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Looking for tailored professional development for your department or teaching group? The Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) and ASSETT collaborate with ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø departments to design customized seminars and workshops that address your specific teaching needs and goals.

Why Request Group or Department Trainings?

Customized trainings provide an opportunity to:

• Address Shared Challenges: Focus on areas most relevant to your department’s teaching environment.
• Enhance Collaboration: Strengthen teamwork and foster shared approaches among faculty and staff.
• Support Professional Growth: Equip educators with tools to improve teaching effectiveness and student outcomes.
• Encourage Innovation: Introduce new strategies, technologies, and frameworks to elevate learning experiences.

What We Offer

Our consultants collaborate with your team to:

• Design a Single Session or Workshop Series: Develop professional development opportunities tailored to your department’s needs.
• Engage Faculty, Graduate Student Instructors, and Staff: Include all members of your teaching team in the learning process.
• Focus on Specific Goals: Target topics and practices that address your teaching priorities and challenges.

Examples of Past Trainings

We’ve partnered with departments across campus to deliver workshops on topics such as:

• Student Engagement Strategies: Interactive tools and methods to increase student participation.
• Inclusive and Equitable Teaching Practices: Approaches to foster equity, belonging, and cultural responsiveness.
• Remote and Hybrid Teaching Techniques: Effective strategies for teaching in multiple modalities.
• Supporting Student Mental Health: Tools for identifying challenges and providing academic and emotional support.
• Specialized TA Training Programs: Structured guidance for graduate instructors, including peer observations and mentoring.
• Effective Evaluations of Teaching: Developing formative and summative assessments to evaluate teaching performance.
• Universal Design for Learning (UDL): Creating accessible materials and environments that meet diverse learner needs.
• Technology Integration: Incorporating tools like Canvas, Zoom, and AI to enhance course design and delivery.

Your Needs, Your Seminar

We’re always open to exploring additional areas of support and training to meet evolving needs. Our approach ensures flexibility and customization, allowing us to:

• Analyze Department Goals: Identify priorities through surveys, focus groups, or pre-planning consultations.
• Develop Interactive Formats: Offer hands-on activities, case studies, and collaborative problem-solving exercises.
• Provide Follow-Up Support: Offer consultations, materials, and ongoing guidance to reinforce training outcomes.

How to Schedule a Training Session

Setting up a training is easy:

• Step 1: Fill out the Training Request Form below.
• Step 2: A CTL or ASSETT consultant will contact you to discuss your goals and design a customized plan.
• Step 3: Confirm details, and we’ll deliver the training at a time that works for your group.

Ready to Get Started?

Let’s collaborate to build a professional development program that advances your department’s teaching goals. Fill out the Training Request Form today, and let’s create impactful learning experiences for your team.