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Past CLT Professional Development

2025 Events

March 13: Mental Health 101 - Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress (online)

March 11: Teaching for Inclusive Learning Experience: A Developing Story of Two Pedagogical Frameworks

March 5: CLT Virtual Drop-in Series - Student Assessments

March 4: “Grading for TAs” Series: Equitable Grading Practices: Ensuring Fairness and Consistency

February 26: GenA.I. in Teaching and Learning Community of Practice meeting

February 26: Resilient Classroom Series: Fostering Academic Tenacity and Buoyancy in Students

February 26: Reclaiming Gifts: Designing Disability-Positive and Culturally Relevant Supports - Workshop

February 19 & 20: Gathering Together: The Dalhousie Anti-Colonial Course Design Forum

February 18: Vocal Training and Care for Instructors

February 11: “Grading for TAs” Series: A grading guide for TAs in Science

February 4: CLT Virtual Drop-in Series - Course Design

January 30: Attendance, participation, engagement: What do they mean?

January 29: Building Trust in University Classrooms

January 27: “Grading for TAs” Series: Effective written feedback

January 15: CLT Teaching and Learning Grant Showcase

 

2024 Events

December 4: We Belong Together: End-of-year Gathering

November 27: GenA.I. Community of Practice

November 26-28, 2024: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Showcase

Sept. 25, Oct. 30, Nov. 27: Indigenous AI Virtual Reading Group

November 5: CLT Virtual Drop-in Education Exchange

November 4: Mental Health 101 - Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress (online)

October 29: The Resilient Classroom Series: Navigating the Emotional Labour of Teaching

October 17: Global Engagement and COIL- Teaching Experiences of Faculty from Dalhousie University and Meru University of Science and Technology, Kenya

October 16: Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in SoTL

October 11: Collaborative Grant Writing Session

October 1, 8, & 15: Graduate Teaching Dossier Retreat

September 25: COIL: A Collaborative Teaching Model-Leveraging Online Pedagogy for Global Engagement and Diverse Learning Experiences

September 23: Constructing Effective Rubrics with Rubric Swap

September 20: Mental Health 101 - Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress (in-person)

September 18: The SoTL Process

September 10: Faculty Certificate in Teaching and Learning Information Session

August 28: (GenA.I. Community of Practice) Indigenous Data Sovereignty & Data Justice

August 28: Examining EDIA in Your Course Syllabus: A Syllabus Swap

August 28: Starting with the Syllabus: Creating your course syllabus

August 27: Student Learning Experience Questionnaire (SLEQ) Information Session

August 14: Treaty-Informed Teaching: A Starting Point for Reciprocal Relations

August 7: How to write a CLT grant proposal

July 17: Navigating the Emotional Labour of Teaching

July 5: Transformative Pedagogies: Small Changes for Transformation 2024 Retreat

July 4: Transformative Pedagogies: Small Changes for Transformation 2024 Retreat

July 3: Transformative Pedagogies: Small Changes for Transformation 2024 Retreat

June 26: Recent Case Law for Generative Artificial Intelligence

May 22: A.I. and Privacy

May 24: Engaging in Ethical SoTL

May 8 & 9: Creating a Teaching Dossier (Faculty) 2024

May 7: Understanding Accessible Pedagogy & Applying Critical Disability Theory in the Classroom

April 26: Doing SoTL – Part 2: Designing Your Study

April 24: A.I. in Creative Writing Class

April 16: Teaching for Shy People

April 15 & 16: Peer Feedback and Teaching Retreat

April 5: (D-LITE Event) Psychological Safety & Belonging: Student Perspectives & Experiences

April 2: Supporting Multilingual TAs Navigating Academic Culture in Teaching and Learning

April 2: Panel Discussion on Hyflex

March 26: Understanding Red Reading

March 7: Supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ Students

March 5: TA Support for Multilingual Writers

February 28: Generative A.I. in Teaching and Learning Community of Practice (Presentation/Workshop)

February 22: Assistive Technologies for Student Learning: Removing the Mystery

February 21: Teaching and Learning Mini-Retreat (Truro)

February 21: Inclusive Classroom Climate: Sense of Belonging

February 13: Storytelling as Transformative Pedagogy

February 9: Doing SoTL – Part 1: Generating a Question

February 1: Rest As Resistance: A Book Club

January 24: Generative A.I. in Teaching and Learning Community of Practice (Facilitated Discussion

January 24: Active Learning Implementation Support Workshop

January 17: Principles of SoTL

January 16: Generative A.I. and Assessment Design


2023 Events

December 11: Examining EDIA in Your Course Syllabus: A Syllabus Swap

November 21–December 1: Graduate Teaching Dossier Retreat

November 28: The SoTL Process

November 27: Self-Awareness: Building an Equitable Self (Graduate Workshop)

(CANCELLED) November 17: Assistive Technologies for Student Learning: Removing the Mystery

