Description: This panel discussion will reflect on best practices for writing effective letters of recommendation. Learning this professional skill is…
Workshops We Can Offer
A list of workshops we can offer with links to resources and handouts where available. An academic unit may request these sessions or custom workshops.
The workshops listed may occasionally appear as part of our workshop series found in the Events section.
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Description: In this workshop, you will explore a nuanced description of interactive, constructive, active, and passive learning strategies (the “ICAP…
Public writing assignments can be an effective way to engage students, but they are also challenging to design, implement, and evaluate. This workshop draws on the scholarship of teaching and learning, as well as sample assignments from Notre Dame instructors, to outline the risks and rewards of incorporating public writing into college courses and introduce best practices for teaching and assessing such writing.
This workshop looks at inclusive strategies for facilitating student interaction and designing effective teams. Participants have the opportunity to consider assessment criteria for evaluating student groups, strategies for inviting students to co-create team contracts, and the benefits of assigning student roles within group projects.
Course Instructor Feedback (CIF) forms are a means by which Notre Dame students share their thoughts on a class with their teacher at the end of the semester. The tools available here review and explore how you can utilize CIF questions to focus your efforts to improve teaching effectiveness and student learning.
Description: Although the majority of courses are being taught face-to-face this semester, there is great value in using the LMS…
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a pedagogical framework focused on responding to learner diversity by designing flexible pathways to engage, represent, and express knowledge. This three-part series covers the three components of UDL: The Why of Learning, The What of Learning, and The How of Learning, the last of which is particularly relevant in an assessment context.
Description: Looking for a fresh way to engage both your remote and in-person students in collaborative learning? Join us to…
Description: In this workshop, you will consider which parts of your course content can be presented asynchronously to best help…
Interested in creating a course from scratch? In this interactive workshop, participants learn and apply strategies for effective course design. Topics include understanding the value and structure of the backward design process as well as drafting learning goals, assessments, and learning experiences that align with each other. A recording of the workshop is also available.