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WorkshopDate/TimeHostFacilitatorLocationDetails & Registration
Cast Your Bucket where You Are: Transformative Teaching in College ClassroomsDec. 3 2024, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMUNM Arts & Sciences DEIA Committee and Departments of Biology and AnthropologyDr. Bryan DewsburyPAIS 2540 and via Zoom

Details for Cast Your Bucket where You Are: Transformative Teaching in College Classrooms

Dr. Bryan Dewsbury will present his talk Cast Your Bucket where You Are: Transformative Teaching in College Classrooms on Tuesday, December 3 at 12 noon in SUB Lobo Room B and via Zoom.
In this talk Dr. Dewsbury leverages the civil rights era mantra of 'casting your bucket' to unpack how active listening and cultural responsiveness are crucial to successful classrooms. Using an example from introductory biology, he will identify what is needed for classroom practitioners to consider a truly humanist approach to the classroom.
Bryan Dewsbury is an associate professor of Biology at Florida International University (FIU), principal investigator of the Science Education and Society (SEAS) research program, and fellow of the John N. Gardner Institute.
Sponsors: UNM Arts & Sciences DEIA Committee and Departments of Biology and Anthropology

This session will be offered both in-person and through Zoom. The registration button below will take you to the Zoom session on December 3rd at noon MT.

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An Introduction to Transparent Assignment DesignDec. 4 2024, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMCTLCTLZoom

Details for An Introduction to Transparent Assignment Design

Join 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 the benefits of Transparent Assignment Design and discuss the process of designing or redesigning one of your own assignments.

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Two-Day Course Design InstituteJan. 14 2025, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PMCTLMagdalena Vázquez Dathe, Jennifer Pollard, & Stephanie SpongCTLB – room 110

Details for Two-Day Course Design Institute

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sushilla Knottenbelt, Senior Lecturer III, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Director, Combined BA/MD Degree Program; UNM Science Lead, the Student Experience Project.

Join fellow UNM instructors for a 2-day institute (Jan. 14 and 15, 9AM - 3:00PM) based on the principles of “Backward Design” to identify the knowledge and skills you want students to gain. Get a head-start on constructing course inclusive syllabi and assignments, learn research-based approaches on how to best facilitate student learning and experience a supportive, collegial environment focused on professional development.

Free to all UNM instructors (includes PTIs, staff who instruct, graduate student teachers and branch campus faculty)
Enrollment is limited to 25 participants –

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Improving File Accessibility in CanvasJan. 15 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMCTLCTLZoom

Details for Improving File Accessibility in Canvas

In this workshop, we will review the importance of file accessibility in your courses related to Universal Design for Learning initiatives and how to make common file types fully accessible, so that your course meets best practices standards. We will discuss tools within Canvas, like Ally and the Ally Course Accessibility Report, the MS Office accessibility checker that can guide you toward improving accessibility with Word and PowerPoint files, and how to check for and update accessibility items in PDFs with Adobe Acrobat.

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Intro to Canvas: Key Tools to get you StartedJan. 16 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMCTLCTLZoom

Details for Intro to Canvas: Key Tools to get you Started

New to working in Canvas this semester? In this session we’ll go over some valuable tools and resources to help support you as you teach your course in Canvas. Bring your questions!

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Increasing Instructor and Social Presence in Online CoursesJan. 17 2025, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMCTLCTLZoom

Details for Increasing Instructor and Social Presence in Online Courses

It can be challenging to include instructor-to-student and student-to-student interactions in your online courses, but there are many more options for engagement than you may realize. In this webinar, you learn about the roles of instructor and social presence in online learning, their importance for students (Gardner & Leary, 2023), a range of possible approaches and course elements, and how to select one that fits with your goals and works for your students.

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Evidence-Based Practices for Teaching OnlineJan. 27 2025, 12:00 AM - 12:00 AMCTLCTLSix-week Online Course

Details for Evidence-Based Practices for Teaching Online

Offered multiple times per year, EBPTO is conducted over six weeks and is open to all instructors, regardless of a course’s instructional delivery type. The course is encouraged for instructors teaching online, particularly those developing Accelerated Online Program courses. The time requirements are about 2-3 hours a week (12-18 total), and the course has two deliverables, a course map (a required document for many of our quality reviews) and an online teaching portfolio (comprised of elements completed during EBPTO). As of Summer 2021, instructors are required to complete either EBPTO or RASI training to teach online. Those who completed a training similar to EBPTO before Fall 2019 are strongly encouraged to take EBPTO.

