Register Now for CRLT Fall Workshops

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Registration is now open for CRLT's fall series of workshops on teaching and learning [2]. These programs offer U-M faculty, graduate students, and postdocs opportunities to gain new perspectives on teaching at Michigan, share ideas across disciplines, and improve their teaching skills. This semester, we're offering a wide range of sessions including: 

• Multi-part series for faculty including a faculty learning community about blended course design [3], supporting instructors who wish to integrate online learning activities with traditional face-to-face instruction, and a community of practice for instructors using gameful learning [4]practices who wish to connect with colleagues from multiple units who are including gameful elements in their teaching.
• Multiple workshops for GSIs and faculty on inclusive teaching topics [5], including workshops focused on maximizing accessibility, responding to microaggressions, and teaching for retention in STEM fields. 
• Engineering focused workshops [6] sponsored by CRLT in Engineering covering topics from motivating students to incorporating active learning techniques.
• Sessions on core teaching skills, such as writing and grading exams [7] and teaching with technology [8].

Full details about these programs--and many more--can be found on our Upcoming Events list [9].

Many of these seminars help GSIs fulfill a requirement for the U-M Graduate Teacher Certificate [10] or the GTC+Digital Media [11], programs developed by CRLT, Rackham, and the Institute for the Humanities to help U-M graduate students structure and document their professional development as college-level instructors. Over 500 of these certificates have been awarded to date. Participants report that the programs have helped them become more confident teachers and prepared them well for a competitive academic job search.