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Kickstart

A page within Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning (CATL)

CATL Kickstart: Let's kick this year into gear! 

Who? Any UWL instructor!
What? A week of workshops and sessions designed to get help you learn, grown, process, contemplate, explore, and get some teaching stuff done before courses start.
Where? All sessions will be offered in-person in the Union. 
When?
August 22-26

SCHEDULE

Schedule

Monday, August 22

5 Evidence-Based Strategies to Boost Learning in Your Class

Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 3110 Union
Description: The science of learning has advanced significantly in recent years, revealing important insights into how students learn. This session will spotlight five evidence-based strategies you can incorporate into your teaching next semester: retrieval practice, spaced practice, interleaving, elaboration, and concrete examples. We can boost learning by getting students to use these strategies in class and during their study time. The first half of this session will be a concise overview with practical examples from different disciplines. After a short break, we will return for an optional working session. Participants who choose to stay for the working session should bring a syllabus or syllabus draft for a course they are teaching.
Presenter: Bryan Kopp


CANCELLED DUE TO LOW REGISTRATIONS

Inclusive Teaching Classroom Policies Charrette, Part 1

Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: 3110 Union
Description: The charrette process is modeled after the efforts of the
National Institute of Learning Outcomes Assessment in the area of assignment design and was first piloted by CATL in 2017. On Monday, instructors will bring a current classroom policy (or two related policies), share objectives, goals and outcomes, and receive peer feedback through a structured process in small groups of 3-4 participants. Participants are then invited to revise the policy to reflect more inclusive teaching principles prior to the Tuesday session, which will involve further discussion and feedback by the same peer group.
Presenter: Kate Parker

Tuesday, August 23

Canvas Kickstart

Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 3110 Union 
Description: Get acquainted with Canvas! This workshop is designed to familiarize instructors with the need-to-know tools and features in Canvas. Learn how to save time and get some quick tips while working on your own course. Open to new and seasoned instructors. 
Presenters: Stephanie Speer, Megan Litster


CANCELLED DUE TO LOW REGISTRATIONS

Inclusive Teaching Classroom Policies Charrette, Part 2 

Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: 3110 Union
Description: The charrette process is modeled after the efforts of the National Institute of Learning Outcomes Assessment in the area of assignment design and was first piloted by CATL in 2017. On Monday, instructors will bring a current classroom policy (or two related policies), share objectives, goals and outcomes, and receive peer feedback through a structured process in small groups of 3-4 participants. Participants are then invited to revise the policy to reflect more inclusive teaching principles prior to the Tuesday session, which will involve further discussion and feedback by the same peer group. 
Presenter: Kate Parker


CATL Office Hours

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: 3115 Union
Description:
Come by and talk with a CATL staff member about your upcoming semester. Anything teaching and learning related (including Canvas) is open for discussion! 
Presenters: CATL Staff
No registration required. Just stop by! 

Wednesday, August 24

Course Design Kickstart

Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 3110 Union
Description: In this hands-on workshop, we will kickstart your course design by reviewing the foundations of instructional design, including such key topics such as objectives, alignment, scaffolding, assessment, to discuss practical ways to design courses for learning. The content will be paired with hands-on activities to help you apply the concepts to an upcoming course you will be teaching. Please bring a course syllabus/schedule and at least one assignment to work on during this session. 
Presenters: Kristin Koepke and the CATL staff


Your Class Plus LinkedIn Learning: A discussion about options 

Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: 3110 Union
Description: Since UWL recently added LinkedIn Learning as a option for all students and employees, we’d like to support a discussion about how, when and why you might use LinkedIn Learning in your classroom. Bring your ideas and questions as we will help each other in considering how this powerful tool can aid our classes.  
Presenters: Megan Morey and Kristin Koepke


Social Annotation with Hypothesis 

Time: 2 - 3 pm
Location: 3110 Union
Description: Learn about social annotation as a powerful tool to engage students in written texts such as webpages or primary literature. In this session, we will work through how you might utilize hypothesis in your courses to facilitate student communication and learning.  
Presenter: Megan Litster


CATL Office Hours

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: 3115 Union
Description:
Come by and talk with a CATL staff member about your upcoming semester. Anything teaching and learning related (including Canvas) is open for discussion! 
Presenters: CATL Staff
No registration required. Just stop by! 



Thursday, August 25

Eagle Advantage

Time: 9:00am - 10:30am
Location: 3110 Union
Description: Do you want to help students make connections between course content and their career goals? Join us to learn about UWL’s Eagle Advantage career competency tool. Participants will explore ways to integrate Eagle Advantage into their classes.  * Please bring a laptop or tablet and have access to your course SLOs for a curriculum alignment activity.  
Presenters: Lindsay Steiner, Megan Morey, Tesia Marshik


Community Engaged Learning

Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm
Location: 3110 Union
Description: Learn about community-engaged learning from Lisa Klein, brainstorm ideas about incorporating CEL into the classroom, and work in a supported space to integrate CEL into an aspect of an upcoming course. 
Presenters: Lisa Klein, Lindsay Steiner


CATL Office Hours

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: 3115 Union
Description:
Come by and talk with a CATL staff member about your upcoming semester. Anything teaching and learning related (including Canvas) is open for discussion! 
Presenters: CATL Staff
No registration required. Just stop by! 

Friday, August 26

Canvas Advanced Kickstart

Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 3130 Union
Description:
Presenters: Stephanie Speer, Megan Litster

Join us! Register now.

Please tell us which sessions you will attend!

We've created a one-stop registration link that lists the whole schedule, so you just need to select the sessions you want to attend. CATL will send you Outlook calendar invitations to the events once we review your registration. 

Note, you can also indicate on the registration form if you are unable to attend but are interested in the materials and/or a consultation.

REGISTER TODAY!