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Can Alternative Grading Approaches Motivate Students and Help them Focus on Learning? Exploring “Ungrading” √ §

Can ungrading motivate and connect students & save us time?

Location

Online

Date & Time

March 11, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Join us to explore alternative ways to assess and evaluate students’ work. A range of approaches have been designed to help learners develop intrinsic motivation and love for learning. Educators...
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Faculty Fulbright Accelerator

Teach, research, or work on projects in over 135 countries!

Location

Online

Date & Time

March 5, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Learn about the 2026-2027 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program at a virtual workshop for UMBC faculty in all disciplines interested in this prestigious fellowship program, the flagship educational...
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Identifying & Addressing Learning Obstacles with Direct Measures √ §

See how Math colleagues successfully created an intervention

Location

Engineering : 102

Date & Time

February 27, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Description

Does your program require intense core courses or other learning experiences that have become hurdles for your students? Are courses with high failure or withdrawal rates impeding student progress...
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Learn about our Immigrant Students' Experiences: Playing the Board Game "Emerging" √ §

Also, we'll discuss gamification and inclusive teaching.

Location

Engineering : 102

Date & Time

February 19, 2025, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Description

How much do you know about what immigrant students go through to get an education in the US? Were you aware that one in four students in US public schools are part of an immigrant family, and it's...
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Encouraging Academic Integrity in the Era of AI √ § (RESCHEDULED DATE)

Use best practices in course design and clear AI policies.

Location

Online

Date & Time

February 18, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

While fostering and maintaining academic integrity has always been an important goal of instruction at UMBC, advances in “the other AI” – artificial intelligence – have complicated this effort....
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Dynamic Discussions: Strategies for Promoting Broader Participation and Deeper Learning √ §

Deepen understanding and encourage critical thinking.

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 29, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Engaging in high-quality discussions can deepen students’ understanding of a topic and encourage them to think critically by allowing them to hear different perspectives or to compare various...
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AI Assignments and Assessments Workshop by Dr. José Antonio Bowen √ §

Consider making assignments AI-Resistant or AI-Inclusive

Location

Performing Arts & Humanities Building : 337 (The Dance Cube)

Date & Time

January 23, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Description

Following our three-part fall book discussion on Teaching with AI by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson, we are excited to welcome Dr. José Antonio Bowen, who will facilitate a workshop on...
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AI Literacy & Prompt Engineering Workshop by Dr. José Antonio Bowen √ §

Learn to improve your prompts and find the right AI tools!

Location

Performing Arts & Humanities Building : 337 (The Dance Cube)

Date & Time

January 23, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:45 pm

Description

Following our three-part fall book discussion on Teaching with AI by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson, we are excited to welcome Dr. José Antonio Bowen, who will facilitate a workshop on...
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Two AI Workshops by Dr. José Antonio Bowen

AI Literacy & Prompt Engineering, Assignments & Assessments

Location

Performing Arts & Humanities Building : 337 (The Dance Cube)

Date & Time

January 23, 2025, 12:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Description

Following our three-part fall book discussion on Teaching with AI by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson, we are excited to welcome Dr. José Antonio Bowen, who will facilitate two workshops:...
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