Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) Workshops

The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching offers teaching workshops and seminars to help interested faculty, teaching assistants and instructors improve their teaching effectiveness and course management skills. These training programs provide opportunities to gather with colleagues to listen, discuss, interact, learn about and reflect on a number of topics to enhance teaching and learning.

Our list of programming is constantly growing. Make sure to check out past and future offerings.

Your feedback is very valuable to us. The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching welcomes feedback, suggestions and requests for workshops; email: CELT@uml.edu.

For IT sponsored workshops, please visit the Information Technology (IT) Trainings/Workshops page.

Winter 2025

Join us for CELT's 2025 Winter Workshops!

Looking to enhance your teaching strategies and connect with colleagues during the winter break? Sign up for our upcoming CELT Winter Workshops! These interactive workshops are designed to equip you with innovative tools, practical approaches, and fresh perspectives to energize your teaching and support student success.

Please respond through the registration link to take advantage of these valuable opportunities for professional growth. Let's start the new semester strong - together!

Register for CELT Winter Workshops

January 13, 10 a.m., Zoom: Incorporating In-Class Activities to Increase Knowledge Retention and Student Engagement. Facilitated by: Taylor Caleb (Mechanical & Industrial Engineering), Pia Markkanen (Public Health), Elissa Magnant (Management), Lindsey Tulipani (Biomedical Engineering)

Professor from Public Health, Business and Engineering will present strategies for in-class activities incorporated in their Fall 2024 semester based on lessons learned from the 2024 Teaching Professor Conference. In-class activities enable students to engage with the material and teach themselves while doing so. These activities also allow the professor to model learning strategies that students can use while studying, as well as gauge students' understanding in a low-stakes environment. Results of various approaches to in-class activities will be discussed, along with strengths, weaknesses, and recommendations for future use. Additionally, the role of pen-and-paper activities and the use of AI and digital tools will be addressed.

Workshop Learning Outcomes:

  • Build Student-Centered Classrooms: Foster an environment where students feel empowered to actively contribute to their own learning
  • Design Interactive Activities: Develop or adapt a classroom activity using at least one engagement tool introduced during the workshop
  • Recognize Key Engagement Principles: Understand the role of student engagement in enhancing active learning and classroom participation

January 16, 10 a.m., Zoom: Flexibility in Practice: Practical Solutions for Complex Requests. Facilitated by Kaitlin Duquette (Psychology), Stephen Lam (Chemical Engineering), Keith Mitchell (English), Lauren Tornatore (Disability Services)

Students today face a growing array of challenges, balancing academic pressures with personal commitments, health issues, and unforeseen life events. As a result, requests for greater flexibility in coursework have become more common. While some courses are naturally adaptable, others present more obstacles. Faculty members often struggle to find a balance between granting flexibility and maintaining the integrity of course learning objectives. In this workshop, UML faculty will share effective strategies for incorporating flexibility into their teaching while maintaining academic standards. Participants will also explore a practical guide to help evaluate and manage requests for flexibility in their own courses.

Workshop Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand how flexibility can be built into your course
  • Thoughtfully prepare your syllabus to account for questions regarding flexibility
  • Define your boundaries with flexibility
  • Share ideas with the group/each other regarding flexibility

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Previous Workshops

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