Upcoming Events
Spring 2026 Semester
Canvas Tips, Tricks, and Ideas for 2026
Date: Friday, January 16th, 2026
Time: 11:00 am- 12:00 pm
Location: Zoom
This fast-paced, one-hour session shows faculty how to get more power, clarity, and efficiency out of Canvas with practical moves, and innovative tools they can use immediately. We’ll walk through smart ways to streamline course setup, improve accessibility, and personalize learning. Participants will explore how to use Ally to quickly identify and fix accessibility issues, Mastery Paths to create flexible, adaptive learning routes, and Bulk Edit to clean up assignment dates in seconds. We’ll also look at some interactive collaborative ways students can work in the online learning space. Throughout the session, you’ll get concrete tips, shortcuts, and design ideas that make Canvas more engaging, as well as easier for students to navigate—and easier for you to manage. Come ready to take away practical upgrades you can implement the moment you get back to your course.
Teaching Demonstrations For Inquiry-Based Pedagogy & Engagement Strategies
Date: Friday, January 23rd, 2026
Time: 11:00 am- 12:00 pm
Location: Zoom
Experience inquiry-based pedagogy and engagement strategies through two live teaching demos where you’ll step into the role of a student and experience engagement techniques in action. Session 1 showcases a guided-inquiry activity from one of our Fellows, Ryan Crawford, that is used in his First-Year English courses, followed by Session 2, with CTE Fellow Cassandra Sedelmaier, using inquiry-based, scaffolded group discussion format using the gradual release method. Stay afterward for an open Q&A where faculty can dig into best practices, implementation tips, and real-world classroom challenges.
Faculty Lunch and Learn Community Building
Date: Wednesday, February 11th, 2026
Time: 11:30 am- 1:00 pm
Location: Moulton Lounge
This event will be an opportunity for faculty to come together in community to engage in thoughtful conversation about current topics shaping higher education and classroom experience. It will be an informal gathering designed to create space for dialogue, reflection, and the sharing of perspectives across disciplines.
Attendees are encouraged to read the short article, “Is DEI Dead—or Just Changing?” by Sara Weissman, Inside Higher Ed, ahead of the session.
Upcoming Events
Click here to see the Spring 2026 Program schedule!
Join the CTE office hours at the beginning of Spring 2026 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.
