Category: Digests

In addition to further programming still in the works, CATL invites you to take a look below at some of the workshops, reading groups, and ongoing programs we have planned for the Spring. Click on any of the titles listed below to learn more and stay tuned for updates!

• The Things We’ll Carry (May 14, 2021. 11 a.m– 12 noon)

  CATL and the Center of Civic Engagement would like to engage with you in a discussion on what you will carry forward from this year and make a permanent part of your teaching.
• Solidarity Café Series Digest

  The Solidarity Café is back for the spring and summer with live events starting with two social events during finals week via Microsoft Teams. Register to receive a calendar invite or drop in via the Teams links in the Solidarity Café Canvas site.
• Office of International Education Info Session (May 13. 12-1 p.m.)

  Join the Office of International Education on Thursday, May 13 from 12–1 p.m. as they discuss considerations when teaching international students, the study abroad experience for students, information on how one goes about leading travel courses, and other topics.
• Invitation: HIPs Workshop Webinar (Apr. 30, 2021. 10:30 a.m.)

  Posted on behalf of Dr. Carleen Vande Zande, Associate Vice President, UW System Office of Academic Programs & Faculty Advancement After a two semester delay, I am pleased to announce a HIPs Workshop webinar by Dr. Katie Linder titled, Implementing High Impact Practices Across Modalities, to be held on April 30, 2021 from 10:30 AM…
• Workshop: Microaggressions in Higher Education - Definitions, Impacts, and Interventions (Apr. 28, 2021. 12–1 p.m.)

  What are microaggressions, and how might they affect our campuses and classrooms? Research tells us that microaggressions can affect individual students, staff, and faculty, as well as campus climate. In this presentation we will explore all of these issues together and consider potential strategies for coping with and/or addressing microaggressions in the classroom and beyond.
• Workshop: "'Tis the Season?" (April 1, 2–3 p.m.)

  Please join this facilitated discussion Apr. 1 from 2-3 p.m. as we explore the diverse array of holidays celebrated throughout the year. Our objectives are to develop ideas for creating a more welcoming, inclusive learning and working environment at our university; improve communication among faculty, staff and students surrounding the subject of holidays; and build…
• Session with Dean of Students (March 29, 3-4 p.m.)

  Join the Dean of Students Office staff on March 29 to learn how you can partner with them to help your students be successful while navigating personal and academic challenges.
• High-Impact Practices Workshop Series

  Researchers have identified eight characteristics of high-impact practices (Kuh & O’Donnell, 2013). This Spring the Center will run workshops on four of them, with a particular focus on how these characteristics may enhance equity and inclusion in your courses.
• Inclusive Teaching Workshop (Feb. 19, 3-4:30 p.m.)

  Join Dr. Kelly Hogan and Dr. Viji Sathy for this online, interactive workshop on inclusive teaching. The session will highlight the need for high course structure and model techniques designed to elicit equity in both online and face to face courses.
• Presentation: Creating A More Welcoming Classroom (Feb. 22)

  Learn from the staff of the Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA) who advise and aid in the academic success of undergraduate students of multi-ethnic backgrounds and multicultural students.
• Reading Group: Agile Faculty (Dates TBD)

  CATL will be hosting reading group of Rebecca Pope-Ruark's Agile Faculty.
• Postponed - Reading Group: Me and White Supremacy (Dates TBD)

  CATL will be hosting reading group of Layla F. Saad's Me and White Supremacy. 
• Self-Paced Course: Foundations of Teaching with Canvas

  This self-paced course takes about five hours to complete and is for those who are unfamiliar with Canvas and would like to start building their courses from a solid foundation.
• Reading Group: "Beyond the Asterisk: Understanding Native Students in Higher Education" (Mar. 29–Apr. 16) (Live Session: Apr. 22)

  Our next CATL “Tough Talk” will be around the book Beyond the Asterisk: Understanding Native Students in Higher Education by editors Heather J. Shotton, Shelly C. Lowe, and Stephanie J. Waterman. This book will help us lead discussions about how to better support our First Nations students and support those who are trying to remove the asterisk as a signaling tool for First Nations peoples in research and practice.

Sparkshops are short, interactive, “lite” workshops that departments can request through CATL for their department meetings or other events. These workshops are meant to ignite the curiosity of participants and point them toward resources for further development and learning. A sparkshop is a great way for a chair to add some professional development to their agendas! Request a sparkshop below by emailing catl@uwgb.edu.

• Sparkshop: Open Educational Resources (OER)

  The OER Strategic Initiative Team will provide a brief overview of what an OER is, preview the Call for Participants, and present some research that will help instructors decide if this is a strategy they might be able to use to improve student success and retention, promote equity and inclusion, embrace digital transformation, and take a small step towards improved sustainability practices.