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Design Justice Matters: Inclusive and Participatory Strategies for Online LearningJan. 31 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMCTLCTLZoom

Details for Design Justice Matters: Inclusive and Participatory Strategies for Online Learning

Whether designing a syllabus, assessment, or online course, the choices we make impact students, shaping their “ability to access, participate in, and contribute to meaningful, transformative learning” (Collier, 2020). In this webinar, we draw upon critical, participatory, and community-based frameworks to explore inclusive and equitable course design practices. Based on Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need (Costanza-Chock, 2020), we will identify the features of design justice and its relevance in creating equitable and inclusive approaches; engage in interactive activities to foster critical reflection; and explore key principles and strategies for incorporating design justice in diverse learning environments.

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Introduction to Generative AIFeb. 3 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMCTLCTLZoom

Details for Introduction to Generative AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been the subject of science fiction and speculation since the early 20th century, and the earliest iterations of AI were developed in the 1950s. Generative AI, or AI that can be used to generate new content based on inputs (examples include ChatGPT, DALL·E 2, Bard, and BingAI), is now a hot topic for conversation in higher education given its revolutionary capacity to generate seemingly novel responses to prompts. Instead of veering toward panic that students will use Generative AI to bypass writing and submit AI-generated writing for our classes, how might learning about Generative AI help us to understand its current uses and limitations? How might it be used as a tool within the classroom, as a part of research, or to enact creative pedagogies that help our students understand when and how to use it appropriately?

In the Introduction to Generative AI workshop, we will discuss the origin of Generative AI, a rudimentary breakdown of how Generative AI works, ethical considerations for using Generative AI in the classroom, and some of the current uses and limitations of this technology. We will discuss some sample syllabus language you might incorporate into your course syllabi and how to use that to start a conversation with your students about AI in the classroom. As a group, we will also brainstorm ways in which you might consider using Generative AI in your classroom.

This workshop may serve as a precursor to the Hands on Experience with Generative AI workshop offered by CTL.

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Essential Skills and Rubrics: Your Resource for Gen Ed SuccessFeb. 5 2025, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMCTLCTLZoom

Details for Essential Skills and Rubrics: Your Resource for Gen Ed Success

Join CTL and special guests from the UNM Office of Assessment to get the inside scoop on essential skills and rubrics that you can use and adapt for your General Education courses. The workshop will introduce you to the rubrics, give you strategies for adapting them for an assignment or activity, and help you incorporate metacognitive strategies within your course to help students be able to articulate the transferable skills they are learning. 

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Feedback that Counts: Designing and Implementing a Mid-Semester Survey Feb. 12 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMCTLCTLZoom

Details for Feedback that Counts: Designing and Implementing a Mid-Semester Survey

This workshop includes a brief introduction of theoretical rationale of a mid-semester survey and tools that instructors can use. Participants will also have an opportunity to design questions for the mid-semester check-in in their classes to increase students’ motivation, autonomy, and academic success.

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Strategies for Meaningful Online DiscussionsFeb. 25 2025, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMCTLCTLZoom

Details for Strategies for Meaningful Online Discussions

This webinar explores strategies for breaking out of the "1 post + 2 replies" structure of traditional discussion boards. We'll focus on scaffolding trust and developing purpose-driven activities that promote engaged and meaningful peer-to-peer interactions.

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Hands on Experience with Generative AIMar. 5 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMCTLCTLZoom

Details for Hands on Experience with Generative AI

Join us for a chance to work with ChatGPT and other generative AI programs in a supportive environment. Together we will explore ways that generative AI can positively impact your work by helping you create rubrics and other projects. We'll explore best practices for creating prompts and ways to improve the results you get from generative AI programs. Please sign up for a ChatGPT account before attending: Introducing ChatGPT (openai.com).

