It’s no trick — CATL is sharing teaching tips and candy treats this Halloween! Stop by the CATL office (CL 405) anytime between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 31 for free candy while supplies last. Each candy station will also provide information on active learning strategies so you can collect teaching tips as you search for treats!
The Instructional Development Council (IDC) is accepting applications for Teaching Enhancement Grants (TEGs) through support from the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) and the Office of the Provost. TEGs provide funding for professional development activities related to teaching or for projects that lead to the improvement of teaching skills or the development of innovative teaching strategies.
Faculty and instructional academic staff whose primary responsibility is teaching for the academic year in which the proposed project takes place are strongly encouraged to apply! Click the button below for full details.
Applications are due Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. If you have any questions about the application or TEGs, please email the Instructional Development Council at idc@uwgb.edu.
Tara DaPra, one of CATL’s Instructional Development Consultants, will lead another “Co-Writing Community” this fall. A co-writing community is a zero-obligation, zero-preparation, zero-outside work activity. Use this time to work on creative or scholarly projects that might otherwise get pushed aside by the demands of teaching. All faculty and staff are welcome!
The co-writing community will run throughout the fall semester via Zoom from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. on Fridays. Feel free to join early or late, weekly, or when your schedule allows! Simply drop in with this Zoom link which will be reused for each session.
Please email daprat@uwgb.edu with any questions.
You’ve got a ticket to ride the active learning train! Join the CATL team on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 3 p.m. in CL 405 as we demonstrate active learning pedagogy through the board game “Ticket to Ride.” Active learning strategies can improve retention and success in most disciplines, and they don’t take much time to implement in your classes. Learn while you play in this participatory session on active learning. Sign up today and come and play!
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Want to dive deeper into the ideas and insights on AI in education Dr. C. Edward Watson presented on Aug. 29, 2024? CATL is sponsoring small book groups this fall semester centered around his book, Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning. These groups will meet three times during the Fall 2024 semester, each focusing on a specific theme, such as asynchronous online teaching or history instruction. Meeting times and dates will be arranged based on participant availability.
The book is available via free online access through the UWGB library. Physical copies are also available for the first 30 full-time UWGB instructors who register!