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FCI Seminar Series - Student Commitment to STEM Evidence-based Teaching Practices: Results from Evaluation of the Summer Institutes on Scientific Teaching -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

In this session, Mark Graham, a research scientist at Yale University’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and director of the STEM Program Evaluation and Research Laboratory (STEM-PERL), will present results from the NSF-sponsored…

Did You Really Mean That? Improving Communication With Your Students -
Graduate Students
Requirement B2

In this session, participants will discuss ways to enhance communication with students to make teaching more effective and beneficial. Topics include: diverse learning preferences, issues of miscommunication, and maintaining professional…

CRLT in Engineering: Did You Really Mean That? Improving Communication with Your Students -
Graduate Students
Requirement B2

In this session, participants will discuss ways to enhance communication with students to make teaching more effective and beneficial. Topics include: diverse learning preferences, issues of miscommunication, and maintaining professional…

Student Learning and Analytics at Michigan (SLAM): Massive Michigan: A First Look at the Analytics of UM's 2012-13 MOOC Courses -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

In this session, Stephanie Teasley, Steve Lonn, and Eric Koo (U-M USE Lab) will be presenting on their analysis of U-M's Coursera data.

The Student Learning and Analytics at Michigan (SLAM) Seminar series features both U-M faculty and…

CRLT Players: (dis)Ability in the Classroom -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

In this session, the CRLT Players present a series of trigger vignettes designed to provoke conversation around a range of issues related to disabilities in the context of higher education. Following the performance of each vignette, participants…

Student Learning and Analytics at Michigan (SLAM): Next-Generation Analytics with the Learning Dashboard -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

In this session, Marsha Lovett will present on the Learning Dashboard, an analytics system that uses sophisticated cognitive and statistical models to capture students’ learning states from clickstream data and to provide inferences,…

Speaking Skills in Classroom Settings -
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Faculty
Not eligible for Certificate

In this two-part seminar, we will discuss how to structure and deliver material in ways that engage the students and improve student learning. Each participant will have the opportunity to practice giving a short explanation of a course concept…

Creative Uses Of Technology To Assess Students -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Instructional Technology

In this workshop we will explore methods to assess students – both formally and informally – using technology. We will discuss a variety of ways assessments can be developed and used based on our class goals. We will discuss different types of…

Using Technology to Engage Students in Large Courses -
Faculty
Not eligible for Certificate

In this workshop, participants will consider and discuss various approaches to engaging students in large lecture courses, focusing on active learning strategies and how the integration of technology can support and enhance the use of such…

Inclusive Course Design -
Faculty

In this workshop, participants will explore inclusive teaching principles and strategies that can be applied to the course design process. Geared toward faculty from any discipline, this session will provide participants with an opportunity to…

Inclusive Teaching @ Michigan Series - Planning for Diversity: Strategies for Inclusive Course Design: Part 1 -
Faculty
Not eligible for Certificate

In this workshop, participants will explore inclusive teaching principles and strategies that can be applied to the course design process. This workshop, geared toward faculty from any discipline, will provide participants with an opportunity to…

Enriching Scholarship: Let’s Make a Screencast -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Instructional Technology

In this workshop, we will be providing a basic overview of the screencasting software Jing, followed by a hands-on opportunity to practice creating your own screencast. Screencasting is a method of capturing both audio and visual information from…

Let's Make A Screencast With Jing -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Instructional Technology

In this workshop, we will be providing a basic overview of the screencasting software Jing, followed by a hands-on opportunity to practice creating your own screencast. Screencasting is a method of capturing both audio and visual information from…

Let's Make a Screencast -
Everyone
Requirement B2, Instructional Technology

In this workshop, we will be providing a basic overview of the screencasting software Jing, followed by a hands-on opportunity to practice creating your own screencast. Screencasting is a method…

Suicide Prevention in College Students -
Faculty
Not eligible for Certificate

In this workshop, we will review strategies to mitigate suicide risk among college students. After looking at national and college student trends, we will present a theoretical framework for suicidal risk (interpersonal theory of suicide) in the…

Writing a Diversity Statement -
Graduate Students
Not eligible for Certificate

Increasingly, employers are interested in how prospective employees will contribute to organizational goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion. As a result, many academic employers have begun to request a diversity statement as part of the…

If You Build It, They will Break It: Undergraduate Students’ Novel Use of Study Technologies -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

Instructional technologies are often implemented by instructors with a singular purpose in mind like information delivery or assessment of student learning. Regardless of intention, students adopt and reconfigure these tools to suit their needs…

Teaching with Technology: Interactive Displays [faculty & instructional staff session] -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

Interactive Displays (T1V ThinkHub) provide an interactive workspace that allows seamless collaboration between in-person and remote participants. For classrooms and meeting spaces these displays can be used to:

  • Write on a digital…
Teaching with Technology: Interactive Displays [faculty & instructional staff session] -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

Interactive Displays (T1V ThinkHub) provide an interactive workspace that allows seamless collaboration between in-person and remote participants. For classrooms and meeting spaces these displays can be used to:

  • Write on a digital…
Teaching with Technology: Interactive Displays [technical staff session] -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

Interactive Displays (T1V ThinkHub) provide an interactive workspace that allows seamless collaboration between in-person and remote participants. For use in classrooms and meeting spaces, these displays can be used to:

  • Write on a…
Teaching with Technology: Interactive Displays [technical staff session] -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

Interactive Displays (T1V ThinkHub) provide an interactive workspace that allows seamless collaboration between in-person and remote participants. For use in classrooms and meeting spaces, these displays can be used to:

  • Write on a…
Engineering Education Research Day -
Everyone
Not eligible for Certificate

Interest in engineering education research is growing at U-M, and this day-long program will include multiple opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to learn more about the field and explore possible collaborations. Current plans include…

What's It Like to Pursue an Alternative Academic Career? - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) -
Graduate Students
Not eligible for Certificate

Interested in exploring career paths beyond the professoriate? This panel will feature scholars from a variety of backgrounds who have put their doctoral-level training to use in the academy in administrative, research or staff careers, many of…

What's It Like to Pursue an Alternative Academic Career? - Humanities, Arts and Social Science -
Graduate Students
Not eligible for Certificate

Interested in exploring career paths beyond the professoriate? This panel will feature scholars from a variety of backgrounds who have put their doctoral-level training to use in the academy in administrative, research or staff careers, many of…

What's It Like to Work at a Liberal Arts College? -
Graduate Students
Not eligible for Certificate

Interested in teaching at a liberal arts college? A faculty panel from liberal arts colleges will discuss job search strategies and faculty worklife. In addition, participants will learn about the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships at Oberlin and…