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CATL Weekly
April 18, 2025
In the April 18, 2025 issue
AI UPDATE.
- Present at the AI Summit. Applications due April 23, 2025. Share about how, when, and when you are integrating AI with teaching and learning.
- Attend the AI Summit. May 23, 2025. Lunch provided to registered attendees.
- A few seats still available...CATL purchased a package of training seats in the "Teaching and Learning with AI" self-paced Canvas course offered through Auburn University. You'll have a chance to discuss the training at the AI Summit.
CATL IN SUMMER 2025.
Here's what we have planned for you from May through August. Join us!
- Assessment Hunker - Wednesday, May 21 - 10am-3pm
- AI Summit - Friday, May 23 - 9am-3pm
- Eagle Advantage Infusion Training ($) - May/June 2025
- Advanced Online Instructor Training ($) - June-August 2025
- Science of Learning Institute: Enhancing Student Learning with Artificial Intelligence (AI) ($) - August 2025
- Professional Development Week for Instructors - August 18-22, 2025
- 26th Annual, UWL Conference on Teaching & Learning - Tuesday, August 26 - 9am-Noon
COMING UP.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit, PRESENTER - Call for Proposals
Application Deadline- 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, April 23
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Write On
Research Writing Work Time- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 25
- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 2
- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 9
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Eagle Advantage Infusion Training
Application Deadline- 9 a.m. Monday, April 28
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Community of Practice: Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Spring 2025 Dates- 2:15 to 3:40 p.m. Thursday, May 1
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Community of Practice: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Spring 2025 Dates- 9 to 9:55 a.m. Monday, May 5
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Community of Practice: Cross-Cultural Instructor Collaboration
Spring 2025 Dates- 3:50 to 4:50 p.m. Tuesday, May 6
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Community of Practice: Discussion and Civil Dialogue
Spring 2025 Dates- 2:15 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8
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CATL Lesson Study Grants 2025/26
Application Deadline- Noon Monday, May 12
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CATL Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grants 2025/26
Application Deadline- Noon Monday, May 12
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CATL Course Improvement Grants 2025/26
Application Deadline- Noon Monday, May 12
WORTH LISTENING.
Our newest CATL Cast podcast episode includes our first CATL Call. Heather Linville calls in to discuss something she's passionate about: speakers of different varieties of English and non-native speakers of English. Listen to Episode 7 of our podcast: Five-thousand vocab words before Kindergarten? What if you were a non-native speaker?
CANVAS TIP.
Did you know the Total in the gradebook does not include assignments that have dashes (-) in the columns? To make sure the Total reflects accurately what a student is receiving in your course, check out this KB.