CTL Newsletter - April 2023

Feeling a little tired at this time of the semester?

Reenergize your enthusiasm and finish strong! Students often identify enthusiasm—or being “passionate” about a subject—as being the distinguishing characteristic of a good professor. The correlation between an instructor’s enthusiasm and its effect on student engagement nearly forms an axiom: students become increasingly engaged with a course and its material to the degree that a faculty member is engaged and enthused by the subject matter. Learn more about the importance of Enthusiasm & Teaching.

Call for CTL/ASSETT Faculty Fellows is now open!

The Center for Teaching and Learning and ASSETT are pleased to announce the call for our campus-wide Faculty Fellows program! Apply to be a part of this unique, interdisciplinary cohort of colleagues engaging in critical inquiry around teaching topics such as course design, active learning, inclusive teaching, teaching assessments, teaching with technology, artificial intelligence and other topics of interest. Applications will be accepted through May 15, 2023.

Applications for JET Fall '23 cohort are now open!

The Just & Equitable Teaching (JET) Program brings together educators from the CU Boulder community to provide professional development in social justice and equity in the classroom. The goal of this program is to equip instructors with evidence-based resources and practices to co-create inclusive learning environments. Delivered through a social justice framework, participants engage in self-reflection, dialogue, workshops, mentoring, and equitable course design activities. As participants become critically conscious of what contributes to inequitable learning opportunities, they will be encouraged to develop their commitment to anti-discriminatory teaching strategies. The Fall '23 cohort runs from Sept. 14 thru Nov. 20. Applications are due May 19.

Save the date!

Join us May 1st, 2023 for the Best Should Teach Lecture and Awards Ceremony, Keynote Speaker Alyssa Hadley Dunn

Alyssa Hadley Dunn, Director of Teacher Education and Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, NEAG School of Education, University of Connecticut will speak at the annual Best Should Teach Lecture and Awards Ceremony on May 1st, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the University Memorial Center, Glenn Miller Ballrooms.

Dr. Dunn's Expertise: Urban Education, Educational Equity, Racial and Social Justice, Teacher Preparation, Sociocultural and Political Contexts of Education, Curriculum and Instruction

Interested in Academic Careers in Higher Education?

Not sure how to get to the next stage of your career? Looking to network with other faculty and lecturers across campus? The Career Networking Panel will meet on April 6th 9 am-10 am in the Center for Teaching and Learning. We will have a panel that consists of the different stages and ranks for instructors to share and discuss their career experiences. There will be ample time for breakout groups focused on the different career stages and networking opportunities. We welcome all faculty across campus (teaching, research, lecturers; new, early-career, mid-career, and late career), Post-docs, and Graduate Teaching Assistants looking for academic careers and next stages in higher education. We will have coffee, tea, and breakfast pastries available.

Interested in Non-academic positions in Higher Education?

Join us for networking opportunities and learn about non-academic positions that are available in higher education. The Career Networking Panel will meet on April 20 from 9 am-10 am in the Center for Teaching and Learning. We will have a panel of folks in higher education (outside of faculty positions) share and discuss their career experiences. There will be ample time for breakout groups focused on non-academic careers in higher education and networking opportunities. We will have coffee, tea, and breakfast pastries available.

Join us!

Upcoming Events

Let’s talk about Student Success, Inclusivity, and Technology! on Mon, Apr 3 from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. MT
Facilitating Challenging Dialogues in the Classroom on Mon, Apr 3 from 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. MT
Who you gonna call for course design resources and support (not Ghostbusters!) on Tue, Apr 4 from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MT
Boulder AI Colloquium Series on Wed, Apr 5 from 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. MT
Leveraging Diversity: A Workshop for International Graduate Students on Wed, Apr 5 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MT
Make Your Canvas Page Pop with Cidi Labs on Thu, Apr 6 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MT
CU Boulder Micro-Credentials Micro-Symposium on Fri, Apr 7 from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. MT, Capacity has been reached. Accepting waitlist RSVPs.
Rocky Mountain Teaching and Learning Collaborative Lunch and Learn on Fri, Apr 7 from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. MT
Failing (in order) to succeed: Exploring how challenge and failure in course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) can become a learning opportunity on Mon, Apr 10 from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 pm. MT
Self-Care and Interventions: A DEIA Statement Writing Workshop for Co-Conspirators on Tue, Apr 11 from 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. MT
Disrupting Academic Bullying Experienced by Graduate Students: Anti-Bullying Strategies and Interventions on Wed, Apr 12 from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. MT
Online Pedagogy Community of Practice (OCoP) from 1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. MT, Join us on Zoom
- Wed, Apr 12th: Addressing Academic Integrity in the Modern Age
- Wed, May 3rd: Deploying Open Educational Resources (OERs) in Your Virtual Classroom
CHA is hosting their Cox Family Speaker Series with Jennifer Holland on Wed, Apr 12 from 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. MT in the CTL, CASE E390
Trauma-Informed Teaching: An Empowering Approach on Mon, Apr 17 from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MT
Teaching Evaluation Celebration and Recognition: Building on the successes of the QTI and TQF Initiatives on Wed, Apr 19 from 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. MT
CU’s Violence Prevention Project: Understanding the Warning Signs for Violence & Strategies for Upstander Intervention on Wed, Apr 19 from 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. MT, Join on Zoom or in-person at the CTL in CASE E390
Teaching Evaluation Celebration and Recognition: Building on the successes of the QTI and TQF Initiatives on Wed, Apr 19 from 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. MT
Graduate Student CIMER Training Module #2 on Thu, Apr 20 from 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. MT
Universal Design for Learning Community of Practice (UDLCoP) from 11:00 a.m - 11:50 a.m. MT, Join us on Zoom
- Thu, Apr 20th: UDL and Activities
- May 18th: UDL and Course Design Checklist
Faculty CIMER Training Module #2 on Fri, Apr, 21 from 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. MT
Intro to Canvas on Tue, Apr 25 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. MT
Inclusive Instructors Teach-In Series: Reflect to Restructure Course on Tue, Apr 25 from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
ICoP: Doing the Work Over the Summer on Wed, Apr 26 from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. MT
Assignments and Grading in Canvas on Thu, Apr 27 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. MT
Humanizing Your Course on Tues, May 2 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. MT
Course Design Three-Day Workshop on Tues, May 16- Thu, May 18 from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MT

Pause for a Poem

Laura Riding, “The Troubles of a Book”

The trouble of a book is thirdly
to speak its sermon, then look the other way,
Arouse commotion in the margin,
Where tongue meets the eye,

. . . . .

The ordeal of a book is to give no hint
Of ordeal, to be flat and witless
Of the upright sense of print

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