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Workshops We Can Offer

Depending on the time of year and faculty demand for our services, the Notre Dame Learning workshops listed on this page may be able to be offered to individual departments upon request. That said, the materials associated with each workshop are always available through our website and serve as valuable reference tools. (Note that some do require a Notre Dame NetID and password to access).

Please contact us if you’re interested in learning more about any of these opportunities. We also maintain an additional collection of materials in our Resource Library that you can consult at any time.

Assessment

Alternative/Flipped Finals: Beyond Blue Books and Bubble Sheets

Tired of the traditional blue book and bubble sheet final exam? Instead of having students cram and recall what they learned, why not try a culminating assignment that has them returning, reflecting, and reconstructing the course work and goals?
Effective Grading and Efficient Feedback

In this workshop, participants will learn about the different uses and purposes of “grading” and providing feedback. We will introduce strategies for evaluating, providing feedback, and encouraging students to engage with the feedback they receive.
Foundations of Teaching Workshop Series

This four-part series introduces fundamental skills of effective teaching for graduate teaching assistants (TAs). Topics include communicating expectations, facilitating a class, grading, and teaching critical thinking skills.
Improve Your Teaching & Student Learning With Classroom Research

In this workshop, you will explore the landscape of Discipline-Based Education Research (DBER) and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). You will brainstorm potential research goals, questions, and data for your own course.
Introduction to Backward Design

Interested in creating a course from scratch? In this interactive workshop, you will learn and apply strategies for effective course design including goal-setting and assignment creation. You will also leave with a preliminary course outline.
Introduction to Course Design Series

A four-part series focused on the theory and practice of designing courses for enhancing student learning. Session 2 is devoted to assessment and exam design.
Introduction to Inclusive Pedagogy

How can we create relevant and accessible learning experiences that support success for all students? In this workshop, we will discuss basic principles of inclusive teaching to help students see and reach their potential.
Public Writing as a Tool for Learning

Public writing assignments can be an effective way to engage students and help them carry their learning beyond the classroom. This workshop draws on the scholarship of teaching and learning to outline the risks and rewards of public writing.
Teaching and Evaluating Oral Communication

Participants in this workshop will explore the opportunities and challenges in courses with a focus on presentations, discussion leading, etc. We will highlight strategies for designing oral assignments and assessing oral communication skills
Transparent Assignment Design

Transparent Assignment Design results in a positive impact on self-efficacy and a sense of belonging for all students, and a stronger impact on students from underrepresented groups.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a pedagogical framework focused on designing flexible pathways to engage, represent, and express knowledge. This series covers the three components: The Why of Learning, The What of Learning, and The How of Learning.
Using CIF Questions as a Tool to Improve Teaching and Learning

In this workshop, you will review and explore how you can utilize CIF questions to focus your efforts on improving teaching effectiveness and student learning.
Using Rubrics to Assess Student Work

Rubrics make grading criteria clearer to faculty and students, allow students to turn in better work, and lead to feedback that is more objective and consistent. In this workshop, we explain how to develop and use rubrics.
What to Do After the Test

You’ve graded the exam. Did the class perform worse than you expected? Now what? In this workshop, we’ll focus on the analysis of exam questions, potential adjustment of student grades, and reflection.
Writing Effective Multiple Choice Questions

Multiple choice tests are easy to administer, but good and effective questions can be a challenge to develop. This workshop provides strategies, resources, and practice for designing questions that are fair, unambiguous, and appropriate.

Inclusive Teaching

Anti-racist Pedagogy

In the midst of the recent racial justice movement, consider how anti-racist teaching can contribute to an inclusive classroom. This session will offer resources for prioritizing representation for BIPOC students (Black, Indigenous, and people of color).
Creating Accessible Materials

In this series, we’ll explore a variety of strategies to make our teaching more inclusive. This workshop will focus on creating course materials that are accessible to students of all backgrounds and abilities.
Designing Inclusive Classrooms and Learning Experiences

How can we create relevant and accessible learning experiences that support success for all students? In this workshop, we will discuss basic principles of inclusive teaching such as transparency, active learning, and equitable discussions.
Difficult Conversations in the Classroom

This workshop will provide strategies for converting difficult conversations into productive classroom exchanges while introducing resources to help students respond to potentially charged topics.
Helping Students in Distress: Tips for Faculty and TAs

In your conversations with students, some will naturally share their academic successes, pressures, and personal stories. Other students won't intentionally share their problems, but you may notice signs of distress and become a potential resource.
Introduction to Inclusive Pedagogy

How can we create relevant and accessible learning experiences that support success for all students? In this workshop, we will discuss basic principles of inclusive teaching to help students see and reach their potential.
Supporting International Students

