Fall 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.
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Should you need an ADA accommodation to participate in a University event, program, or activity or need to request materials in an accessible format, please contact FIU’s Office of Civil Rights Compliance and Accessibility (CRCA) at 305-348-2785 or accommodations@fiu.edu. All requests for ADA accommodation or accessible materials for this event must be submitted to CRCA at least seven (7) business days prior to the event or at the earliest possible opportunity.
NEW!
Bigger Classes, Bigger Connection: Real Engagement in a World of Distractions
Have you ever wondered why it seems students are a bit distracted or uninspired in class? Maybe you've heard all the chatter about students questioning the value of education and wondering if it's a waste of time, gas, money, and effort. What if we could change all of that? In this workshop, Dr. Ana Paula Benaduce shares how she made 300 students stand up and take notice, and how you can too.
Engagement is all about strategy, and this workshop explores small shifts that can make a big difference. Because when students are engaged, everything changes. Viewers will experience smart ways to use technology to spark curiosity and connection, gain practical tools to make content feel relevant and personal to students, and have an opportunity to rethink what's truly possible in the classroom.
Facilitated by Ana Paula Benaduce, Associate Teaching Professor, Biology
Fulfills TA Certificate Category: Culturally Responsive/ Inclusive Teaching or Elective
Fulfills Foundations of Teaching Category:How Learning Works
NEW!
Giving Meaningful Feedback in Large Classes
"How can I possibly learn to do this if I don't even know what I'm doing wrong?!" -- Gram Parker, age 10, on trying to solve a math problem
Although our students aren't 10 years old anymore, they still need and want our feedback. Unfortunately, it can be especially challenging to give actionable, timely, and meaningful feedback in large classes. In this on-demand workshop you'll be reminded of the value of feedback and strategies for giving targeted feedback and formative assessments in large classes. You'll learn small but meaningful practices that help students assess their progress, get meaningful feedback, and learn from their mistakes without fear about how it will impact their grade. You'll brainstorm ways to help students understand that feedback comes in many different forms, and you'll adopt a small but impactful practice you can use in your teaching right now!
Facilitated by Julia Parker, Associate Teaching Professor, Psychology
Fulfills TA Certificate Category: Assessing Student Learning or Elective
Fulfills Foundations of Teaching Category: How Learning Works
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 TA Certificate Category: Syllabus and Course Design or Elective
Fulfills Foundations of Teaching Category: How Learning Works
Fridays: September 26, October 3 and 10, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., via Zoom
Adopting a Midsemester Feedback Practice
It's almost midterm... Are you thinking about conducting a midsemester check-in? Doing so can provide you (and your students) with valuable information that you can use to tailor or adjust the remaining weeks of the term. Midsemester check-ins can take many forms. In this session, your facilitators will help you develop survey questions, decide what tools to use, and discuss ways you might respond to the feedback you receive.
Facilitated by Gáramis Campusano, EdTech Specialist, Center for the Advancement of Teaching
Fulfills TA Certificate Category: Culturally Responsive/Inclusive Teaching or Elective
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 TA Certificate Category: Syllabus and Course Design or Elective
Fulfills Foundations of Teaching Category: Backward Course Design
Virtual Option:
Designing Rubrics with AI
Rubrics are a great way to get you and your students on the same page when it comes time to evaluate assignments and assessments. They are able to streamline your grading process and provide your students insights on where they should focus their learning. But what if you could do more? In this workshop, we will leverage the power of the latest AI models to brainstorm, design, and modify actionable rubrics that we can use in our classroom and beyond.
Facilitated by Gáramis Campusano, EdTech Specialist, Center for the Advancement of Teaching
Fulfills TA Certificate Category: Syllabus and Course Design or Elective
Fulfills Foundations of Teaching Category: How Learning Works
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
- Obtaining Course Feedback Using Microsoft Forms
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