November 17: Creating a Sense of Belonging for Students (Workshop 2)

November 14: Belonging: The Comfort and Discomfort (Workshop 1)

November 9: Mental Health 101 - Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress

October 26, 2023: The Courage to SoTL (SoTL Brownbag)

Oct 24, 2023: Engaging in Ethical SoTL

Oct 19, 2023: Searching the Teaching and Learning Literature

Oct 17, 2023: Implementing ‘Ungrading’ At the Graduate Level: An Instructor’s Perspective on Strategies to Reduce Students' Fear Of Failure, Encourage Risk Taking, And Prioritize Mental Health

Oct 17, 2023: Micro Teaching

Oct 16, 2023: Lunch and Learn: Assessments Across Campus

Sept 26, 2023: The Principles of SoTL

Sept 25: Mental Health 101 - Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress

Sept 6-7 Teaching Assistant Professional Development Days (TA Days)

August 24, 2023: Starting with the Syllabus: Creating your course syllabus

August 14-18, 2023: New Academic Staff Orientation (NASO)

August 9, 2023: Teaching for Shy People

July 5-7, 2023: Transformative Education Retreat

June 20, 2023: Anti-Racism & Decolonization in the Health Professions: A Virtual Seminar for Faculty Members

June 15, 2023: Change One Thing Workshop: Embracing Progress not Perfection in Updating Teaching Practices

June 15: Indigenous Research: The Expanding Circle

June 13, 2023: Enhancing STEM Education with Case Studies

May 10 & 12, 2023: Creating a Teaching Dossier (Faculty)

April 28, 2023: [Truro Campus Session] Introduction to Culturally Responsive Teaching/Pedagogy: Getting to know the basics

April 5, 2023: Podcast Pedagogy - Hybrid

April 5, 2023: Language of Power- Reflecting on Power Dynamics in Classroom Interactions

March 24, 2023: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Chat(with)CLT: What Artificial Intelligence (AI) Means for Your Teaching and Your Students’ Learning

March 21: Mental Health 101 - Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress

March 14 - Flip your class! Designing a Blended Course

March 9: Creating Open Educational Resources (OER) Textbooks to Enhance Students’ Learning

March 8: Power of Language: Reviewing Discourse of Syllabi

March 7: Reviewing and Using Positive and Critical Student Feedback

February 22: The Value of Disaggregating your SoTL - Dr. Justin Bruner

February 21, Truro Campus: Teaching and Learning Mini-Retreat

February 13 - Embracing Efficiency: Managing Time while providing effective feedback

Jan 27 - Mar 31 - Reconcili(action)


2022 Events

November 28-December 9th: Graduate Teaching Dossier

November 22: Introduction to Intercultural Competency & Culturally Inclusive Classroom Space

November 21: Using Videos as and for Assessment

November 18: Mental Health 101 - Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress

November 9: The Principles of SoTL

October 14: Engaging Students with Videos

October 13: Intro to Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

October 12: Internationalization at Dalhousie: Showcase of Learning from a CLT Studio Course

October 4: Mental Health 101 - Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress

September 29: Indigenous Topics and Decolonial Pedagogies

September 14: Finding, Creating, and Using Videos in Online Teaching

May 26: How to Make Cross-cultural Teamwork Actually Work

May 3: Engaging in Ethical SoTL (SoTL Series)

April 13: Rethinking Your Assessments

March 23: The Good, the Bad, and the Useful? Receiving and Using Feedback on Your Teaching

March 15: Preparing for End of Term Course Evaluations

March 14: Developing your SoTL Question (SoTL Series)

March 11: Mental Health 101 - Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress

March 2: Holistic Evaluation of Teaching: Possibilities and Opportunities for Peer Review

February 22: Mental Health 101 - Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress

February 22: Partnering with Students in our SoTL Work (SoTL Brownbag)

February 11: Introduction to Gamification and Game-Based Learning in Higher Education

February 2: Engaging Students in Providing Feedback on the Learning Experience

January 27: R-PEACE discusses Why Space Matters in active learning

January 25: The SoTL Process (SoTL Series)

January 12: Motivating Students to Learn: Important Factors and Strategies

 

2021 Events

December 6: How much does space matter? Using active learning pedagogy in traditional and active learning classrooms (SoTL Brownbag)

(November/December) Graduate Teaching Dossier Retreat

November 26: Mental Health 101 - Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress

(Cancelled - to be rescheduled in winter 2022) November 25: Build your intercultural repertoire: Stories about teaching & learning around the globe

November 17: Pushing back the boundaries: SoTL as Reflection, Refraction, and Review (SoTL Series)

November 15: Moving Forward: Critical Hope and Teaching Feedback

November 9: Developing your SoTL Question (SoTL Series)

October 26: Exploring the Teaching and Learning Literature (SoTL Series)

October 20: Working with and Supporting International TAs in Navigating Intercultural Differences

October 15: A Seat at the Table: Making Space for Indigenous Epistemologies in the Academy

October 14: Situating SoTL Strategically for Career Development (SoTL Brownbag)

September 29: The Principles of SoTL

September 24: Mental Health 101 - Recognizing and Responding to Students in Distress

September 13: SoTL Scholars Program Introduction and Questions (SoTL Brownbag)

August 23: Acknowledging Our COVID Experiences: What Do I Say in the First Weeks of Classes?

