Past Events
The Center for Teaching and Learning hosts events at the Kent Campus and various Regional Campuses throughout the year. Below you will find previous events, with the most recent at the top.
You can view resources from past events organized by type of event or theme within the Education Resources menu, "Event-Related Resources".
You can find resources related to each event by clicking on the event title. Please note, not all events are recorded.
Cultivating Student Engagement Through Dynamic Lecturing
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Thursday, November 30, 11:00 am- 12:30 pm | Microsoft Teams Discover the art of captivating students through effective lecturing techniques and explore opportunities for incorporating active learning strategies that promote interaction, critical thinking, and knowledge retention. Click here to view a recording of the workshop.
Supportive Connections & Conversations with First Gen Students
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In this interactive, virtual workshop, instructors will learn concrete strategies for supporting First Gen students in their courses by building supportive connections and conversations. Click here for the recording of this session & a place to comment/ask questions Click here for a link to the slides
The CATS Meow: Classroom Assessment Techniques
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Tuesday, October 31, 1:00-2:30 pm | Microsoft Teams Classroom assessment techniques (CATS) offer a real-time way for you to gauge student preparedness, comprehension, skills, and attitudes. In addition to exploring quick, easy strategies like minute papers or exit-tickets, we will explore more summative strategies including alternatives and helpful modifications to essay writing and multiple-choice examples.
Steps and Tools for Equitable and Effective Assessment
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Wednesday, October 25th, 12:00 pm- 1:30 pm | Microsoft Teams This virtual workshop focuses on assessment at the undergraduate course level. Given the variety of backgrounds, resources, experiences, capabilities, knowledge, and identities students bring into our classrooms, how do we ensure we assess their learning and development from the course itself and “allow for all students to show and demonstrate what they understand.” (whilst also managing our own finite time and energy)?
Thinking Critically about Teaching Critical Thinking
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Monday, October 2, 10:30 am- 12:00 pm | Microsoft Teams One of the most commonly desired learning outcomes for our courses is that students will be able to demonstrate critical thinking skills. How do we, as educators, provide intentional support for our students in learning these skills? Please join us in this interactive, virtual session where we will explore a range of strategies for teaching critical thinking skills.
2023 Teaching Scholars Colloquium
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The Center for Teaching and Learning highlights the work of our eight Teaching Scholars in this sp
