Upcoming Events
Fall 2025 Semester
Designing and Using Grading Rubrics
Date: Friday, September 12th, 2025
Time: 11:00 am- 12:00 pm
Location: Zoom
Assessment scholar Walvoord asks: “Is a rubric worth the time and effort?” Considering a rubric can do everything from making scoring easier and faster to reducing arguments with students, the answer is a resounding YES. Knowledge of rubric design can be incomplete with rubrics either copied from other sources and revised to match assignment criteria or rubrics that fall short of meeting grading needs. This workshop will discuss rubric design – including integrating course learning outcomes and matching rubric style to need – and how to use rubrics to make grading manageable.
What Is Human Subjects Research, Anyway?
Date: Friday, September 26th, 2025
Time: 11:00 am- 12:00 pm
Location: Zoom
Even among veteran researchers, there can be confusion regarding Institutional Review Board (IRB) functions and whether or not a particular research project might be classified as “human subjects research.” In this presentation, we will cover several basic topics including:
1. What activities meet the regulatory definition of “human subjects research”
2. Making a determination of exempt status (Spoiler – you can’t do it on your own)
3. The levels of IRB review
4. Responsibilities of PIs and the IRB
Upcoming Events
Information coming soon.
Join the CTE office hours at the beginning of Fall 2025 to discuss any teaching-related
questions you might have in terms of course design, assessments, active-learning, and teaching
resources. Days/times with corresponding zoom links can be found in the flyer.
