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Teaching Fundamentals & Innovations Workshop Series

Summer 2025 Schedule

All are welcome to attend CAT's workshop series which empowers participants to expand their pedagogical knowledge, explore varied teaching strategies, and apply these methods effectively to enhance student learning and success.  

When incorporating new instructional strategies into your teaching, you can collect feedback from students, peers, and engage in self-reflection to assess their impact on learning. This feedback can be part of your annual review and provide additional evidence of your professional growth and dedication to teaching excellence. 

In an effort to accommodate your schedules, we offer identical sessions on different dates for most workshops and on-demand options that can be accessed at any time from anywhere! 

To register for a workshop, click on the "Reserve Your Spot" button below. 

Don't miss out -- register now while spots are still available! 

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NEW! 

Obtaining Course Feedback Using Microsoft Forms

Collecting student feedback in your courses can provide useful insights into your teaching practices and be a source of data for your teaching evaluation. In this introductory workshop, you will learn more about leveraging Microsoft Forms to get actionable feedback from your students. We will discuss how to integrate Microsoft Forms within Canvas, how it works as a student feedback mechanism, and why it matters. 

Facilitated by Gáramis Campusano, EdTech Specialist, Center for the Advancement of Teaching

Fulfills Certificate Requirement: Culturally Responsive/Inclusive Teaching or Elective 

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Teaching with AI Workshop

Tackle the practical application of integrating AI into your courses. Generative AI and Large Language Models have the power to redefine our teaching work in the classroom. In these three half-day workshops, participants will leverage them to enhance their teaching and learning practices. In particular, this workshop will address:

  • Redesigning our lessons using AI,
  • Creating AI-enhanced assignments and assessments,
  • Teaching students how to use AI ethically, and
  • Addressing academic integrity concerns.
Facilitated by Gáramis Campusano, EdTech Specialist, Center for the Advancement of Teaching

Fulfills Certificate Requirement: Syllabus and Course Design or Elective

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NEW! 

AI Innovations for Student Engagement

This intermediate-level virtual workshop helps educators integrate AI into their teaching to enhance course design and student engagement. Participants will explore evidence-based strategies for using AI in curriculum development, instructional innovation, and pedagogical efficiency. 

The session focuses on practical applications of AI to support active learning and personalized feedback, grounded in sound pedagogical principles. Participants will engage in critical discussions on responsible AI use, examine case students, and gain hands-on experience with AI tools that promote student-centered learning. 

By the end, participants will leave with actionable strategies to improve teaching effectiveness and enrich the student experience. 

Prerequisite: A basic familiarity with AI tools or prior participation in an introductory AI in teaching workshop is recommended. 

Facilitated by Marc Weinstein, CAT AI Faculty Fellow, Clinical Professor, Faculty Director, College of Business
Fulfills Certificate Requirement: Syllabus and Course Design or Elective

Wednesday, June 18, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., via Zoom

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NEW! 

AI on a Dime: Tools for Faculty Research

Join us for an engaging, hands-on workshop where faculty will explore a curated set of cost-effective AI tools design to enhance productivity, creativity, and insight across disciplines. Through practical demonstrations and real-world examples, participants will discover how AI can support diverse research agendas. This session also encourages cross-disciplinary dialogue and empowers participants to begin integrating AI in ways that align with their academic goals and values. 

Facilitated by Marc Weinstein, CAT AI Faculty Fellow, Clinical Professor, Faculty Director, College of Business
Fulfills Certificate Requirement: Elective

Thursday, July 10, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., MMC

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AI in Action Workshop:
Designing Effective Assignments and
Assessments for AI-Enhanced Learning

This 3-day virtual workshop is intended for faculty who already have a working familiarity with AI and want to continue to grow this knowledge by exploring pedagogical approaches for promoting students' AI literacy. Faculty participating in this workshop will received individualized feedback throughout the three days on assigned tasks. In particular, the following topics will be addressed:

  • General and Discipline-Specific AI Literacy,
  • Designing Writing Assignments that Integrate AI, and
  • AI for Assessment Purposes.

Additional Information:

  • Selected faculty participants are required to attend all three sessions.
  • Spaces are limited.
  • Faculty selections will be based on self-reported AI familiarity/interest and WAC oversight.

Facilitated by Writing Across the Curriculum
Fulfills Certificate Requirement: Syllabus and Course Design or Elective

Tuesdays: July 8, 15, and 22, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., via Zoom

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On-Demand Workshops
in the Teaching Fundamentals & Innovation Hub!

The Hub provides self-paced trainings on high-impact, research-based skills and strategies for enhancing student learning and teaching effectiveness. With busy schedules in mind, this training hub allows you to select brief workshops of interest that can be accessed at any time from anywhere! 

Current workshops in the Hub:

  • Classroom Assessment Techniques: What are Students Really Understanding?
  • The Science of Learning: Enhancing Student Learning and Motivation
  • What is Learning, and How to Facilitate It
  • From Challenges to Connection: An Introduction to Mindful Communication
  • Introduction to Feedback Box

New workshops are added periodically!

What FIU Educators Are Saying …

The Center for the Advancement of Teaching at FIU may be our most powerful resource on campus. From best pedagogical practices across myriad modalities to backward course design, course alignment, and syllabi and rubric development, CAT offers new ways of approaching teaching our students across disciplines. Not only have the CAT workshops helped me enhance my courses and provide my students with a better experience, but they have also made me more thoughtful and constantly in search of new and better ways to present my students with the information they need to succeed.

Lisa Cain, Associate Professor, Hospitality & Tourism Management

The CAT workshops and certificate programs are fantastic tools that have enriched my Ph.D. experience by offering opportunities to prioritize the advancement of teaching and learning at the university level. Thank to the CAT, I have learned about, and incorporated, pedagogical methods in my own classroom that I otherwise would not have known about.

Andrew Bernal, Graduate Instructor, Economics

I am so grateful for the programming and support offered by the CAT, as I always find a bright idea to try out in my teaching. I have relied on the amazing team at the CAT for help thinking through how, when, and where I can best foster student learning and growth. I hope to keep taking advantage of these important resources.

Ana Prado, Assistant Teaching Professor, English

CAT's workshop series had an incredible impact on the development of my teaching. The various strategies and materials introduced throughout the series not only assisted in my duties as a graduate teaching assistant but were invaluable resources when designing my first class. It truly empowered me to feel more confident in my abilities as an instructor, which has allowed me to better assist and support my students.

Kristin Noa, Graduate Instructor, Politics & International Relations

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