Effective Use of Zoom Breakout Rooms

Tues, Jan 12   |   9:30-10:45 am, Zoom   |   Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht

Join us for an interactive exploration of pedagogical best practices for Zoom breakout rooms. In this workshop you will learn how to create and manage Zoom breakout rooms, try out possible group activities, and plan how to use breakout rooms in your classes.

Teach Students (rather than content)

Thurs, Jan 21   |   11:00 am-12:15 pm, Zoom   |   Facilitator: Rachel Rupprecht

This is the first in CETL’s new three-part “Rather Than” workshop series, in which we hone in on important yet challenging aspects of teaching. This time, we consider how to make our courses—especially those we have taught many times—student-centered. In this workshop you will learn what it means to make a course student-centered, why doing so matters, and how to do so. Feel free to attend one or all workshops in the “Rather Than” series.

USG “Motivating Learners: Starting Strong” Course

Mon, Jan 25 – Sat, Feb 13   |   Mostly Asynchronous, D2L   |   Facilitator: USG

Ready to dig deeper on motivating your students to start out strong? Take advantage of this free three-week professional development opportunity offered by the USG. This mostly asynchronous pilot course reviews learning mindset supportive messaging, explores how to integrate Learning Mindset-supportive practices into instruction and provides an opportunity to explore ways to embed these concepts at the very start of the course with a concrete tool to use in classes in the future. Throughout, participants will reflect on their practice and have opportunities to share with their peers. If you are not actively teaching, but want to participate, please feel free to do so.