Past Events
Lunch 'n Learn: How Do I WID When There Are So Many Bodies in the Room?
In this presentation, Dr. Mary Baker (Anthropology) and Dr. Mike Michaud (English, Writing Board) will team up to discuss the challenges of adapting WID curricula when there are 25+ students in the room. In particular, they鈥檒l focus on how to use writing as a tool to teach course content and assess student learning without creating additional workload for the instructor.
Date, Time, Location
- Friday, March 7, 12:30鈥1:30 pm
- offered via Zoom
Lunch 'n Learn: Did AI Write That?
Join Dr. Mike Michaud (English, Writing Board) in this discussion session. We鈥檒l share experiences with and strategies for managing AI in college writing assignments. Faculty who teach WID classes are especially encouraged to attend, but the event is open to all RIC faculty who assign, teach, and grade writing.
Date, Time, Location
- Friday, February 23, 12:30鈥1:30 pm
- offered via Zoom
Lunch 'n Learn: Behind the AI Curtain: Friend or Foe?
Learn the shocking truth with RIC鈥檚 own AI expert, Dr. Timothy Henry (CSIS, Cybersecurity Institute). Get a behind-the-scenes look at how AI works. Brainstorm with him and other faculty on ways to use it in classes.
Date, Time, Location
- Friday, February 16, 12:30鈥1:30 pm
- offered via Zoom
Understanding Diverse Learners Video Club
It鈥檚 like a book club, but with videos! You鈥檒l have a week to watch a set of videos. This set focuses on: (a) Reaching neurodiverse students, (b) Creating a sense of belonging for BiPOC students, (c) Strategies to create an inclusive environment for gender variant students, and (d) Designing courses to enhance student veteran success. Each video runs approx. 20-50 minutes (total time is just shy of 3 hours). At the end of the week, we will hold a group meeting to discuss the videos and help brainstorm specific ways to implement the strategies in your courses. This will be offered three times during the semester to help accommodate different scheduling needs (you only participate in one of the weeks). Each group can decide whether they want the meeting day to be virtual or in-person. The available weeks are:
- Week 1: Watch videos between February 2鈥9. Meeting date is Friday, February 9 from 12鈥1 pm.
- Week 2: Watch videos between February 21鈥28. Meeting date is Wednesday, February 28 from 12:30鈥1:30 pm.
- Week 3: Watch videos between March 18鈥25. Meeting date is Monday, March 25 from 12:30鈥1:30 pm.
Choose Your Own AI Adventure
This event is a special opportunity for faculty from CCRI, RIC, and URI to meet in virtual space and explore the uses of AI in the classroom. Participants will be able to choose from among various workshops geared toward using AI to support their teaching and their students鈥 learning. Examples of workshops offered include: Developing a course (writing a syllabus, developing assignments, etc.); Preparing lessons (creating PowerPoints, interactive learning); Supporting student success (teach students how to use AI in their studying); Maintaining Academic Integrity, etc. Save the date -- additional details are coming soon
Date, Time, Location
- Thursday, January 11 from 10 am鈥12 pm
- offered via Zoom
Design Your Syllabi to Motivate and Engage Students
As you prepare for the semester, consider adjustments in your syllabi to support student success. Several topics will be covered to create a more inclusive syllabus that promotes greater equity and motivation for students. The focus is on strategies that can be more easily implemented before the semester starts. You are encouraged to bring along any syllabus to revise during the session.
Date, Time, Location
- Tuesday, January 9 from 9鈥10:30 am on Zoom, and repeated on
- Tuesday, January 9 from 1:30鈥3 pm on Zoom
TILT Assignments for Greater Student Success
鈥淭ILT鈥 is an evidence-based technique for making assignment expectations more understandable and transparent to students, which helps them produce better work as a result. Faculty can TILT any assignments in any discipline, whether it involves writing, presentations, solving problems, science labs, group work, reflections, and more.
Date, Time, Location
- Monday, January 8 from 10:30鈥11:30 am
- offered via Zoom
Course Policies: Flexibility with Accountability
Course policies establish an instructor鈥檚 expectations for students; however, at times, they may conflict with students鈥 needs for flexibility. This session explores ways to build flexibility into your course that support emergent student needs while still allowing the course schedule to proceed as planned.
Date, Time, Location
- Monday, January 8 from 9鈥10 am
- offered via Zoom
Engaging Students in Asynchronous Courses
This session highlights three key areas to consider when planning asynchronous courses to enhance student engagement: Engaging students with content, Engaging students with other students, and engaging students with the instructor. It does not address the use of Blackboard, but examines best practices and provides tips that you can implement before the semester starts.
Date, Time, Location
- Thursday, January 4 from 9鈥11 am
- offered via Zoom
Mini Course Design Institute: Foundations of Inclusive Course Design
Join the FCTL for our new Mini Course Design Institute on the Foundations of Inclusive Course Design. It will cover several basic areas that will help you either revise an existing course or create a new course based on best practices in inclusive teaching and learning. Among the topics covered are: introduction to inclusive course design, a robust learning objective framework for more significant and enduring student learning, learning assessments, inclusive course policies, and syllabus design. The information is relevant for any course modality (in-person, asynchronous, hybrid), and faculty who complete all sessions in the institute will receive an FCTL certificate on Foundations of Inclusive Course Design.
Date, Time, Location
- Wednesday, January 3 from 9 am鈥4 pm
- in person and on campus for this session
Please Note: Seating is limited for the in-person January session. The Institute will be offered multiple times throughout the year and additional modalities will be available.