The following message was recently distributed via email by John Zumbrunnen, Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning.

As we finish up the fall semester and begin looking towards spring, I invite you to consider joining the Center for Teaching, Learning and Mentoring (CTLM) and the UW Teaching Academy for Teaching at UW: Pre-Semester Course Preparation. This new offering includes four, pre-semester, fully online, interactive workshops that introduce evidence-based practices, and help instructors consider meaningful strategies to enhance their course design and instruction. Faculty, instructional academic staff and graduate student instructors of all experience levels are welcome to participate.

Teaching at UW: Pre-Semester Course Preparation workshops

• Teaching at UW: Teaching with Equity & Inclusion – Jan. 10, 10-11:30am
• Teaching at UW: Course Planning & Organization – Jan. 11, 10-11:30am
• Teaching at UW: Feedback & Assessment – Jan. 12, 10-11:30am
• Teaching at UW: Engaging Students with Active Learning – Jan. 13, 10-11:30am

Register by January 4, 2022 for one or more of the workshops.

Participants are encouraged to attend all four, pre-semester workshops; however, it is not required. Instructors who attend all four sessions are eligible for “Affiliate” status with the Teaching Academy.

In-Person, Pre-Semester Meet and Greet
Participants of the workshops are also invited to attend an in-person, pre-semester, meet and greet on January 24, from 9-11am. Share a morning beverage or breakfast treat with fellow instructors, CTLM staff and Teaching Academy members, and learn more about other teaching and learning opportunities and support across campus.

Additional CTLM Opportunities
The Teaching at UW program will continue throughout the spring 2022 semester. More workshops will be added by the start of the semester. Visit the CTLM website to view and register for upcoming workshops, TeachOnline@UW and Madison Teaching and Learning Excellence (MTLE), or request a consultation with a CTLM staff member for individualized support.

The Discussion Project supports UW-Madison instructors in designing and implementing high-quality discussions for classes of 40 or fewer. The in-person version of the course is three days of learn-by-doing instruction. While its focus is on designing and implementing in-person discussion, many of the skills also apply to online classroom discussion. The online version of the course consists of seven, two-hour, interactive synchronous sessions in Zoom, each preceded by an hour of asynchronous work. It focuses on synchronous video conference discussion (rather than discussion boards) and the skills help with both online discussion and in-person discussion design and facilitation. The course is free and open to all UW-Madison instructors (faculty, academic staff, and graduate students).  There are still some spaces open in the in-person course this spring, while the online version has many openings. Learn more about the offerings and apply. Please direct questions to Lynn Glueck, program director, at lrglueck@wisc.edu.