We offer an array of workshops and learning opportunities for instructors, graduate teaching assistants, and instructional staff looking to enrich their teaching practice.
Summer Quarter
Jul 7 – Aug 1 | AI+Teaching: Using AI to advance learning
This 4-week, fully online, asynchronous course is designed to explore evidence-based strategies that use generative AI to advance student learning and support effective, efficient course design.
2024-2025 Past Events
May 20 | Demystifying Alternative Grading
Learn how alternative grading systems can foster learning and increase student motivation.
May 14 | Updates on grading from the Office of the University Registrar
UW Registrar, Helen B Garrett, will provide an overview of grading policies and resources updated by the registrars from the Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma campuses.
May 6 | Fostering a growth mindset and sense of belonging
Join a panel of faculty for a discussion of an initiative, piloted at UW Tacoma, that promotes a growth mindset and increases students’ sense of belonging in the classroom.
May 2 | Building an ADA compliant syllabus
This information session will demonstrate how to build a basic syllabus that complies with the updated Americans with Disability Act (ADA) accessibility standards for digital course materials.
April 24 | Designing globally-engaged group work
In this interactive workshop, a panel of UW faculty members will share strategies for designing group work in ways that promote globally-engaged learning and participation from all students.
Apr 14 – Jun 6 | Teaching Online 101
This 8-week, fully online, asynchronous course is designed to enhance your digital course design and digital pedagogy skill set.
Mar 19 | Writing@UW: An asset-based approach to working with multilingual student writing
Learn about strategies and resources that support effective academic writing, particularly for international and multilingual (I/M) students.
Feb 20 | Globalizing the Syllabus
This workshop is focused on helping faculty make their syllabi more globally inclusive.
Feb 6 | Teaching Critical Literacy of “AI”
Calvin Pollak, Assistant Teaching Professor in UW’s Department of English, will share how instructors can help students take a critical approach to using generative AI.
Jan 15 | Conversation: Proposed updates to the Faculty Code language on effective teaching
Learn more about proposed revisions to the Faculty Code’s language on effective teaching, currently under review by the Faculty Senate.
Dec 3 | Aligning Your Course Around Outcomes and Objectives
This interactive session will focus on developing measurable learning outcomes and objectives.
Nov 19 | Engaging Students through Participatory Design
Beck Tench, Senior Researcher (Harvard University), will share how instructors in any field can apply “participatory design” in their teaching.
Nov 4 | Conversation: Preparing to meet new federal digital accessibility rules
Learn about and discuss UW’s plans for meeting the US Department of Justice’s new expectations for the digital accessibility of course materials.
Oct 23 | Faculty Panel: Using AI to support teaching
Join a panel of faculty members from UW’s Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma campuses as they discuss integrating AI into their teaching.
Oct 15 | Trauma-Responsive Teaching
Explore teaching strategies that recognize the impact of trauma on learners and foster inclusive learning environments.