants.
- Note: Live captioning will be provided all concurrent sessions.
- indicates sessions that will be recorded.
9:00 - 9:10 am • Opening Session
Well-being as Pedagogy: Cultivating Presence, Community, & Hope in Distressing Times
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Description: This session will focus on thoughtful resiliency. We will examine what it means to bring our hearts to teaching and learning in these chaotic and challenging times. We will especially explore the importance of supporting students to also bring their whole selves to their educational journeys. Furthermore, we will consider ways of sharing strength and drawing stability through solidarity and care for one another.
Presenter: Leola Tsinnajinnie Paquin, Associate Professor, Native American Studies; Presidential Teaching Fellow, 2024-2026
Audience: Everyone
10:15am - 11:15 am • Concurrent Sessions
Supporting the General Education Experience at UNM
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Description: Instructors of general education courses play a central role in actualizing UNM’s 2040 vision and advancing statewide goals for student success. In this session, we will explore New Mexico’s Essential Skills for General Education and share practical examples of aligned assignments and rubrics. Participants will also learn course-embedded college success strategies that support students’ development as learners.
Presenters: Pamela Cheek, Vice Provost for Student Success; Professor of French
Eva Rodriguez Gonzalez, Professor and Coordinator of Spanish as a Second Language Program
Caitlin Lippitt, Lecturer III, Geography and Environmental Studies; Chair, Teaching Enhancement Committee
Audience: Everyone
Co-Creating Classroom Community and Planning for the Unexpected: A Peer-to-Peer Workshop for GTAs.
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Description: Start the semester strong by intentionally cultivating a supportive and inclusive classroom culture! This interactive session will explore strategies for co-creating community agreements, fostering student belonging, and navigating unexpected situations (such as controversial topics or challenging behaviors). You will also have the opportunity to outline your own first week’s goals and activities.
Presenters: Ezekiel Acosta, Doctoral Student, Department of American Studies McMarshal Hartzenberg, Doctoral Student, Physical Education, Sports & Exercise Science, COEHS.
Audience: TA
Collaborative Group Work: Designing for Engaging Learning Experiences and Sustaining Community
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Description: Forthcoming
Presenter: Forthcoming
Audience: Returning Instructors
11:30 am - 12:30 pm • Concurrent Sessions
Restorative Practices as Pedagogy
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Description: Forthcoming
Presenters: Nahir Otaño Gracia, Assistant Professor, Medieval Studies, Department of English
Tonya Covington, Executive Director, Peacemakers Consulting
Audience: Everyone
Designing the Path
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Description: This session offers guidance on leveraging strong course alignment and organized, goal-oriented paths for your students’ success in any modality. You will leave with concrete strategies for initial course planning and development and a draft of your course map. We’ll discuss strategies to foster continuous improvement of your course.
Presenters: Bill Swann, Instructional Media Specialist, CTL
Megan Hauser, Instructional Media Specialist, CTL
Audience: TA, New Faculty
Success, Well-being and Community Building Strategies in High Enrollment Courses
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Description: The session will explore strategies that support wellness for both students and instructors in large enrollment (and small!) classes. We will discuss care in the classroom, the role of course structure, flexibility and setting compassionate boundaries, and providing appropriate referrals.
Presenter: Deborah Luffey, Lecturer II, Lecturer II, Nutrition and Dietetics Program, Department of Individual, Family and Community Education, COEHS
Diana Habel-Rodriguez, Senior Lecturer III, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Audience: Returning Instructors
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm • Lunch/Rest Break
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm • Concurrent Sessions
Intro to Canvas: High Impact Tools to Launch Your Course
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Description: New to working in Canvas this semester? In this session we'll discuss how to work with key Canvas tools and other valuable resources that can help you build out your course.
Presenters: Nick Humphries, Instructional Designer, CTL
Mitch Marty, Instructional Designer, CTL
Audience: TA, New Faculty
Creating Community, Cultivating Confidence: GTA Teaching Strategies Across Disciplines
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Description: Following up on our morning conversation on community creation within the classroom, this panel session is a dialogue with a collective of graduate teaching assistants. We will begin with a facilitated discussion on topics such as how new GTAs can hit the ground running this upcoming semester, how to take care of ourselves and others in the changing landscape of higher education, and tips on building solidarity with other GTAs. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in Q & A with GTA colleagues across departments.
Panelists: Ezekiel Acosta, Doctoral Student, American Studies
McMarshal Hartzenberg, Doctoral Student, Physical Education, Sports & Exercise Science, COEHS
Jaime Branaman, Doctoral Student, Speech and Hearing Sciences
Other panelists forthcoming
Audience: TA
Set Students Up for Success with Transparent Assignment Design
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Description: oin us as we discuss Transparent Assignment Design (Winklemes, 2019). In a 2016 study at UNLV, outcomes including persistence and retention for a cohort of students who received assignments following the transparent design framework were higher than those of the control group. In this workshop, we will cover how to create or revise an assignment using Transparent Assignment Design. Suggested: Bring an assignment you’re preparing to use this Fall and rework it to support student success!
Presenter: Mary Willms Wohlwend, Instructional Media Project Manager, CTL
Natalie Kubasek, Instructional Media Project Manager, CTL
Audience: Everyone
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Small Group Reflection: Action Planning Your Next Steps for the Semester
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Description: This session offers the opportunity for instructors to reflect upon and share in small groups, their main takeaways from the Get Set/Reset sessions. As instructors share their plans for implementing or refining teaching and learning approaches, we trust that they will enjoy mutual inspiration and sharpening of ideas.
Facilitators: CTL Team
Audience: Everyone
CTL’s OPEN LABS
We welcome all instructors to attend Open Labs for course design and Canvas assistance that fits their individual needs. Whether you are building your course from scratch or simply setting up your grade book so students can accurately track their progress, we are here to support you. Join us for the virtual drop-in session on Thursday, August 14th, from 9–10 AM but also note that other time slots are available both prior to and after this date. View the schedule to find your most convenient dates.
