Welcome to Fall 2025 🌟. The Center for Teaching and Learning is here to partner with you this Fall in supporting your teaching, celebrating your successes, and helping you create meaningful learning experiences for every student. Below are a few opportunities starting early this semester, but don't hesitate to reach out if there are other ways we can support you.
In this issue:
- Call for Educational Equity Mini-Fellowships
- Multimedia Resource Survey
- Foundational Reviews
- Evidence-Based Practices in Teaching Online
- Upcoming CTL Opportunities
- Upcoming NMSU Teaching Academy Webinars
- New CTL Executive Director
- Fall Tutoring Hours for SLA
Call for Educational Equity Mini-Fellowships
Open Application Period: Rolling applications will be accepted during the 2025–2026 academic year until all 20 mini fellowships have been awarded.
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in partnership with Academic Affairs is inviting Faculty and Graduate Student Instructors to apply for the CTL 2025–2026 Educational Equity Mini-Fellowship. This initiative seeks to involve UNM faculty and Graduate Student Instructors in professional development opportunities that focus upon evidence-based strategies for equity in higher education and facilitates an opportunity to implement strategies and receive rapid feedback on that implementation. Our goal is to support UNM faculty and programs in framing equity as central to their success as educators. Successful completion of the Mini-Fellowship includes a stipend of $500. Submit your proposal. Upon approval, faculty and GA instructors will be contacted to arrange details and deliverables.
Instructors will be asked to:
- Attend at least two equity-focused workshops offered through CTL and/or different UNM campus units.
- Participate in CTL Mid-Semester Student Feedback or participate in a formative Peer Observation of Teaching session in order to receive feedback on implementation. Scheduling for both of these services should be arranged directly with CTL.
- Provide a final reflection statement and feedback of this equity-focused opportunity for professional development.
If you have questions about the requirements and submission process, please do not hesitate to contact CTL Teaching Support: teachingsupport@ctl.edu.
Kickstart Your Course Excellence with a Foundational Course Design Review
Are you ready to elevate your online teaching? The Foundational Course Design Review (FCDR) is the perfect first step toward enhancing your course and helps prepare you for a Golden Paw Review.
The FCDR is a formative review process that helps instructors align their online courses with best practices outlined in the Online Learning Excellence Framework. Whether you're new to online teaching or looking to refresh your course, this review offers personalized feedback and practical recommendations to strengthen your course.
Why participate?
- 1:1 instructional design support from the Center for Teaching & Learning
- Receive document remediation support to help meet new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Digital Accessibility requirements
- Prepare for a Golden Paw Review with confidence
- Receive external feedback on your course design
- Earn a $500 stipend upon completion
- Strengthen student success through improved course quality
Deadline to submit your interest form for the Spring review cycle: November 11, 2025. Don't miss this opportunity to grow as an online educator and make a lasting impact on your students.
Learn more by visiting the FCDR web page or if you are ready to participate in the Fall 2025 review cycle, submit your interest form.
Evidence-Based Practices for Teaching Online
Join us on August 25th for Evidence-Based Practices for Teaching Online (EBPTO), an online 6-week professional development course designed specifically for faculty. Offered multiple times a year, 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.
NMSU Teaching Academy Upcoming Webinars
Teaching the ChatGPT Generation
Participants will learn to design assessments that embrace the use of AI, teaching students how to use it responsibly as a tool in their learning journey. AI-inclusive assignments aim to integrate AI tools in a way that promotes deeper learning and creativity rather than simply enabling AI to do students' work for them.
Designing Assignments AI Can't Solve
Join us to discuss AI-resistant assignments. These assignments are carefully crafted to significantly reduce, and in some cases entirely prevent, students from using AI tools to earn high grades without genuine effort. By minimizing the potential for AI to complete tasks on behalf of students, these approaches ensure that academic integrity is upheld.
Law, Ethics, and Generative AI
We'll examine key legal issues, classroom challenges, and ethical tensions surrounding the use of generative AI, providing practical insight for educators and institutions. Participants will leave with tools to navigate AI use with transparency, fairness, and academic integrity in mind—both inside and outside their courses.
AI & Integrity in Teaching
Explore practical and ethical ways to integrate generative AI into instruction, including how (and maybe even whether!) to do so. This session covers responsible use, risks to academic integrity, and strategies to support student learning while maintaining trust and transparency in virtual classrooms.
New CTL Executive Director
Welcome our new Executive Director, Erin Shortlidge.
Fall Tutoring Hours for SLA
Get students connected to available peer supports early and often. Visit the CTL Student Learning Assistance website to learn more about subject-specific tutoring and support from our Learning Strategies team.