A number of different workshops, events and learning communities for CNS faculty and graduate students interested in learning effective teaching strategies and developing their instructional skills are available throughout the year.
WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
| TA/UGTA training | Dates: 1/13/22 1-3pm & 1/20/22 3-5pm | Self-enroll in the Canvas page for details and zoom links. | |
| Course Design Institute - Mode of Delivery TBD |
Asynchronous |
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| Course Design Institute - Online |
May 25 & 26, 2021 9am - 4:30pm |
Event includes remote workshops, resources for independent work, office hours, and additional references Access to a Canvas resource site will be available for asynchronous use. |
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| Course Design Institute - Online | January 7 & 8, 2021 | ||
| Teaching Discovery Days | November 16-20, 2020 | See the Event Website for recordings and resources | |
| Course Design Institute - Online | July 15, 22, 29, Aug 5, 12, 2020 | ||
| Course Design Institute - Online | May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 2020 | ||
| Course Design Institute | Jan 9 & 10, 2020, 9-4:30 | ||
| CNS TA/UGTA training | Jan 30, 4-7pm | ||
| CNS TA/UGTA training | Jan 24, 3-6pm | ||
| Teaching Discovery Day | Sept. 25, 2019 | https://cns.utexas.edu/deans-office/faculty-discussion-events/teaching-discovery-day | |
| Guest Speaker: Carl Weiman | July 26, 2018 | Taking a Scientific Approach to Science Education...and Most Other Subjects
A New (and better) Way to Characterize and Evaluate Your Teaching (and everyone else’s) |
TYPES OF STEMx WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
- The Teaching Hacks series provides short tips, tricks and tools for the instructional topic of the week. All the presented “hacks” are low-overhead approaches that can be quickly implemented to support effective, evidence-based instructional practices.
Office Hours and Student Mentoring
Syllabus Writing and Course Structure
- The Teaching Spotlight series provides deeper dives into instructional topics, including a combination of education research foundations and practical implementation details. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss and begin work on instructional materials and approaches for their own courses to apply the practices showcased in the workshop.
Teaching and Managing Large Classes
Facilitating Class Discussions and Group Activities
Developing Authentic Assessments and Projects
Influencing Student Motivation and Learning Mindset
Applying Science Research Approaches to Study and Improve Teaching
- Faculty Learning Communities are groups of faculty with common instructional interests who meet regularly (every 2-4 weeks) to informally discuss a particular topic. These groups are lightly facilitated, but primarily a venue for connecting with colleagues on teaching and sharing effective practices.
- Occasionally, we sponsor a Guest Speaker from outside the UT community to share some area of education expertise with the CNS faculty.
- We also offer Customized Workshops on demand. If you have a group of CNS faculty or graduate students interested in a particular teaching topic, please contact us to make arrangements for a customized offering.
