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Apr
7

Small Steps, Big Shifts: Trying Out Alternative Grading in Your Classroom √ §

Curious about moving away from points-based assessment?

Location

Online

Date & Time

April 7, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

You don't have to overhaul your entire course to experiment with ungrading. This session is designed for faculty who are curious about moving away from points-based assessment but aren't sure...
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Apr
1

Part 2: Encouraging Academic Integrity: A Discussion of Cheating, Grading, and Course-Level Policies in the Era of AI √ §

Chapters from Teaching with AI, 2nd Ed., by Bowen & Watson

Location

Online

Date & Time

April 1, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Join us for a discussion of three chapters from the newly revised book Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning, 2nd Edition (2025), by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward...
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Mar
25

Teaching Through the Body: An Introduction to Embodied Learning √ §

Explore how the body shapes attention, memory, & engagement.

Location

Engineering : 102

Date & Time

March 25, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Description

This interactive workshop introduces the core principles of embodied learning—an approach that recognizes movement, sensation, and physical experience as powerful contributors to how people think...
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Feb
24

Encouraging Academic Integrity: A Discussion of Cheating, Grading, and Course-Level Policies in the Era of AI √ §

Chapters from Teaching with AI, 2nd Ed., by Bowen & Watson

Location

Online

Date & Time

February 24, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Join us for a discussion of three chapters from the newly revised book Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning, 2nd Edition (2025), by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward...
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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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