Join a Teaching Circle this Spring

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is pleased to announce the following Teaching Circles for Spring semester 2025. A teaching circle is a small group of faculty and teaching staff who meet regularly on-campus and/or Zoom to discuss a specific teaching and learning topic.

Join a Teaching Circle

Deadline to join is January 21, 2025.

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Balancing Act: Supporting Faculty Wellness and Work-Life Integration in Academia
Led by Sandi Connelly, Center for Teaching and Learning, Academic Affairs; School of Life Sciences, COS

Dealing with Distress: Strategies for Handling Distressed Students in our Classrooms
Led by Jessamy Comer, CTL Faculty Fellow for Social Sciences and Humanities, Academic Affairs; Department of Psychology, CLA

Generative AI Teaching Tools and Tips
Led by Shaun Foster, CTL Strategic Priority Fellow for Generative AI, Academic Affairs; School of Design, CAD

Peer Teaching Observations Designed for You
Led by Mario Gomes, CTL Fellow for Engineering, Academic Affairs; Department of Mechanical Engineering, KGCOE

Practical Solutions for Higher Education in the Era of AI Technology
Led by Greg Babbitt, School of Life Sciences, COS; and Ernest Fokoue, School of Mathematics and Statistics, COS

Teaching with RIT Archives: New Strategies for Engaged Learning
Led by Elizabeth Call, University Archivist, RIT Archives; Landyn Hatch, Marie Golisano Graham Outreach Archivist, RIT Archives; and Julia Novakovic, Digital Archivist, RIT Archives

Teaching with Threshold Concepts: Effective and Transparent Assignment Design
Led by David Yockel, University Writing Program, SOIS

Using Brain Science to Engage Students in Learning
Led by Walter Bubie, Department of Information and Computing Studies, NTID; Catherine Clark, Communication Studies and Services NTID; and Jennifer Verbakel, Communication Studies and Services, NTID

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To see which circle(s) may be of interest to you, read the full description of the circle on the CTL website and email the circle's facilitator no later than January 21, 2025. Teaching circles typically hold their first meeting in the third or fourth week of the semester.