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WorkshopDate/TimeHostFacilitatorLocationDetails & Registration
Hands on Experience with Generative AI Oct. 3 2023, 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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Integrating Student Success Skills into the CurriculumOct. 10 2023, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PMCTLTeaching SupportZoom

Details for Integrating Student Success Skills into the Curriculum

Participants will explore practical ways to embed student success skills (including learning strategies) into their courses by going beyond referral to strategically situate skills’ components/modules in their courses with the support of various campus partners.

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Evidence-Based Practices for Teaching OnlineOct. 16 2023, 12:00 AM - 12:00 AMCTLFacilitator: Digital LearningSix-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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Essential Skills and Rubrics: Your Resource for Gen Ed SuccessOct. 18 2023, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMCTLCTLZoom

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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UNM Expert Exchange: My Open Educational Resources (OER) JourneyOct. 19 2023, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMCTLCTLZoom

Details for UNM Expert Exchange: My Open Educational Resources (OER) Journey

UNM Expert Exchange is a monthly webinar series hosted by CTL that invites members of the UNM community to share their expertise and experience around a set of curated topics related to teaching and learning. Join the exchange!
The topic for October is My Open Educational Resources (OER) Journey.

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Anti-Racist Teaching Practices: Teaching Toward Racial ConsciousnessOct. 23 2023, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMCTLTiffany Bourelle & Kani AniegbokaZoom

Details for Anti-Racist Teaching Practices: Teaching Toward Racial Consciousness

This workshop will offer an overview of various anti-racist teaching practices specific to developing racial consciousness in the classroom. Workshop facilitators will lead a conversation about attendees' goals for their classes, fostering a critical consideration of who our courses might inadvertently silencing. Facilitators will also provide a framework for instructors to reconsider their course design for racial consciousness, including their syllabus and assignments. Attendees will leave with ideas and an action plan for implementing anti-racist practices in their classes.

Outcomes:
Instructors will:
  1. Consider (or reconsider) their course design through the lens of racial consciousness.
  2. Discuss various approaches to anti-racist teaching, including the ideas of rhetorical humility and classroom community agreements.
  3. Learn how to establish trust between and among their students, forming a sense of community where one (including the instructor) feels comfortable making mistakes.

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Cultivating long-lasting learning through Authentic Assessment Nov. 2 2023, 11:00 AM - 12:00 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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Bridging the Digital Divide: Best Practices for Reaching UNM Students Nov. 7 2023, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMCTLCTLZoom

Details for Bridging the Digital Divide: Best Practices for Reaching UNM Students

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 Design Dec. 6 2023, 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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Evidence-Based Practices for Teaching OnlineJan. 22 2024, 12:00 AM - 12:00 AMCTLFacilitator: Digital LearningSix-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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Evidence-Based Practices for Teaching OnlineMar. 18 2024, 12:00 AM - 12:00 AMCTLFacilitator: Digital LearningSix-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

Evidence-Based Practices for Teaching OnlineMay. 13 2024, 12:00 AM - 12:00 AMCTLFacilitator: Digital LearningSix-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