In-person workshop This workshop focuses on fostering student collaboration and engagement in active learning classrooms (ALCs). ALCs are designed for students to work collaboratively, move around the room and engage together in the learning process. The classrooms feature flexible furniture or group tables,  shared whiteboards, monitors, and more. Participants will learn how to take advantage […]

In-person workshop Are you updating or creating a syllabus for your fall semester course? Your course syllabus can be a powerful tool that can effectively establish classroom norms, performance expectations and foster student engagement. Research has shown that the tone, content and design of a course syllabus can directly affect students’ perception of instruction, the […]

In-person workshop Designed for faculty new to using UMaine's LMS Brightspace, this orientation will provide you with an overview of the layout, commonly used tools, and recommendations to help get you started.   If you are familiar with Brightspace, but have specific questions about your course, we recommend setting up a one-on-one consultation with our faculty […]

In-person workshop The first day of any course can cause jitters and excitement for faculty at any point in their career. How do your students feel about the first day of class?  What can you do on the first day to awaken their curiosity for learning and demonstrate your passion for the subject you are […]

In-person event UMaine now has an institutional license for iClicker, meaning faculty can use these tools in classrooms without any additional fees to students or hardware purchases.  This session will introduce faculty to the technical features of iClicker Cloud, how it integrates with Brightspace and other commonly asked questions. Register for this event here (opens […]

In-person event iClickers (or other response systems) can be an extremely effective tools to engage your students in content and their own learning while simultaneously informing you about student thinking. To be maximally effective, key factors need to be considered. In this workshop, we will present research and approaches on how to maximize the information […]

In-person workshop The transparency in learning and teaching framework (TILT) is based on research which showed that by using transparent methods, learning, retention and self-efficacy is raised for all students, and in particular for first-generation students and other underrepresented groups (Winkelmas et. al.,  2016). Building transparent assignments is one concrete way to make your course […]