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Feb
18

Incorporating Active Learning into STEM Courses: An Overview and Examples √ § Ͼ

Hear insights from the research and your UMBC colleagues

Location

Online

Date & Time

February 18, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

How can we engage our students during class? How can we and they see what they’ve learned before an assessment? In this session, Linda C. Hodges, Director Emerita of the UMBC FDC, will provide a...
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Feb
12

POSTPONED: Measuring Student Learning: Course Design Part 3 √ §

Explore how to create & use rubrics & test maps effectively.

Location

Online

Date & Time

February 12, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Canceled

Description

In this discussion, we’ll continue the work begun in last year’s course design and alignment  sessions to examine how to measure student learning with rubrics and test maps. In past sessions, we...
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Feb
11

Refusing Generative AI in College Writing Instruction: A Conversation with the Authors Maggie Fernandes, Megan McIntyre, and Jennifer Sano-Franchini √ §

Hear diverse perspectives on genAI in higher education.

Location

Online

Date & Time

February 11, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Join us for a conversation with the scholars who created Refusing Generative AI in Writing Studies. The speakers will share how and why they decided to create Refusing GenAI in Writing Studies as...
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Feb
3

Beyond the Lecture: Engaging Students Through Flipped Learning √ §

See research supporting this approach & ways to implement it

Location

Online

Date & Time

February 3, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Why are instructors flipping their classes? And what exactly does that mean? Does everyone stand on their heads? In this session, we’ll cover the basics of this active learning approach that...
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Jan
22

Creating a Welcoming Course: Designing for Inclusion and Connection √ §

Do your course-level outcomes clearly express your goals?

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 22, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

How can your syllabus and learning outcomes welcome students to your course and initiate an inclusive tone? As you get ready for spring semester, your syllabus probably already shares your...
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Jan
21

New Adjunct Faculty Welcome: Co-constructing a Learning Community

Create valuable teaching, learning, & assessment experiences

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 21, 2026, 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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Jan
16

The AI-Assisted Educator: A Course Design Sprint √ §

Walk away with fresh inspiration and actionable strategies!

Location

Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building (ILSB) : 116A

Date & Time

January 16, 2026, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Description

Need a nudge to refresh* your spring course(s)? Curious about how Generative AI tools might help spark new ideas in the classroom? In this hands-on, in-person workshop, we’ll revisit basic course...
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Dec
2

I’m Not Teaching with Generative AI, But What Do I Still Need to Know?

Part III of Introduction to Generative AI in Teaching Series

Location

Public Policy : 204

Date & Time

December 2, 2025, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Description

This session highlights what faculty need to know, even if they are not adopting AI in their own teaching. Topics include basic Gen AI literacy, a critical examination of student use of AI tools,...
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Nov
20

Integrating Community-Engaged and Experiential Learning into Your Course: Fostering Meaningful Learning and Student Success √ §

Show your students the relevance of your course content.

Location

Online

Date & Time

November 20, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Do your students perceive the relevance of your course content to their lives and to the world outside your classroom? If you aren’t sure how to make the connection, this session is for you. Staff...
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