August 13: Building a Blended Course

August 9: Blended Teaching – Panel Presentation and Discussion

July 23: Understanding Blended Learning

July 9: Supporting Student Collaborative Learning Online

June 25: Supporting Student Self-regulated Learning Through Online-Assessment

June 11: Supporting Student Learning by Peer-assessment

April 22: Language is Power: A mechanism for either reinforcing or disrupting systemic institutional oppression and racism

April 21: How to Foster Creativity and Better Learning Experiences from Group Work

April 13: It’s the Final Feedback: Giving effective feedback on final exams and assignments

April 7: Brainstorming your SoTL Project

April 6: Planning for Successful Online Final Exams

March 24: Decolonizing Pedagogies and Syllabi

March 17: Intro to Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP)

March 10: CLT Videography Services Q&A

March 10: Add Your Voice, Influence Dal’s Academic Future

March 5: MH101 - Recognize and Responding to Students in Distress

February 26: Active Learning in Collaborate Ultra and Teams

February 16: Academic Integrity in Online Science Courses

February 9: MH101 - Recognize and Responding to Students in Distress

February 9: Test Tactics: How to Set up Online Tests in Science Courses

February 4: Gathering and Using Student Feedback – Midterm Course Evaluations

January 22: Creating an eLearning Community of Practice (Lunch & Learn)

January 14: Asking Better Questions for Student Learning

 

2020 Events

COURSE: What is anti-racist/anti-oppressive education? An introductory course for white faculty wanting to affect change (October 5–December 14)

Graduate Teaching Dossier Retreat (November 23–December 4)

December 14: Small Teaching Online: Practical Strategies for Teaching Online During Covid-19 and Beyond

December 3: Online Conduct: Responding to Student Behaviour in the Online Environment

November 24: Effective teaching/evaluation of remote physics labs (Lunch & Learn)

November 18: MH101: Recognize and Responding to Students in Distress

November 12: Feedback on your teaching: How to use and cope with the good and bad

November 3: MH101: Recognize and Responding to Students in Distress (TA Session)

October 26: Academic Integrity: Ask Away!

October 20: MH101: Recognize and Responding to Students in Distress

October 20: Supervising Graduate Students Remotely

October 15: Safer Spaces | Courageous Conversations: Support for TAs Navigating an Online Environment

September 21: Introverted Teaching

August 26: The Online Opportunity: A New Perspective in Student Engagement

August 14: My Online Teaching Experience: Maintaining Student Expectations and Engagement in a Virtual World

August 12: DIY Captions in Panopto: From Beginner to Advanced

August 6: I Did It... And So Can You!

COURSE: Foundations in Online Course Design, May 19-July 17

July 29: Beyond Imagination: The Fierce Urgency to Reclaim the Heart of Education Using a Trauma-Informed Lens

July 16: Turning it Around: Taking Experiential Learning Online

July 14: Assessment Design and Integrity in Large Classes

July 14: Being Present While Staying Distant: Strategies for Cultivating an Online Presence as a TA

July 9: Teaching Online with International Students: Creating Engaging and Effective Online Classrooms for Culturally Diverse Learners

June 29: Welcoming Students to Your Online Course

June 25: Faculty Mental Health and COVID-19

June 23: Cultivating Conversation: Engaging students in meaningful online discussion

June 16: Laboratory Learning Online

June 15: Tech Savvy: What are the tools every instructor should know about?

June 12: Online Studio Based Learning

June 12: Academic Integrity Week Informal Q & A / Wrap-up

June 12: Can the Writing Centre Help Your Students Avoid Plagiarism?

June 11: Troubleshooting research: Tools & Tips from the Libraries for maintaining academic integrity and preventing accidental plagiarism

June 9: Creative ideas for designing assessments to minimize academic integrity offences

June 8: I Suspect an Academic Integrity Violation in My Course: What Am I In For?

June 5: Dalhousie Language Teaching Retreat

June 2: Teaching Math and Stats Online

May 20: Labs @ Home - Tips and Strategies for Developing Online Labs

May 13: Considering Self-care and Compassion as We Transition to Teaching and Learning Online

May 1: Taking your TAing Online

April 29: Going Online In STEM and the Health Sciences

April 29: Shifting Educational Practices in a Pandemic: Exploring Synchronous Design and Assessment Strategies

April 28: Connections and Contexts - Building Virtual Learning Communities

April 28: Going Online In the Arts, Social Sciences, Design and Management

April 27: Going Online Together!

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