News from CTL

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.

While it may not feel like October outside, we are approaching the midpoint of the semester. What is working for you so far? What challenges are present? There are many opportunities this month to help you move forward! We encourage you to invest in your teaching practice in one or two ways and help strengthen our teaching and learning community.

The emergence of generative AI has the potential to shape many aspect of teaching and learning in higher education. CTL has developed several resources and events to help faculty, instructors, and students explore the implications.

The first full month of the semester includes a wide variety of opportunities to invest in your teaching practice. Find a new GenAI resource and a number of workshops to attend to further preparedness as the semester carries on.

As the semester approaches, we offer a variety of support and resources to help you prepare. Below, you will find information about our Longhorn Teaching Labs, a program targeted towards early-career faculty members, but open to all who are interested. Additionally, there are opportunities focused on AI and academic technologies, as well as graduate student instructors.

The CTL newsletter will be published mid-month throughout the summer, sharing upcoming opportunities available to the instructional community. See below for events focused on teaching practice, academic technology and AI, and celebrations of recent awards and conference presentations.

We hope this season provides you with opportunities to deepen both personal and professional pursuits. This newsletter will be published mid-month throughout the summer, sharing upcoming opportunities available to the instructional community. For instance, several sessions in the "Save the Date" section are designed to enhance your understanding of artificial intelligence and its potential impact on your courses. In addition, continue reading to discover reasons to celebrate the work of faculty, staff, and CTL team members.

Last Friday, the Graduate Teaching Showcase provided true inspiration as we enter the final month of spring courses. Stay tuned for a recap next month! There are a wide variety of offerings available in April for all members of the teaching and learning community.

We hope your semester is going well so far. Yesterday, Director Molly Hatcher's "welcome back" message was sent to faculty. In that spirit, we look forward to "pausing" with you this semester in a variety of ways. This newsletter edition describes opportunities for all instructors as well as undergraduate and graduate students. Enjoy and contact us with any questions.

October brings us to the midpoint of fall semester. See below for a variety of resources to support student learning. In addition, what can you do this month to maintain or adjust your current practices?