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Evidence-Based Practices for Teaching OnlineMar. 24 2025, 12:00 AM - 12:00 AMCTLCTLSix-week Online Course

Details for Evidence-Based Practices for Teaching Online

Offered multiple times per year, EBPTO is conducted over six weeks and is open to all instructors, regardless of a course’s instructional delivery type. The course is encouraged for instructors teaching online, particularly those developing Accelerated Online Program courses. The time requirements are about 2-3 hours a week (12-18 total), and the course has two deliverables, a course map (a required document for many of our quality reviews) and an online teaching portfolio (comprised of elements completed during EBPTO). As of Summer 2021, instructors are required to complete either EBPTO or RASI training to teach online. Those who completed a training similar to EBPTO before Fall 2019 are strongly encouraged to take EBPTO.

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Bridging the Digital DivideApr. 8 2025, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMCTLCTLZoom

Details for Bridging the Digital Divide

This workshop will address specific data about UNM Students and the state of New Mexico as a whole, while demonstrating evidence-based approaches for bridging the “digital divide,” - the popular term describing the phenomenon of the gap between those who have reliable access to computers and internet, and those who do not. We will cover how to make your online courses accessible to those working offline at home, ensure equitable approaches to course-required technology, and set students up for success by connecting them to campus resources and providing help with internet access and various technologies.

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An Introduction to Transparent Assignment DesignApr. 18 2025, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMCTLCTLZoom

Details for An Introduction to Transparent Assignment Design

Join 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 the benefits of Transparent Assignment Design and discuss the process of designing or redesigning one of your own assignments.

Register Now for An Introduction to Transparent Assignment Design

Pedagogies of CAREApr. 23 2025, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMCTLCTLZoom

Details for Pedagogies of CARE

When students report the experience of belonging within a learning environment, their academic performance, self-confidence, and motivation are positively impacted (Duran et al., 2020; Moeller et al., 2020; Jorgenson et al., 2018). Yet the reverse holds true as well: Student perceptions of non-belonging contribute to educational gaps and reduced retention rates among underrepresented populations. How can instructors foster students' sense of belonging within their courses, particularly in online learning environments where contextual cues can be difficult to read? In this webinar, we explore the research on creating inclusive, equitable, and welcoming learning environments, drawing upon the CARE framework (community, agency, representation, and equal access) as outlined by the Online Learning Consortium.

Specifically, attendees will:

Reflect on features that make learning environments inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

Identify teaching strategies for creating inclusive, equitable, and welcoming learning environments.

Discuss ways of designing learning activities based on the CARE framework for both online and face-to-face learning environments.

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Enhancing Your Inclusive TeachingMay. 1 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMCTLCTLZoom

Details for Enhancing Your Inclusive Teaching

Learn how small steps toward utilizing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Canvas can make a big impact on creating a course that is inclusive for all learners. This workshop includes information on the accessibility tool Ally.

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Cultivating Long-Lasting Learning through Authentic AssessmentMay. 5 2025, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMCTLCTLZoom

Details for Cultivating Long-Lasting Learning through Authentic Assessment

Do you want to incorporate authentic assessment into your course to maximize learning outcomes that contribute to the strengthening of your students’ skills? Are you ready to inspire long-lasting learning in your students beyond your course? Authentic assessment incorporates tasks that evaluate students’ application of knowledge beyond the classroom. Differing from traditional tests, these assessments encourage learners’ creativity for novel problem solving and “real-world” solutions. Join us to learn about authentic assessment that works for your specific needs. In this workshop we will provide evidence-based solutions for assessment that increase students’ success in the classroom and beyond.

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Evidence-Based Practices for Teaching OnlineMay. 19 2025, 12:00 AM - 12:00 AMCTLCTLSix-week Online Course

Details for Evidence-Based Practices for Teaching Online

Offered multiple times per year, EBPTO is conducted over six weeks and is open to all instructors, regardless of a course’s instructional delivery type. The course is encouraged for instructors teaching online, particularly those developing Accelerated Online Program courses. The time requirements are about 2-3 hours a week (12-18 total), and the course has two deliverables, a course map (a required document for many of our quality reviews) and an online teaching portfolio (comprised of elements completed during EBPTO). As of Summer 2021, instructors are required to complete either EBPTO or RASI training to teach online. Those who completed a training similar to EBPTO before Fall 2019 are strongly encouraged to take EBPTO.

Register Now for Evidence-Based Practices for Teaching Online