International students enrich higher education by bringing their languages, cultures, and perspectives to the classroom; however, they also confront challenges. This workshop will explore inclusive teaching practices that support international students.
The Three Big Isms: Race

Using case studies, this workshop explores the topic of race in the classroom: how each of these factors might influence educational attainment, how to navigate a classroom discussion about race, and strategies for responding to classroom dynamics.
Transparent Assignment Design

Transparent Assignment Design results in a positive impact on self-efficacy and a sense of belonging for all students, and a stronger impact on students from underrepresented groups.
Trauma-Informed Teaching

This workshop informs participants about the potential effects of trauma on learning, and how to apply trauma-informed strategies to mitigate the effects in the classroom.
Unmasking Stereotype Threat & Impostor Syndrome

Stereotype Threat and Imposter Syndrome are common problems in graduate students and can disrupt learning. In this workshop, we will learn strategies to recognize and combat these phenomena: creating a more equitable learning environment.

Teaching Strategies

Beyond the Abstract: Helping Students Learn to Read Scientific Literature

Fluency in reading primary scientific literature represents an important set of skills for developing scientists. Instructors interested in incorporating scientific papers in undergraduate classes will clarify their goals and select supporting activities.
Cultivating Attention in the Classroom

In this workshop, participants will unpack what attention means in today’s classroom and explore ways to help students avoid distractions and improve focus. We will also provide an opportunity to reexamine classroom device policies.
Encouraging and Maintaining a Growth Mindset

This workshop will introduce participants to the research on growth mindset and strategies for promoting it in the classroom.
Engaging Lectures for Effective Learning

Are you preparing to give a lecture, for the first or the fiftieth time? Wondering how you can engage your students during a lecture? This session will get you ready to develop effective, engaging, and interactive lectures, from preparation to delivery.
Engaging Notre Dame Students: Moving from Silence to Scholarly Interaction

Creating a positive learning environment often involves developing meaningful interactions in the classroom. Faculty participants in this workshop will examine approaches to increasing student participation and engagement with the course material.
Equitable and Effective Team-Based Learning

This workshop will explore inclusive strategies for facilitating student interaction and designing effective teams. Participants have the opportunity to consider group evaluations, team contracts, and the benefits of student roles within group projects.
Facilitating Discussion in Social Sciences and Humanities

Classroom discussion can make or break a course. Done well, it’s the linchpin for meaningful classroom engagement; done poorly, even the best-planned course material can fall flat. Participants will explore strategies for sparking effective discussions.
Foundations of Teaching Workshop Series

This four-part series introduces fundamental skills of effective teaching for graduate teaching assistants (TAs). Topics include communicating expectations, facilitating a class, grading, and teaching critical thinking skills.
Gathering Early Semester Student Feedback

Early semester feedback offers an opportunity to collect detailed information from students about how well your course is working. During this workshop participants will discuss the value of early semester feedback and review sample feedback forms.
Incorporating Active Learning Techniques into Tutorials to Improve Student Learning

Active learning techniques have been demonstrated to improve students’ understanding and retention of material. This workshop is designed to help graduate students by providing strategies for restructuring class time and potential pitfalls to avoid.
(Inter)Active Learning

In this workshop, you will explore a nuanced description of a range of active learning strategies (the “ICAP framework”). You will also identify and plan an active learning strategy that will create the most meaningful engagement for your students.
Motivation and Learning

In this interactive workshop, we will share resilience-based strategies and skills to call on during times of challenge and personal growth. Participants will reflect on how they can foster student motivation and encourage students to cultivate balance.
Neuroscience of Learning: How Understanding Your Students’ Brains Can Inform Your Teaching

Have you ever thought about how your class could change a student’s brain? In this interactive workshop, you will learn the basics of how the brain is structured, how it works, and how it can change.
Promoting Critical Thinking in the Classroom

In this workshop, four panelists will answer questions about promoting critical thinking in the classroom and share tips that have helped their students actively reason. The audience will have the opportunity to ask questions following the discussion.
Supporting Student Wellbeing in the Classroom

How can we, as instructors, bolster student wellbeing as we battle the lingering physical and mental effects of the pandemic? In this workshop, we will identify strategies to model, implement, and encourage a culture of wellness.
Teaching First-Year Students

Join colleagues in discussing challenges, opportunities, and strategies specific to teaching students in their first year of college. This workshop will be helpful for faculty who teach a course aimed mainly at first-year students.
Transparent Assignment Design

Transparent Assignment Design results in a positive impact on self-efficacy and a sense of belonging for all students, and a stronger impact on students from underrepresented groups.

Upcoming Workshops

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Workshops We Can Offer

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