ATSS and CEI events

Working remotely, participants will use the 60-minute synchronous workshop to design a collaborative writing (CW) assignment based on their student learning objectives. Designed to help you develop or revise a CW project, the session shows you how just five dimensions of writing support learning objectives in courses across the curriculum and provide a foundation for instruction, course-specific writing, peer review, and assessment.

Come with student learning objectives and leave with a well-designed collaborative writing assignment.

Is your Canvas course organized for intuitive navigation? Today's discussion and quick tips include:

• optimizing course navigation
• providing consistency and clarity so students can anticipate what comes next
• utilizing accessibility and usability best practices; and more

In this interactive session, new teaching assistants will be introduced to university resources for teaching, and will reflect on and discuss teaching strategies, roles, and responsibilities.

Register for New TA Orientation (required)

Do you ever find yourself wondering why your students don't read your syllabus? We're required to have them, but they often end up being pages and pages of rules, requirements, and policies. In this workshop, we'll explore ways to make your syllabus a document that both welcomes and engages your students while still conveying the necessary information.

Register for Last Minute Syllabus Tweaks (required)

In this engaging one-hour session, we'll apply empirically-based teaching and learning practices that promote student mental health, reduce anxiety, and maintain academic rigor.

Register for Design Teaching & Learning that Supports Student Mental Health (required)

A strong course syllabus is the foundation for a strong online course. Today's discussion and quick tips include:

• welcoming students with syllabus language, tone, and layout
• clearly presenting course schedules and requirements
• reviewing the diversify of your course readings, resources, content, and class activities & assessments
• applying accessibility and usability best practices; and more

See all retreat topics and register for one or more sessions.

This informal community is for anyone whose classes involve some students joining remotely while others join in person. As you navigate through your class week by week, work through the challenges and questions in front of you with input and guidance from peers and consultants. We'll meet weekly with nine meetings total – join us for as many or as few sessions as you wish. Feel free to bring your lunch!

Register for Help! My Class Has Both Online and In-Person Students!

The Canvas Essentials webinar reviews the Canvas interface, tools, and features. Also explored are design decisions in Canvas that impact ease of use and navigation.

This session is intended for any faculty, staff, or TAs who are new to Canvas and will be building Canvas course sites.

Register for Canvas Essentials (required)