Spring into Engagement…
March 2025 – Newsletter
Spring Focus Breaks…
February 2025 – Newsletter
CETL Spring Update…
January 2025 – Newsletter
Welcome to Spring 2025!
December 2024 – Newsletter
The CETL Support Commons will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Dec. 27 and Tuesday, Dec. 31 through Wednesday, Jan. 1, over the holidays. We will be working remotely from Monday, Dec. 23, through Friday, Jan. 3.
Normal Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Student Success in the Classroom
In Fall 2024, Academic Affairs and the Center for Advancing Student Learning (CASL) hosted over 220 faculty and staff in departmental teams to develop scalable action plans for improving student success and learning at 51ÁÔÆæ via intentional action at the course level. The inaugural Student Success in the Classroom Summit focused on integrating and scaling three evidence-based practices: high-level performance expectations, transparent assignment purposes, and inclusive student feedback. A follow-up gathering later in the semester focused on change strategies that emerged from the departmental action plans: creating space to share practice, using mid-semester feedback surveys, and utilizing peer review processes.
Setting the Context: Why Focus on Classrooms?
Chanceller Mark Mone provided opening remarks, sharing how a focus on a consistent student experience across classes could improve student retention and overall success. from Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Canan Bilen-Green, Chancellor Mone, and Provost Andrew Daire.
National and local 51ÁÔÆæ data were shared by EAB presenters to help faculty and staff better understand the student populations of today including their needs and success indicators. , , or .
Current Practices and Efforts
There are a variety of initiatives and efforts underway across 51ÁÔÆæ to support advancing student success in the classroom. As part of the Fall event, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Dave Clark, moderated a faculty panel including Anja Blecking (Chemistry & Biochemistry), Benjamin Church (Materials Science and Engineering), Kent Redding (Sociology), and Kristin Sziarto (Geography). share how they are implementing student success related practices in their courses ranging from online to large lecture hall to seminars.
Implementing Evidence-Based Success Practices
The focus of the department teams implementing student success in the classroom efforts is the intentional scaling of high-impact evidence-based practices across courses. Department teams explored, within their context, how to ensure that every student experienced the same evidence-based success practices. from the CASL team presentation. An infographic with additional resources and recordings is provided below.
Change Strategies to Support Teaching and Learning
Following the initial gathering, departmental teams returned to share updates on their action plans and learn more about three change strategies identified in the majority of action plans. on student success strategies from the CASL and Academic Affairs presentation. An infographic with additional resources and tools is provided below.
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November 2024 – Newsletter
Teaching & Learning Symposium…
October 2024 – Newsletter
Teaching Tricks and Treats!
September 2024 – Newsletter
Classes are Back in Full Swing!
Enhance Your Teaching & Learning This September with CETL programming!
Student Campus Resources Guide
to all your Canvas courses. This resource serves as a guide for students to access essential services ranging from academic support, financial aid, counseling services, recreational activities, and spiritual groups; all of which can help enhance their campus experience.
Upcoming Events
Active Teaching Lab
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Hybrid | 9:00am – 10:00am
In this session, will guide us through the latest AI innovations and their impact on education, helping you understand what’s new, what’s next, and what matters for instructors. Lane Sunwall will then bring the conversation into the classroom, offering actionable strategies to help students ethically utilize AI, and
EdTech Talks
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Virtual | 12:00pm – 12:30pm
This month is focused on the new Zoom (AI) Companion features. Come learn about the Zoom (AI) Companion, how to turn it on, and how it can facilitate student learning.
Active Teaching Lab
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Hybrid | 9:00am – 10:00am
On October 2nd, will share how – after some hesitation – he began to experiment with AI to help him quickly build reading comprehension questions. Mark found that by partnering with AI, the quality of his questions improved, the time he took to build these questions decreased, and he was able to do more low stakes assessments in his course, which together improved his student learning outcomes.
Asynchronous Learning
Canvas Quick Start Guide
Available asynchronously online
Everything you need to get started in Canvas with EASY access to guided information. . There is something for the beginner to expert here.
Accessibility Training
Available asynchronously online
51ÁÔÆæ is strongly committed to maintaining an environment that provides students with disabilities full access to its educational programs, activities, and facilities. The purpose of this self-paced online training is to provide you with the resources you need to support students with disabilities and to make your course accessible for all students.
Open Textbook and Open Educational Resource (OER)
Available asynchronously online
CETL and 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries offer a self-paced training that provides tools to identify open textbooks and open-education resources.
