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Are They "Getting It"? Low-Stakes Ways to Assess Student Learning -
Graduate Students
Requirement B2

Classroom assessment techniques (CATs) are quick and useful ways to gather information on what, how much, and how well students learn. Instructors can use the data to create more effective learning environments. Participants in this session will…

"Are They Getting It?": Low-Stakes Ways to Gauge Student Learning -
Graduate Students, Postdocs, Undergraduate Students
Requirement B2

Classroom assessment techniques (CATs) are quick and useful ways to gather information on what, how much, and how well students learn. Instructors can use the data to create more effective learning environments. Participants in this session will…

SLAM: Case Of The Month: An Interactive Approach to Case Based Learning in Oral Pathology -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

Case Of The Month: An Interactive Approach to Case Based Learning in Oral Pathology, presented by Renee Ismail, U-M, School of Dentistry

For more information about learning analytics at U-M and to view videos and slides from past…
Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan Series - CLOSING LUNCH. Putting It All Together: Sharing What We’ve Learned -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

Building on the informal instructor learning community that has developed out of the May Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan series, participants who have registered for two or more…

Brian Jacob, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

Brian Jacob, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Education Policy Research in Michigan

 

"If I Only Knew Then": Lessons From Experienced GSIs -
Graduate Students

Both first-time and returning GSIs will benefit from discussing a variety of concerns with a panel of experienced GSIs. Likely discussion topics include overcoming nervousness, dealing with disruptive students, getting students actively involved…

Bill Gehring, UM Professor of Psychology -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

Bill Gehrign, Correlates of student success in intro cognitive psychology courses

 

Running Practice Teaching Sessions -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

At this workshop, participants will learn how to run practice teaching sessions to maximize the benefit for GSIs. Participants will take part in an actual practice teaching session and discuss what makes a practice teaching session work best.

Student Learning and Analytics at Michigan (SLAM) - Degree Compass: A Course Recommendation System -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

At this session, Provost Tristan Denley, Austin Peay State University, will discuss "Degree Compass," which uses predictive analytics techniques --based on grades and enrollment data-- to make individualized course recommendations for students…

Student Learning and Analytics at Michigan (SLAM) - GradeCraft: Exploring Online Use Data to Uncover Student Engagement -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

At this session, Mika LaVaque-Manty, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Political Science and Philosophy, and Barry Fishman, Associate Professor of Education and of Information, will discuss, "GradeCraft: Exploring online use data to uncover student…

Designing and Facilitating Group Work for Blended/Online Courses -
Faculty
Not eligible for Certificate

As we move into a blended/online/flex environment, many instructors are thinking about how to structure group work in these new modalities. This interactive synchronous session will help participants consider how to use…

Designing and Facilitating Group Work for Blended/Online Courses -
Faculty
Not eligible for Certificate

As we move into a blended/online/flex environment, many instructors are thinking about how to structure group work in these new modalities. This interactive synchronous session will help participants consider how to use…

Providing Support to Students in Challenging Moments -
Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs, Undergraduate Students, Everyone

As we continue to navigate the many challenges students confront (such as the pandemic, in addition to the typical stresses of academic work and personal self-discovery), instructors are seeing more students who are experiencing difficult…

Canvas for Effective Teaching -
Faculty

As U-M transitions to a new learning management system, instructors have raised questions about the ways in which Canvas will support their current practices or enable them to adapt new teaching strategies that will benefit student learning.  In…

Using Canvas to Support Effective Teaching -
Faculty

As U-M transitions to a new learning management system, instructors have raised questions about the ways in which Canvas will support their current practices or enable them to adapt new teaching strategies that will benefit student learning.  In…

Enriching Scholarship 2017 Closing Event (Lunch Reception + Panel Discussion) -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

As part of this year's weeklong Enriching Scholarship Conference, centered around fostering engaging and effective teaching, learning, and research, we are including a closing keynote event titled “Emerging Landscapes: A Cross-…

Motivating Engineering Students: Strategies to Increase Engagement -
Everyone
Requirement B2

Are your students off-task, apathetic, or absent? Do you want to stimulate their intellectual curiosity? In this interactive workshop, you will identify specific teaching strategies to better engage and motivate your students.

Digging Deeper: Enhancing Your Community-Based Teaching [SESSION CANCELED] -
Faculty
Not eligible for Certificate

Are you looking to enhance your community-engaged learning and teaching? Would you like to connect with other community-based learning practitioners? This workshop, co-led by staff from LSA’s Office of Community-Engaged Academic Learning and the…

Making Active Learning Work in Hybrid and Online Courses -
Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs, Everyone
Requirement B2

Are you looking for ways to increase student engagement in your hybrid or online classroom? In this asynchronous workshop, participants will learn to translate active learning strategies that they may be familiar with from face-…

Making Active Learning Work in Hybrid and Online Courses -
Faculty, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students
Requirement B2

Are you looking for ways to increase student engagement in your hybrid or online classroom? In this asynchronous 1-week workshop, participants will learn to translate active learning strategies that they may be familiar with from…

Making Active Learning Work in Hybrid and Online Courses - ENCORE SESSION -
Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs, Everyone
Requirement B2

Are you looking for ways to increase student engagement in your hybrid or online classroom? In this asynchronous 1-week workshop, participants will learn to translate active learning strategies that they may be familiar with from…

Making Active Learning Work in Hybrid and Online Courses -
Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs, Everyone
Requirement B2

Are you looking for ways to increase student engagement in your hybrid or online classroom? In this asynchronous 5-day workshop, participants will learn to translate active learning strategies that they may be familiar with from…

Anne Gere, UM Education and English -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

Anne Gere - Quantitative Measures of Writing Ability

 

Preventing and Addressing Disruptive Behavior in the Classroom -
Faculty
Not eligible for Certificate

An event co-sponsored by the office of the Associate Dean for Graduate Education

Disrespectful treatment of other students, interruptions of faculty presentations, viewing of inappropriate websites during class: many faculty have felt…
Reimagining STEM Education: Shifting Towards Anti-Deficit Teaching and Learning -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

An asset-based approach to teaching is one that focuses on what students can do rather than areas of weakness. To better support students in STEM, in particular those from non-dominant groups, it is important for instructors to learn how to…