Workshops and Events

Our events take place in 430R Kresge Library with an online attendance option, unless otherwise noted. 

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Our Fall schedule is currently in development and will be available later this season. In the meantime, we invite you to explore our past programs.

From multi-week programs to shorter-term projects, our self-paced programs offer flexibility, variety and applicability to your teaching context, each with opportunities to work with a CETL team member to review work, teaching materials, and course plans.

Neurodiversity in the Classroom

This self-paced program offers learning activities that deepen our knowledge of the many ways the human mind works, understand the experiences of neurodivergent learners, and how to design inclusive learning environments accordingly. Activities include podcasts, discussion boards, worksheets, videos, and more. Those who complete at least five activities in the Neurodiversity in the Classroom eSpace can earn a certificate and earn a badge. For questions and to explore group facilitation options, contact Christina Moore at [email protected]. Watch the Neurodiversity in the Classroom series, featuring select videos from the program.

AI Learning Circle

June 1-31, 2026. This online learning community works together though a self-paced online course on teaching with AI, developed by Auburn University. Explore AI tools, define your AI use parameters, and reflect on your teaching in a supportive community. Complete the course to earn a Credly badge in AI-responsive teaching. Teaching with AI Course Access Request Form (+ AI Learning Circle). Past learning circles were held in Spring 2025 and Winter 2026.

Data-Informed Decisions Using the Student Success and Equity Dashboard

This two-part program introduces the Student Success and Equity Dashboard to learn more about our student population and equity gaps, and navigate key features like the Faculty Dashboard and Oakland by the Numbers. Based on their Dashboard findings, you’ll use a self-paced guide to develop an action plan for their classroom or program by noting questions and goals informed by dashboard insights. A certificate is available upon submitting an action plan or booking an appointment to discuss the plan. All activities available in the Data-Informed Decisions eSpace.

Course Design Institutes: Reimagining Teaching for Student Success

Intentional course design is one of the most powerful levers we have to improve student success, equity, and engagement. While one-time teaching workshops can spark ideas, sustained programs like Course Design Institutes (CDIs) provide the structured, research-informed support faculty need to transform those ideas into lasting change. CETL’s course design programs will provide faculty with a comprehensive, research-based framework for creating inclusive, engaging, and effective learning experiences for all students. This intensive Course Design Institute (CDI) program combines backward design, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) principles to help faculty (re)imagine their courses from the ground up.

Critical Thinking in the Age of AI

August 10-12, 2026. Submit application by June 15

This three-day, in-person program is designed to provide an understanding of critical thinking teaching strategies, important aspects of AI literacy, and the interplay of AI and critical thinking. The program will equip faculty to develop assignments that prioritize critical thinking, design AI-resilient assessments, and teach AI literacy. You will also learn how to integrate AI tools as learning opportunities while aligning AI assignments with your course learning outcomes. Learn more about the Critical Thinking/AI CDI.

Gateway Course Redesign Institute

The goals of this initiative, a collaborative effort between Academic Affairs, CETL, and OU department faculty, are to empower faculty and departments to use data and evidence-based best practices to reimagine gateway course structure, content, pedagogy, and support systems. This could include course level interventions, student support, and larger institutional level changes.

The program was designed to build participant capacity to:

• Understand how we can use data to inform course redesign
• Collect and analyze institutional, student success, and course-level data
• Analyze faculty perspectives and student experience information to determine critical student success factors
• Learn about key interventions to overcome success barriers and address course issues
• Identify “Quick Win” and “Deep Change” interventions
• Identify success metrics and key resources needed for interventions

Facilitators: Sarah Hosch, Faculty Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning; Amy Salazar, President & Principal Consultant of Higher Heights Consulting.

Inclusive Teaching Academy

The purpose of the Inclusive Teaching Academy is to strengthen the knowledge and understanding of inclusive and culturally responsive teaching, use data and self-reflection to inform teaching, and incorporate evidence-based, high-impact practices. See the Inclusive Teaching Academy Grad Showcase, listing all faculty participants and their action plan summaries.

For a full overview of the program's goals, structure, and learning outcomes, visit the Inclusive Teaching Academy program page.

CETL collaborates with and helps promote OU events related to teaching and learning. If you would like to add an upcoming event, please contact Christina Moore.

Teaching with Technology, Online Teaching, and Moodle (e-LIS)

e-Learning and Instructional Support offers one-hour Zoom workshops on best practices, teaching presence, and advanced tools in Moodle. View all upcoming e-LIS workshops.

From the Center for Excellence in Medical Education, OUWB School of Medicine

Browse a full calendar of CEME faculty development events.