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Leading Classroom Discussions in the Social Sciences and Humanities -
Graduate Students
Requirement B2

How can I heighten student participation in my sections? What are different ways I can plan a discussion and ask questions of students? How can I confront challenges in my classroom discussions? This seminar will provide participants…

Hidden (dis)Abilities in the Classroom -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

In this session, the CRLT Players present a series of vignettes designed to prompt conversation around a range of…

FCI Seminar Series: Curiosity and the Pleasures of Learning: Leveraging Internal Student Motivation to Learn Through Curiosity -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

**Cancelled** - Writing a Teaching with Technology Philosophy Statement -
Graduate Students, Postdocs
Not eligible for Certificate
This session is cancelled for the summer semester. We expect to be offering it again in the Fall semester for those interested. 

Teaching philosophy statements are vital components of instructors’ teaching portfolios as…

FCI Seminar Series: Exploring How Cultural Identity Influences STEM Identity & Retention -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

Due to a large number of registrants, the location has been changed to the Michigan League Koessler Room (3rd Floor, 911 N. University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109)

Transparency for Equity: Principles of Transparent Assignment Design (Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan Series) -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

This session is full.

What does ‘transparency’ mean in a teaching-learning context, and how can it support equitable and inclusive teaching practice? This session will provide an overview of key research findings about the beneficial…

Applying Principles of Transparency to Classroom Discussions (Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan Series) -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

This session is full.

What are the purposes of class discussion in your courses? What do you (or can you) use discussions to help students learn? How do you communicate to students your expectations around their participation in…

Disability and Accessible Teaching: Current Perspectives and Best Practices (Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan Series) -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

This session is full.

Understanding disability and promoting accessibility are central to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. In this workshop, participants will gain a better understanding of what disability is and how thinking…

Teaching About Race & Ethnicity in Predominantly White Classrooms (Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan Series) -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

This session is full.

This workshop is intended for instructors interested in learning how to ethically and effectively teach about race, ethnicity, and inequality in predominantly white classrooms. Instructors may worry that teaching…

Understanding How Stereotype Threat, Impostor Syndrome, and Growth Mindset Affect Student Learning (Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan Series) -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

This session is full.

Research shows that when students worry about fulfilling a negative stereotype related to certain social identities, it can hurt their learning (a phenomenon known as stereotype threat). Research also shows that an…

Teaching in Tumultuous Times: Making Choices about How to Address the World Beyond Your Classroom (Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan Series) -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

This session is full.

Racist fliers, hateful graffiti, mass shootings, emails threatening violence:  Students often report feeling alienated or confused when instructors in their courses do not acknowledge such unsettling events going…

Inclusive Teaching Means Inclusive Grading Practices Too (Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan Series) -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

This session is full.

Grading and assessment practices influence much that happens in university classrooms. Given that, discussions of inclusive teaching must attend to issues of assessment -- from assignment design to feedback…

Campus Wide New Faculty Orientation 2023 -
Faculty
Not eligible for Certificate

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

8:30 am - 1:30 pm

Agenda

Registration

The Campus-Wide New Faculty Orientation (NFO),…

GSI Teaching Orientation -
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Graduate Students
Requirement A

Please note that online registration is now closed. If you missed the deadline, YOU CAN STILL ATTEND by registering at the Power Center on Monday, August 27th starting at 10:00am.

CRLT’s GSI Teaching…

Diversity and Inclusive Teaching Seminar -
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Graduate Students
Requirement B1

Co-sponsored by the Rackham School of Graduate Studies and the Program on Intergroup Relations

Co-developed by the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) and the Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR), this four-week seminar…

GSI Teaching Orientation -
Graduate Students
Requirement A

The online, pre-registration for the GSI Teaching Orientation is now closed. However, YOU CAN STILL ATTEND. Walk-in registration opens on January 2 at 8:30 a.m. at the Mendelssohn Theatre (located at the Michigan League, …

Revising Your Teaching Philosophy -
Graduate Students
Not eligible for Certificate
Writing an effective statement of teaching philosophy takes time and multiple drafts. If you have previously attended a CRLT workshop on developing your teaching philosophy, and you would like to receive feedback on a draft from your peers,…
SLAM: Tell Us How You Really Feel: Insights from Large-Scale Text Analysis of Student Survey Responses -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate
We present initial results from a large-scale text mining analysis of student written responses to UM course evaluation questions, based on a dataset comprising millions of comments for thousands of courses over 10 semesters. Our goals are to (…
SLAM: Education without States -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate
Throughout the twentieth century most educational data were produced and analyzed with government patronage, with the resulting knowledge defined as a public good for the improvement of citizens, workers and policies. Very recently, proprietary…
Tools for Managing Student Teams: The Team-Maker and CATME Systems (And Why They Work) -
Everyone
There are many reasons to use student teams in the engineering classroom. Students can develop important teamwork skills, learn to work with diverse others, and have deeper learning gains, and instructors can offer more extensive feedback on…
Developing Your Teaching Philosophy -
Graduate Students
Not eligible for Certificate
Many academic employers require a teaching philosophy statement as part of the application process. In this interactive session, we will discuss research on hiring committees’ use of teaching philosophy statements, examine sample philosophies,…
Developing Your Teaching Philosophy -
Graduate Students
Not eligible for Certificate
Many academic employers require a teaching philosophy statement as part of the application process. In this interactive session, we will discuss research on hiring committees’ use of teaching philosophy statements, examine sample philosophies,…
Developing Your Teaching Philosophy -
Graduate Students
Not eligible for Certificate
Many academic employers require a teaching philosophy statement as part of the application process. In this interactive session, we will discuss research on hiring committees’ use of teaching philosophy statements, examine sample philosophies,…
Developing Your Teaching Philosophy [Location: Michigan League Henderson] -
Graduate Students
Not eligible for Certificate
Many academic employers require a teaching philosophy statement as part of the application process. In this interactive session, we will discuss research on hiring committees’ use of teaching philosophy statements, examine sample philosophies,…
Teaching for Student Retention in Engineering: What Can GSIs Do? -
Graduate Students
Requirement B2
Lunch will be provided.
 
Extensive research on why students leave engineering suggests that individual instructors can play a key role in supporting and retaining a diverse student body. In this workshop, specific…