About CETL
Year in Review: CETL’s Annual Report, 2023-2024
We invite our community to review the milestones of our 2023-2024 academic year work.
Liz Norell
Events
Recap: The ADA’s Impact on Teaching
Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act can help faculty create inclusive, psychologically safer learning environments for students.
Events
ICYMI: Welcome Week Workshop Highlights
CETL hosted three workshops for instructors in the week before classes started. Here are some highlights.
About CETL
CETL in the News: Summer Edition
The CETL team was busy this summer, and our semi-regular news roundup has a little something for everyone--grading, hot takes on higher ed, accessible conferences, and time management.
Events
Welcome Week Preview: Workshops to help ease your start of the fall semester
UM instructors and graduate students are invited to join CETL the week of August 19 for a series of workshops to help you prepare for the start of classes on August 26.
Conferences
CETL goes to GEPA
CETL director Josh Eyler and associate director Liz Norell recently attended the AAC&U conference on general education, pedagogy, and assessment (GEPA). Here's their report.
Events
Recap: Supporting Students’ Mental Health
Students are struggling (and instructors are overwhelmed). Here are a few tangible things we can do--without burning out.
Events
Recap: Supporting Neurodivergent Students with Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, and Dyspraxia
Greater awareness of neurodivergent types can lead to more inclusive and equitable teaching. In this recap, we provide an overview of four different neurotypes and strategies to support them.
Programs
Words of Gratitude
The team reflects on the ways that students thank their instructors.
Services
CETL Service Spotlight: Classroom observations
Classroom teaching observations are a core service of CETL. Learn more about how they work--and hear from a UM faculty member who took advantage in the fall 2023 semester.
Services
UM faculty engage in SoTL projects
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) brings together research and teaching.
Services
Win-Win with Student Feedback Sessions
by Liz Norell, associate director of instructional support Student feedback sessions are one of CETL’s core offerings. Engaging in this practice is a powerful way to achieve several meaningful goals, including: * Emphasizing to students that they play a key role in the learning process, * Giving faculty access to information