Self-Paced Workshops for Educators
Available asynchronously online
to access this alphabetical list of offerings such as:
– Class Discussions and Silence
– Class Presentations: Who Is Learning?
– Grading Schemes for Active Learning
– Scaffolding for Success
CETL Resources
Revolution Lightboard
A lightboard offers a powerful solution for your classroom and CETL staff is close at hand, working with you to set up and use the equipment.
Lightboards are large panes of glass similar to a traditional whiteboard. While on camera, instructors are able to draw equations, write notes, and edit on-screen slides mimicking a face-to-face classroom experience. Contact cetl@uwm.edu for more information.
Active Teaching Classroom Initiative
Active learning classrooms are intended to maximize the quality of learning experiences by providing classrooms that are designed to stimulate and sustain active and engaged learning.
CETL’s New Look
We are excited to announce the launch of our updated Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) website on Tuesday, September 10, 2024!
You can access the new site at the same address: /advancing-learning/.
Workshop Registration Transition:
Starting on Saturday, October 5, 2024, all event registrations will take place on the new Events Calendar page at /advancing-learning/events/. To help with the transition, we will provide a video tutorial, which will be included in next month’s newsletter and featured on the Events Calendar page.
Accessing Past Workshop Data:
Our current workshop registration website, , will host its final event on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, and remain accessible until Friday, August 1, 2025. We encourage instructors to export their attendance data before this date, as the information is of value for CVs and performance evaluations and will no longer be available after August 1, 2025.
We look forward to sharing our new site with you and appreciate your support during this transition!
Save the Date — Teaching & Learning Conferences
51ÁÔÆæ Teaching & Learning Symposium
Virtual:
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Mark your calendars for the 10th annual 51ÁÔÆæ Teaching and Learning Symposium to be held Thursday, January 9, 2025.
Proposals to be accepted soon.
August 2024 – Newsletter
Ready, Set, TEACH!
Rev your teaching engines with fresh strategies and dynamic workshops
Inclusive Teaching Towards Justice:
In-Person in ENGB73:
Wednesday, August 7 & from Noon to 2:00pm
Virtual:
Thursday, August 8 & from 10:00am to 12:00pm
Co-sponsored by CETL and the Division of Community Empowerment & Institutional Inclusivity, the Inclusive Teaching Toward Justice workshops prepare instructors to effectively teach 51ÁÔÆæ’s diverse student body. These sessions focus on inclusive course and assignment design.
Ready, Set, TEACH!
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 – Virtual
| 11:00am – 12:00pm
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm
| 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 – Virtual
| 11:00am – 12:00pm
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm
| 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 – Virtual
| 11:00am – 12:00pm
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm
, Reserve your spot now to select one or join for the whole series.
Accessibility Training
Available asynchronously online
51ÁÔÆæ is strongly committed to maintaining an environment that provides students with disabilities full access to its educational programs, activities, and facilities. The purpose of this self-paced online training is to provide you with the resources you need to support students with disabilities and to make your course accessible for all students.
Open Textbook and Open Educational Resource (OER)
Available asynchronously online
CETL and 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries offer a self-paced training that provides tools to identify open textbooks and open-education resources.
Self-Paced Workshops for Educators
Available asynchronously online
to access this alphabetical list of offerings such as:
– Class Discussions and Silence
– Class Presentations: Who Is Learning?
– Grading Schemes for Active Learning
– Scaffolding for Success
Canvas Quick Start Guide
Available asynchronously online
Everything you need to get started in Canvas with EASY access to guided information. . There is something for the beginner to expert here.
Student Campus Resources Guide
to all your Canvas courses. This resource serves as a guide for students to access essential services ranging from academic support, financial aid, counseling services, recreational activities, and spiritual groups; all of which can help enhance their campus experience.
Revolution Lightboard
A lightboard offers a powerful solution for your classroom and CETL staff is close at hand, working with you to set up and use the equipment.
Lightboards are large panes of glass similar to a traditional whiteboard. While on camera, instructors are able to draw equations, write notes, and edit on-screen slides mimicking a face-to-face classroom experience. Contact cetl@uwm.edu for more information.
Save the Date — Teaching & Learning Conferences
51ÁÔÆæ Teaching & Learning Symposium
Virtual:
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Mark your calendars for the 10th annual 51ÁÔÆæ Teaching and Learning Symposium to be held Thursday, January 9, 2025.
Proposals to be accepted soon.