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

Summer Series

The CITL will kick off the Summer Series on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, as we begin reading Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning by Dr. Pooja Agarwhal and Patrice Bain. We will meet virtually on Tuesdays, wrapping up the series on August 8, 2023. Together, we will learn and discuss how to implement retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, and feedback-driven metacognition into courses. Reading is NOT required to join in on the conversation, and all chapters are available online though the TnTech Library. If you need any assistance with online access to materials, please contact the CITL. Registration and more information available below.

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Summer Series: Powerful Teaching (Introductions & Chapter 1)
CITL Instructional Designers
11-11:30 AM Microsoft Teams

The CITL will kick off the Summer Series on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, as we begin reading Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning by Dr. Pooja Agarwhal and Patrice Bain.

Chapters for this week include:

Introduction (1-7)
Chapter 1: Discover the Power Behind Power Tools (9-23)

Reading is NOT required to join in on the conversation, and all chapters are available online though the TnTech Library. If you need any assistance with online access to materials, please contact the CITL.

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Summer Series: Powerful Teaching (Chapter 2 & 3)
CITL Instructional Designers
11-11:30 AM Microsoft Teams

This week, we will continue our discussion of Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning by Dr. Pooja Agarwhal and Patrice Bain.

Chapters for this week include

Chapter 2: Build a Foundation with Retrieval Practice (25-53)
Chapter 3: Empower Teaching with Retrieval Practice Strategies (55-91)

Reading is NOT required to join in on the conversation, and all chapters are available online though the TnTech Library. If you need any assistance with access to materials, please contact the CITL.

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Summer Series: Powerful Teaching (Chapter 4)
CITL Instructional Designers
11-11:30 AM Microsoft Teams

This week, we will continue our discussion of Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning by Dr. Pooja Agarwhal and Patrice Bain.

This week’s chapter is Chapter 4: Energize Learning with Spacing and Interleaving (93-121).

Reading is NOT required to join in on the conversation, and all chapters are available online though the TnTech Library. If you need any assistance with access to materials, please contact the CITL.

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Summer Series: Powerful Teaching (Chapter 5)
CITL Instructional Designers
11-11:30 AM Microsoft Teams

This week, we will continue our discussion of Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning by Dr. Pooja Agarwhal and Patrice Bain.

This week’s chapter is Chapter 5: Engage Students with Feedback-Driven Metacognition (123-152).

Reading is NOT required to join in on the conversation, and all chapters are available online though the TnTech Library. If you need any assistance with access to materials, please contact the CITL.

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