Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
Workshops & Trainings
The CITL offers a variety of events focused on innovation in teaching and learning with emphasis on instructional design best practices and educational technology. You can view a full calendar of upcoming events below.
Tech Teaches
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 |
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Group Work Faculty Panel Group activities can support social, teaching, and cognitive presences in both on-campus and online learning environments. In this session, a panel of TnTech faculty members will share their techniques for effectively using group work in their courses. The panel and CITL staff will be available for questions. Register below and contact the CITL with any questions at citl@tntech.edu.
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11 AM 
Microsoft Teams
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 |
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Cognitive Load (Replay) Cognitive load relates to the amount of information that working memory can hold at one time. Instruction methods should avoid overwhelming students’ mental capacities and focus more on retention practices. In this session, we will discuss memory, retrieval, and overload. |
11 AM 
Microsoft Teams
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 |
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Fall Break The CITL is open for assisting faculty and students during fall break. |
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 |
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Let's Talk About Chegg Chegg provides digital and physical textbook rentals, but did you know it also provides online tutoring and other student services? In this session, the CITL will discuss using Chegg with Academic Integrity. We will talk about practical ways that Chegg can be beneficial to both students and instructors while upholding educational standards. |
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 |
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How to Prevent Students from Ghosting It's that spooky time of year when some students begin to disengage. In this session, we will discuss ways for faculty to be proactive and prevent at-risk students from "ghosting" by having strong engagement and communication strategies in place for your courses. |
