Workshops
The CTL collaborates with faculty and staff from Sacred Heart and other higher education institutions to provide professional development for all SHU instructors via in-person and virtual workshops.
Workshops are offered at various times and across modalities to accommodate the busy and varied schedules of our instructors. Refer to our most recent CTL email newsletters or our internal CTL calendar for a list of upcoming opportunities.
Departments and programs may also contact ctl@sacredheart.edu to request a tailored workshop for their faculty.
CTL Workshops
CTL workshops provide one-off opportunities for SHU instructors to dive into current teaching topics and effective instructional strategies. Workshops are interactive and collaborative in nature, featuring the interdisciplinary expertise of SHU faculty, CTL staff, and outside experts.
Recent workshops have included:
- Engaging Students through Active Learning (Featuring Nikki Wingate)
- Gathering Midsemester Feedback from Your Students (Featuring Tolga Kaya)
- Team-Based Learning (Featuring Alark Joshi from the University of San Francisco)
- Flipping the AI Narrative (Featuring Steven Michels & Tolga Kaya)
- Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Q&A on Universal Design for Learning (Featuring Thomas J. Tobin from University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Accessible From the Start: Implementing Digital Accessibility Practices For Your Teaching and Work at SHU (Featuring Michelle Morgan from Yale University)
- The Theory and Practice of Accessible Teaching (Featuring Sara Misgen from Yale University)
- Designing with Fragments: An Education in Belonging (Featuring Willie Jennings from Yale University)
- The Pioneer Journey & Courageous Civil Discourse (Featuring Charlie Gillespie)
- The Pioneer Journey & Intentional Reflection (Featuring Charlie Gillespie)
- Reflecting on Your First Semester of Teaching
- Supporting Student Well-Being (Featuring James Geisler)
CTL Partner Information Sessions
The CTL partners with other SHU departments to offer collaborative information sessions on university opportunities relevant to teaching and learning. Previous CTL info sessions have included:
- Academics for Creative Teaching (ACT) Grant Information Session in collaboration with ACT Grant Committee and the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs
- Open Educational Resources Panel in collaboration with Office of Research & Sponsored Programs and SHU's Ryan Matura Library
- Service Learning Faculty Information Session in collaboration with the Office of Community Engagement
Have a suggestion for a future CTL workshop for SHU instructors? Contact us at ctl@sacredheart.edu.