Special topics in facilitating class discussions
November 15, 12:15 – 1:15
Online, link will be sent to registered participants
Presenters: Tina Huey, Rachel Prunier, CETL – Faculty Development

Please join CETL staff for a facilitated session to share your experiences and questions. Session will be capped at 20 and will not be recorded. Suggestions will be provided for:

• Determining whether or not to have a discussion, and how long it should be
• Designing your class to activate student voice
• Supporting equitable participation
• Navigating difficult moments

This is an interactive session.

Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3268

Key performance indicators (KPI) are holistic measures of student success. They are quantifiable measures aligned with an academic program’s mission and priority. To date, undergraduate programs have identified or are finalizing key performance indicators as part of the assessment process. In this interactive session, Diego Valente will discuss defining key performance indicators, determining if the KPI aligns with the program’s priorities, determining if and how to impact change, identifying ways to gather or locate the data, and considering ways to look at data from a DEI perspective. Attendees will be encouraged to share their own experiences in order to strategize how to address challenges.

In the pursuit of academic excellence and student achievement, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) have emerged as critical tools for measuring and driving student success. This workshop, led by Senior Academic Program Assessment Fellow Diego Valente, offers a deep dive into the world of KPIs in program assessment. As undergraduate programs across the university reflect on or finalize their KPIs, this session will allow participants explore the intricate process of defining, aligning, and leveraging KPIs to enhance program outcomes and student success. Key topics will include:

• Defining robust and meaningful Key Performance Indicators

• Aligning KPIs with program missions and strategic priorities

• Strategies for impacting change through KPI-driven insights

• Approaches to data collection and analysis

• Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) perspectives in KPI assessment

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Craft precise and impactful KPIs tailored to their program’s unique context
2. Evaluate the alignment between KPIs and program priorities
3. Develop action plans for driving positive change based on KPI data
4. Implement effective strategies for gathering and analyzing relevant data
5. Apply a DEI lens to KPI interpretation and utilization

Attendees are encouraged to share their experiences, challenges, and successes. Whether you’re refining existing KPIs or starting from scratch, this workshop offers valuable tools and techniques to enhance your program’s assessment process and drive student success.

Registration link: https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3262

This session will begin with an overview or review of common elements in a teaching philosophy statement, then offer a series of writing prompts designed for participants who are at any stage of writing a teaching philosophy statement. Information about writing a diversity statement will also be shared. Whether you already have a draft or only a few discrete blurbs, this workshop will provide space for reflection on your teaching philosophy.

The workshop will NOT be recorded.

November 20, 10:00-11:00
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3250

Grade smarter, not harder: rubrics
November 20 at 11:30 – 12:30
Online
Presenter: Lauren Schlesselman

Grading rubrics are an assessment tool that helps instructors and students focus attention on the important aspects of an assignment. Rubrics promote grading practices that are consistent and free from bias. This introductory workshop explores the elements of a rubric, methods to design rubrics with and without student involvement, and how to apply them within your courses. Attendees are encouraged to bring their rubrics for small group collaborations or their syllabus and ideas for an assignment that would benefit from a rubric.
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
1. Identify the value and role of rubrics in measuring student learning
2. Recognize the steps in creating a rubric
3. Connect rubrics with outcomes and learning data
4. Identify an assignment in your course that could use a rubric and draft the criteria

Registration - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3264

Image generation technologies are transforming how educators and students engage with visual content. This workshop is meant to encourage knowledge exchange and active participation from all attendees as we explore AI-generated imagery’s practical applications, creative possibilities, and ethical considerations within learning environments. The session will include a brief presentation on what’s new about AI image-generation tools from a creative/artistic perspective, followed by an open discussion and Q&A.

Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3293