Events Archive

Instructors took part in Ready, Set, Teach!, an event designed to help them pause, reset, and prepare for the new semester with low-stakes learning opportunities. Participants attended virtual or in-person sessions, exploring topics such as AI in education,...

Joined by IT’s Kristy Walker and STLI’s Mike Blum, this Quick Bite session explored the new faculty support tools available in Blackboard Ultra courses. The AI Design Assistant helped instructors build courses with time-saving tools. Participants learned...

This STLI Quick Bite series is based on Prof. Heideman’s “change one thing” philosophy. In these 30-minute Zoom sessions we shared research-based strategies to improve your teaching. Inspired by Paul Heideman’s 30-year career, we shared, quick...

How do we make strategic choices about where to spend our instructional time while helping students develop their communication skills and still leave room for the content we’re most passionate about? Len Neighbors and the STLI team joined forces to share strategies...

This session highlighted instructional strategies for embracing our unique voices while leveraging the capabilities of generative AI in writing. Participants explored techniques to maintain authenticity and personal style in academic writing while using generative AI...

This webinar, hosted by Diana Theisinger, focused on research-based strategies to improve teaching, inspired by Paul Heideman’s 30-year career. The main topic was “Change One Thing,” a philosophy designed to help instructors make quick adjustments in the...

Together We Do: Teaching the Day After Workshop built on ideas presented in the Teaching the Day After TLT by applying the framework to participants’ own classes. Together, we explored specific strategies to foster open, thoughtful dialogue by examining case...

Teaching the day after traumatic or divisive events presents challenges. STLI Fellow for Excellence in Teaching Phil Wagner offered practical advice on navigating the emotional realities of “day after” conversations and provided strategies for cultivating teaching and...

This session is part of the STLI Teaching with AI Quick Bite series. Transparent assignment design aims to make learning processes clearer for students. It has a positive effect on students’ self-efficacy, sense of belonging, and confidence. STLI Quick Bite | AI...

This webinar, led by Diana Theisinger from STLI’s program for digital and professional learning, focused on the “Change One Thing” series, inspired by Professor Paul Heideman’s teaching strategies at William and Mary. The main topic was the...