Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning

The Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning is dedicated to promoting, enhancing, and assessing teaching effectiveness and student learning. In addition to the events listed below, we are always available for individual consultations or workshops designed specifically for your department or college.  Many workshops can be applied towards the CITL teaching certificates. Learn more about our teaching certificates. 

 

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025

    • 9:00 - 9:50 am   08/19/2025
    • Siebel Center for Desig, Sunset Studio 1050 (1208 South 4th Street)

    Replace this line of text with a short version of description which will be displayed in the calendar list view. DO NOT REMOVE THE FOLLOWING TEXT *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.

Thursday, September 4, 2025

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

    • 9:00 - 9:50 am
    • Siebel Center for Desig, Sunset Studio 1050 (1208 South 4th Street)

    Replace this line of text with a short version of description which will be displayed in the calendar list view. DO NOT REMOVE THE FOLLOWING TEXT *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.

    • 1:00 - 2:00 pm

    Learn the accessibility requirements for making your Canvas courses accessible. This hands-on workshop will cover using the Canvas editor to create navigable pages, writing effective alt text description for images, charts, and graphs, ensuring readable color contrast, creating accessible tables and links, and using Canvas accessibility tools to fix common issues.

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

    • 11:30 am - 12:45 pm

    Group learning can be very frustrating? This can happen for a variety of reasons that could come from how the group was structured, how group members behaved, or how the group’s progress towards its goal was monitored. When cooperative learning is well-designed it minimizes opportunities for students and instructors to experience these types of frustrations.

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

    • 11:30 am - 12:50 pm   08/19/2025
    • Siebel Center for Desig, Sunset Studio 1050 (1208 South 4th Street)

    Replace this line of text with a short version of description which will be displayed in the calendar list view. DO NOT REMOVE THE FOLLOWING TEXT *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.

Thursday, September 18, 2025

    • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    • 1:30 - 3:00 pm

    Most teachers get evaluated by students at the end of the course. But by then, it is too late to make changes that will make a difference for your current students. You should check in with your students before it is too late. Come to this workshop to learn how to design, implement, and interpret Informal Early Feedback (IEF) to improve the class experience for everyone.

Friday, September 19, 2025

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

    • 11:30 am - 12:50 pm   08/19/2025
    • Siebel Center for Desig, Sunset Studio 1050 (1208 South 4th Street)

    Replace this line of text with a short version of description which will be displayed in the calendar list view. DO NOT REMOVE THE FOLLOWING TEXT *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

    • 11:30 am - 12:50 pm   08/19/2025
    • Siebel Center for Desig, Sunset Studio 1050 (1208 South 4th Street)

    Replace this line of text with a short version of description which will be displayed in the calendar list view. DO NOT REMOVE THE FOLLOWING TEXT *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Friday, October 3, 2025

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

    • 11:30 am - 12:50 pm   08/19/2025
    • Siebel Center for Desig, Sunset Studio 1050 (1208 South 4th Street)

    Replace this line of text with a short version of description which will be displayed in the calendar list view. DO NOT REMOVE THE FOLLOWING TEXT *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.

Thursday, October 9, 2025

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

    • 11:30 am - 12:50 pm   08/19/2025
    • Siebel Center for Desig, Sunset Studio 1050 (1208 South 4th Street)

    Replace this line of text with a short version of description which will be displayed in the calendar list view. DO NOT REMOVE THE FOLLOWING TEXT *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Friday, October 17, 2025

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

    • 10:00 - 11:15 am

    Are you concerned that your students may not be adequately engaged during their learning activities? Being fully engaged 100% of the time is not a realistic expectation, but there are a variety of ways to promote student engagement. We will focus on concepts underlying student engagement and practical strategies to engage our students across diverse formats.

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Thursday, October 30, 2025

    • 10:00 - 11:00 am
    • Siebel Center for Design, Sunrise Studio (Room 1046)

    The Five-Room Dungeon is a method Gamemasters can use to keep their adventures new and exciting without having to put in a lot of extra work for each session. In this workshop, we'll apply a similar strategy to identify the core components of a good lesson, and see how different arrangements of core components can create new and interesting lessons.

    • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    • 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

    CITL's Master Course in Online Teaching (MCOT) is a deep dive into online teaching strategies that extends what was presented during previous teaching academies. Prior participation in an instructional development series is not required but professional experience with university level instruction is strongly encouraged.

Friday, October 31, 2025

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

    • 3:00 - 4:15 pm

    Learning communities are a powerful way for people to come together to achieve common learning goals. However, fostering conditions that promote productive social knowledge construction can be daunting to even the most experienced facilitators. Please join us as we discuss effective ways to establish and grow valuable learning communities.

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

    • 11:30 am - 12:45 pm

    Designing a new course or redesigning an existing one can seem like a long and winding journey. Principles of good course design can provide you with a roadmap to chart your course and know that you are on the right path. Join our interactive workshop where we will explore best practices in course design and perhaps spark your interest to explore these topics more deeply.

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Want regular reminders of new workshops? 
Register to receive our bi-weekly newsletter highlighting upcoming workshops and timely teaching tips.