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Sep
8

EVENT CANCELLED: Teaching Generation ‘Why?’: Helping Students Find Meaning and Purpose in Your Course √ § Ͼ

Help students discover how your course matters.

Location

Online

Date & Time

September 8, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Canceled

Description

More than any previous generation, we hear today’s students asking, "When will I ever use this?" As a group, today’s students tend to be more instrumental in their educational goals, yet they also...
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Sep
4

Crafting Learning Outcomes that Center Students: Course Design Part 1 √ § Ͼ

How can we show students what they can achieve in our class?

Location

Online

Date & Time

September 4, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Learner-centered course design begins with envisioning a course’s desired learning results: what will students know and be able to do when they complete the class successfully? By stating the...
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Aug
20

New Adjunct Faculty Welcome: Co-constructing a Learning Community

Create valuable teaching, learning, & assessment experiences

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 20, 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Description

Join other new UMBC adjuncts, faculty, and staff for a discussion designed to help you create successful teaching, learning, and assessment experiences for yourself and your students. Since course...
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Apr
14

Bring Your Best Idea: Integrating Generative AI to Support Student Learning at UMBC √ §

Share your experiences with AI in class & bring questions!

Location

Online

Date & Time

April 14, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

The FDC recently held a three-part book discussion on Teaching with AI by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson (available as an ebook through the AOK library) and welcomed Dr. José Antonio...

Apr
9

Digging into Student Learning Data: Creating Measured Curricular Change √ § Ͼ

Learn how colleagues used data to improve student learning.

Location

Online

Date & Time

April 9, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

What options do educators have when learning data calls for change? In this session, we will explore how UMBC faculty apply innovative closing-the-loop interventions to meet students’ learning...