Spotlight on Teaching and Learning: Upcoming professional learning opportunities

Spotlight on Teaching and Learning

Would you like to connect with peers, gain new insights and refine your teaching strategies? Communities of Practice, or CoP, events offer unique opportunities to engage in collaborative learning about topics that matter to you. Each CoP event provides interactive sessions, valuable resources and actionable takeaways that empower you to elevate your teaching and student engagement. Please join the Learning and Teaching Hub for a professional learning opportunity this spring:

  • Inclusive Learning Environments: Center diversity, equity and inclusion in your classroom by fostering collaborative, flexible, student-centered learning spaces. Led by Christina Carrasquilla and Stefani Jenkins.
  • Learning Communities: Scale the implementation of learning communities across multiple modalities to enhance student engagement and performance. Led by Eric Bishop and Andrew Salcido
  • Mastery-Based Learning: Elevate assessment and progression techniques by implementing mastery-based strategies, even in synchronous, traditional learning environments. Led by Keith Hjelmstad and Medha Dalal.
  • Meaningful Learning with Multimedia: Create engaging, multimedia-rich resources to complement hands-on learning experiences. Led by Dhruv Bhate and Nick Lindquist.
  • Scalable Classroom Assessments in Large Enrollments, or SCALE: Find practical solutions to the challenges of assessing and managing large classes effectively. Led by Ryan Meuth and Jon Baek.
  • LTH Book Study: Expand your perspectives with a book discussion on teaching and learning strategies. Books provided! Led by Marnie Wong and Kristen Peña.
  • Generative AI in Teaching and Learning: Explore how to integrate GenAI into your teaching to enhance student success. An ongoing design sprint with MyAIBuilder is underway! Led by Jonathan McMichael.
  • Cohort of Recently-Hired Educators, or CORE: Hands-on workshops designed around introductory topics to teaching and learning, covering active learning, motivation, assessment techniques and more. Led by Stefani Jenkins.

Complete the CoP interest form to join.