CATL is continuing the “Teaching with Technology Certificate” program this year! Instructors interested in learning more about how to leverage Canvas and other tools for effective teaching, regardless of modality, are encouraged to participate and complete the full certificate.
The Teaching with Technology Certificate consists of three “Learning and Integrating Technology for Education” (LITE) courses that act as progressive steps in a sequence. Instructors will earn a digital badge after completing the first and second courses in the series, and the Teaching with Technology Certificate after completing the third course. Full-time instructors for the 2024-25 academic year will also earn stipends after completing the second and third courses in the sequence.*
Note: If you have already completed the Distance Education Certificate, this is not a new credential; it has simply been re-titled, so there is no need to re-enroll.
Course Availability, Deadlines, & Compensation
LITE 101: Course Modalities & Technologies
- All full-time instructors are automatically enrolled in LITE 101: Course Modalities & Technologies. The course will remain open indefinitely, and there is no deadline for completion.
- LITE 101 is not tied to a stipend.
- All instructors working toward the Teaching with Technology Certificate who complete LITE 101: Course Modalities & Technologies will be able to enroll in LITE 201: Course Design the following semester.
If you are not a full-time instructor but would like to be added to the course, please email CATL@uwgb.edu.
LITE 201: Course Design
- The Fall 2024 cohort of LITE 201: Course Design will begin on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, and run until the end of the semester.
- Registration for the Fall 2024 cohort of LITE 201 is now closed. Stay tuned for details on registration for Spring 2025.
- Full-time instructors who complete LITE 201 within the 2024-25 academic year will qualify for a $250 stipend.*
- All instructors working toward the Teaching with Technology Certificate who complete LITE 201 will be able to enroll in LITE 301 the following semester.
LITE 301: Course Revisions
- The Fall 2024 cohort of LITE 301: Course Revisions will begin on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 and run until the end of the spring semester.
- Registration for the Fall 2024 cohort of LITE 301 now closed. Stay tuned for details on registration for Spring 2025.
- Full-time instructors who complete LITE 301 within the 2024-25 academic year will qualify for a $250 stipend.*
- All instructors who complete LITE 301 will receive the Teaching with Technology Certificate.
*Only full-time instructors for the 2024-25 AY are eligible for compensation. To receive compensation, participants must receive approval from their unit chair. Instructors that have already met their maximum overload payment for the contract period do not qualify for compensation.
If you have questions about these courses, please contact CATL at catl@uwgb.edu. If you have questions about compensation or the payment process, please contact Human Resources at hr@uwgb.edu.
Course Descriptions
The first course in the series is called LITE 101: Course Modalities & Technologies. This self-paced course includes information about the different course modalities offered at UW-Green Bay, as well as the technologies you might use for teaching in each one, including in-person teaching. This course also serves as the foundation of the Teaching with Technology Certificate series because it provides an overview of our specific distance education modalities and the technologies that will help you to be successful in them.
LITE 201: Course Design (formerly called Trail Guides) picks up where the first course leaves off. LITE 201 course centers on developing learning pathways for students. This self-paced course is for you if you would like to explore how to develop courses more systematically using evidence-based practices. Through LITE 201, you will develop two modules for a course in Canvas. LITE 201 is self-paced but offered on a semester basis.
In LITE 301: Course Revisions (formerly called Retreats), you will be encouraged to reflect on your own teaching practices. LITE 301 focuses on the process of using feedback, reflection, and scholarly teaching practices to refine classes. You will, for example, explore scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) literature relevant to issues in your course or to revisions or teaching innovations you are considering. You will also engage with several of your colleagues through synchronous and asynchronous activities designed to support your efforts in reflecting on and refining your teaching practices. LITE 301 is offered as a cohort-based, semester-long community of practice.