Past CETL Workshops
Each quarter, CETL runs workshops on a variety of learning and teaching issues. These are often delivered in conjunction with colleagues from across the university who have expertise in specific aspects of pedagogic practice. Each year, we also bring in a number of outside presenters to provide a different perspective than our own.
Workshops for the current quarter are listed in the Programs/Events section of this website.
2011–12
The good, the bad, and the ugly: Analyzing and acting on student evaluation comments | Therese Huston | October 2011
Rigorous enough to publish: Turning your teaching into a research project | Therese Huston | November 2011
Professional formation in the age of entitlement | David Green (Co-sponsored by Albers School of Business and Economics) | February 2012
POGIL: Award-winning pedagogy from Washington State's Professor of the Year, SU's Vicky Minderhout | Vicky Minderhout and Jenny Loertscher (Chemistry) | February 2012
2010–11
“Minimal Marking:” Reducing the grading load while giving good feedback | John Bean (English) and David Green | October 2010
Energizing long classes | David Green and Therese Huston | October 2010
“That’s so gay.” Responding to incendiary comments in the classroom | David Green | November 2010
A candid conversation on “grade inflation” | David Green | January 2011
“It’s in the syllabus—So why don’t they get it?” Universal Design for Learning | Carol Weaver (Education) | February 2011
Academic reflective writing: Practice connecting the mind to what matters? | Larry Nichols (English and The Writing Center) | February 2011
Writing, procrastination, and resistance: How to identify what’s holding you back and move through it | Kerry Ann Rockquemore (National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity) Co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost and Albers School of Business and Economics | April 2011
2009–10
Responsive teaching: how mid-term evaluations and minor course adjustments can improve student learning | David Green and Therese Huston | January 2010
Teaching to diversity: the multinational classroom | David Green (Co-sponsored by Albers School of Business and Economics) | February 2010
Encouraging students to read: incentives, disincentives, and raising the bar intellectually | David Green | February 2010
Project and protect: Voice skills for faculty | Sibylle Just (Neurologisches Reha-Zentrum, Wiesbaden & University of Giessen, Germany) | April 2010
Looking to learn: Developing visual literacy across the disciplines | Deandra Little (University of Virginia) | May 2010
What’s said and not said: Navigating classroom discomfort around gender, race, and social class | Ed Reed (Matteo Ricci College) | May 2010
2008–09
Trouble-shooting your classroom discussions | David Green and Therese Huston | October 2008
Redesigning your writing assignments | John Bean (English, College of Arts & Sciences) and Larry Nichols (The Writing Center) | November 2008
Pearls of wisdom or just grit: Soliciting more helpful feedback from students on course evaluations | David Green and Therese Huston | November 2008
Teaching multiculturally inclusive courses – across the disciplines | Matt Ouellett (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) | January 2009
Generating outside funding | Leesa Brown (Sponsored Research), Barbara Dolby, and Jane Spalding (University Advancement) | January 2009
Academic rigor: promoting deep approaches to learning | David Green and Therese Huston | February 2009
Future-gazing and sustainability: Teaching students to conceptualize change | Celia Popovic (Birmingham City University, UK) | February 2009
Optimizing student teams: key lessons from teams research to enhance the team experience for everyone | Jennifer Marrone (Management, Albers School of Business and Economics) | February 2009
“Students today aren’t what they used to be!” The millennial generation and its impact on the classroom | David Green and Therese Huston (Co-sponsored by Albers School of Business and Economics) | April 2009
Teaching what you don’t know | David Green and Therese Huston | April and May 2009
Pursuing deep learning and social change: academic service learning | Jeffrey Anderson (College of Education / Faculty Fellows Program) and Kent Koth (Center for Service and Community Engagement) | May 2009
2007–08
Using mid-term evaluations to improve your teaching | David Green and Therese Huston | October 2007
Integrating service and learning through reflection | David Green, Therese Huston, and Kent Koth (Center for Service and Community Engagement) | November 2007
Carrot or stick: Getting students to do the reading | David Green and Therese Huston | November 2007
Responding to challenges in the classroom: Incidents and impacts of disruptive student behavior | David Green and Therese Huston | January 2008
Thinking outside the box: Promoting students’ independent thinking skills | David Green | February 2008
“But the test had nothing to do with the class!” Redesigning courses to match assignments, outcomes and teaching methods | David Green | February 2008
Globalization in the classroom: Making the most of multinational student groups | David Green | February 2008
From monologue to dialogue: Moderating online discussions | Carlos De Mello-e-Souza (Accounting, Albers School of Business and Economics), David Green, and Bill Hill (Office of Information Technology) | April 2008
The art of good seminars | Russ Lidman (Institute for Public Service, College of Arts and Sciences) | May 2008
Feedback that informs: Creating stimulus for change in peer reviews of teaching | Carol Weaver (Education) | May 2008
2006–07
Teaching through a collective tragedy | Therese Huston | October 2006
Turning difficult moments into teachable moments I: Academic service learning and race | Therese Huston and Kent Koth (Center for Service and Community Engagement) | November 2006
Teaching writing across borders | David Green, Therese Huston, and Larry Nichols (The Writing Center) | January 2007
Turning difficult moments into teachable moments II: Academic service learning and gender | David Green and Kent Koth (Center for Service and Community Engagement) | January 2007
Making your assignments more interesting to grade | David Green | January and February 2007
Brown bag sessions on teaching and faculty issues around Virginia Tech | David Green and Therese Huston | April 2007
Using grading rubrics to make your expectations clear | David Green and Therese Huston | April 2007
Turning difficult moments into teachable moments III: Academic service learning and the self-righteous mindset | Therese Huston and Kent Koth (Center for Service and Community Engagement) | April 2007
The art of good discussions I | Jacob Diaz (Student Development) and Bridget Kelly (Education) | May 2007
The art of good discussions II | David Green and Therese Huston | May 2007
PowerPoint: Always for good, never for evil! | David Green and Bill Hill (Office of Information Technology) | May 2007
Changes in attitudes: Incidents and impacts of disruptive student behavior | David Green and Therese Huston | May 2007
Engaging diversity (impromptu session after guest speaker was unable to attend) | David Green and Therese Huston | May 2007