Event Dates Short Description
Critical Dialogue in Community: Navigating Moments of Friction, Tension, and Conflict as GSIs -
Graduate Students
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

Moments of friction, tension, and conflict are part of the experience of working in instructional teams as a GSI. In this interactive synchronous workshop led by Graduate Student Instructional Consultants, GSIs will reflect on their role and…

An Introduction to Equity-focused Assessment -
Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, Postdocs
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

In this interactive synchronous workshop we will discuss how and why assessment is an important element of equity-minded work. In examining typical routines of assessment, we will discuss a range of issues from data collection to interpretation…

Responding to Artificial Intelligence to Support Equity -
Faculty, Graduate Students
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

In this interactive synchronous session, instructors will be introduced to evidence-based teaching practices that should shape how they respond to the new Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools that have become widely available to…

Teaching in Tumultuous Times -
Faculty, Graduate Students
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

We continue to live in unprecedented times with heightened anxiety and stress in regards to the crisis in the Middle East, continued anti-black policies & systemic racism, anti-queer and trans policies, financial crises, the COVID-19 pandemic…

Accessibility and Critical Reflective Practice -
Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, Postdocs
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

From Disability Studies we learn that accessibility is not a finite “checklist” but an ongoing critical practice. In this interactive remote workshop, participants will learn conceptual tools for practicing critical reflection in order to deepen…

Introduction to Neurodivergence: Strategies for Engineering Instructors -
Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

“Neurodiversity” describes how people experience and interact with the world around them in many different ways. The term “neurodivergent” is often associated with individuals with learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, or more generally, someone…

Facilitating Discussions with an Equity Lens -
Faculty, Graduate Students
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

A baseline/foundational workshop for facilitating typical discussions. It is not intended to address more complex or difficult classroom discussions such as hot moments.

Lessons Learned From Winners of the 2024 Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize -
Everyone

In this one-hour virtual roundtable, each of the five winners of the 2024 Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize (TIP) will briefly explain a challenge that their innovation addresses, how they implemented their innovation, and the…

The Importance of Embracing Failure in Learning -
Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, Postdocs, Undergraduate Students, Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

Session Format: Remote synchronous (Zoom)

Intended Audience: Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs, UG Instructional Assistants, Admin/Staff

Facilitator(s): Audra Baleisis and…

The Role of Empathy in the Equity-focused Engineering Classroom -
Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

Session Format: In-person

Intended Audience: Graduate Students, Faculty, Postdocs, Admin/Staff

Facilitator(s): Linjue “Jade” Wang

Session Abstract: …

Writing and Grading Multiple Choice Exams -
Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, Postdocs, Undergraduate Students
Requirement B2

Session Format: Remote asynchronous (Canvas)

Intended Audience: Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs, UG Instructional Assistants, Admin/Staff

Facilitator(s): Jeanne Andreoli…

Equity-focused Teaching in Practice: Critical Engagement of Difference -
Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, Postdocs, Undergraduate Students
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

Session Format: Remote synchronous (Zoom)

Intended Audience: Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs, UG Instructional Assistants, Admin/Staff

Facilitator(s): Esther Grace Witte

Session Abstract:

Getting Started on Your Teaching Philosophy Statement -
Graduate Students, Postdocs

Session Format: Remote asynchronous (Canvas)

Intended Audience: Graduate students, Postdocs

Facilitator(s): Sarah Zelner

Session Abstract: Many academic…

Making Groupwork Work -
Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students
Requirement B2

Session Format: Remote synchronous (Zoom)

Intended Audience: Graduate Students, UG Instructional Assistants

Facilitator(s): ETCs

Session Abstract: Group…

Assessing Participation: What? Why? and How? -
Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, Postdocs
Requirement B2

Session Format: Blended/Flipped: Asynchronous (via Canvas) plus In-person Synchronous

Intended Audience: Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs, Admin/Staff

Facilitator(s): Waleed Helweh

Session…

Introduction to Equity-focused Teaching -
Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs, Undergraduate Students
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

Session Format: Blended/Flipped: Asynchronous (via Canvas) plus Remote Synchronous (via Zoom)

Intended Audience: Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs, UG Instructional Assistants

Facilitator(s): Anoff Nicholas…

Designing Classroom Activities for Accessibility -
Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

Session Format: In-person

Intended Audience: Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs

Facilitator(s): Kathryn Hendrickson, Bethany Morrison

Session Abstract: Active learning can make teaching more…

Crafting Futures: Connecting Course Content to Students’ Career Development -
Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students
Requirement B2

Session Format: In-person, Multipurpose Room in lobby of LSA Building (500 State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109)

Intended Audience: Faculty, Graduate Students, Admin/Staff

Facilitator(s): Paul Barron, Sarah Zelner…

Introduction to Neurodivergence: Strategies for Engineering Instructors -
Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, Postdocs, Undergraduate Students, Everyone
Requirement B2, Diversity and Inclusive Teaching

Session Format: Remote synchronous (Zoom)

Intended Audience: Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs, UG Instructional Assistants, Admin/Staff

Facilitator(s): Patricia Jaimes

Responding Effectively to Generative Artificial Intelligence Now -
Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs
Requirement B2, Instructional Technology

Session Format: Remote synchronous (Zoom)

Intended Audience: Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs

Facilitator(s): Anoff Nicholas Cobblah

Session Abstract: In this interactive synchronous session…

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

Session Format: Remote synchronous (Zoom)

Intended Audience: Graduate Students, UG Instructional Assistants

Facilitator(s): ETCs

Session Abstract: …

Strategies for Leading Office Hours in Engineering Courses -
Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students
Requirement B2

Session Format: Remote synchronous (Zoom)

Intended Audience: Graduate Students, UG Instructional Assistants

Facilitator(s): ETCs

Session Abstract: Office…

Facilitating Classroom Discussions With An Equity Lens -
Faculty, Graduate Students
Requirement B2

Session Format: In-person

Intended Audience: Faculty, Graduate Students

Facilitator(s): Martha Epperson

Session Abstract: Class discussions serve multiple purposes such as helping…

Just-in-time Syllabus Tune-up -
Faculty

Session Format: Remote synchronous (Zoom)

Intended Audience: Faculty

Facilitator(s): Jeanne Andreoli, Martha Epperson

Session Abstract: Does your syllabus need a tune-up for your Winter 2024…

Developing a CRLT Teaching and Learning Grant Application -
Faculty
Not eligible for Certificate

Session Format: Hybrid (Synchronous In-Person or Remote simultaneously)

Intended Audience: Faculty

Facilitator(s): Jeanne Andreoli

Session Abstract: Join…