News from CTL

We hope the summer season is providing you times of rest, joy, and exploration. This abbreviated newsletter includes recent CTL activities and fall preparation materials. We are finalizing 2025-2026 programming details and look forward to releasing the full lineup in early August. In addition, there are a few spots remaining in the upcoming ACUE asynchronous course. This professional development opportunity will provide actionable strategies for your fall courses.

With the end of the semester at hand, we hope you are able to plan times for rest and recharge. You are invited to join us for Grading Oasis and please spread the word about our second annual RISE program. Read on for resources, celebrations, and offerings from CTL and campus colleagues.

On March 28, the CTL hosted an engaging student panel focusing on student’s firsthand experiences with AI in the classroom, exploring its benefits, challenges, and impact on learning.

In the final month of spring semester, CTL is celebrating student work and leadership. There are a variety of professional development opportunities relating to course design, accessibility, and AI and academic technologies. We are especially excited about our Early Career Teaching Connections initiative.

ACUE’s course Designing Learner-Centered Courses guides you through designing courses with aligned assessments, assignments, and learning experiences that offer students clarity around what they are learning and how they will be assessed.

On March 7, the CTL hosted an engaging Pedagogical Improv workshop led by Emily Pitts Donahoe - Associate Director of the University of Mississippi CETL

Would you like to gain insights from undergraduate student experiences about this important topic that is significantly influencing academic work?

CTL is celebrating two recent gatherings that made space to gather, learn, and go forth. In addition, we are so pleased to announce a new cohort of Provost's Teaching Fellows.

The Provost's Teaching Fellows Program empowers faculty to advance education in two ways: through individual initiatives that improve teaching and learning at UT, and through campus-wide events that promote the quality of education and its status in the campus culture. The PTF Program operates in conjunction with and is supported by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Dr. Wenhong Chen, professor of media studies and sociology at the Moody College of Communications, led a thought-provoking PTF Think Tank session on AI in the Year of the Little Dragon.