Training & Events

This asynchronous online course introduces instructors to the best practices of online instruction. Successful completion leads to the online teaching certification as well as the Online 101 Digital Badge. Delivered 100% online in Canvas, there will be no live meetings.

Open To
faculty, instructors, teaching staff/GA

Location
Online - https://canvas.msstate.edu/

This training provides an overview of various strategies that can be used to provide quality feedback to online students, ideas for grade management within the online course, and strategies for grading assignments of various modalities.

Open To
Instructors, Faculty, Grad. Assistants

Location
Webex

Our university is committed to delivering the highest quality instruction, and we believe that a classroom observation can significantly contribute to your growth as an effective teacher while showcasing your dedication to continuous improvement. Participating in a classroom observation offers numerous benefits, including enhancing your teaching effectiveness, fostering greater student engagement, and providing a focused pathway for professional development. By signing up for a classroom observation, we will visit one of your class sessions and offer valuable feedback on your lesson planning and delivery. The CTLs Classroom Observation process includes a pre-observation meeting, an in-class observation, a student survey, and a post-observation discussion. Through this comprehensive approach, we ensure that the observation experience is thorough and constructive. Upon completion of the observation process, you will receive a detailed Observation Report presented in a standardized format. The report will encompass insights from the observation, valuable student feedback, and practical suggestions for future improvements, ultimately assisting you in refining your teaching techniques. If you have any further questions, please visit our webpage: https://www.ctl.msstate.edu/services/teaching-feedback-person-courses. Please disregard the start and end times required by our online registration system. After the registration deadline on February 3rd, we will contact registrants to schedule a suitable day and time for the observation.

Open To
Instructors of Record

Location
Your Classroom

This training covers the basics of bringing a course you’ve taught face-to-face to the online space. Learn the must-haves for providing an effective online learning experience for your students as you make the transition.

Open To
Instructors, Faculty, Grad. Assistants

Location
Webex

This training focuses on utilizing Canvas New Analytics to send personalized communication to your students. After attending this training, you’ll be able to send individualized messages to specific populations of students in your courses, providing an overall more connected and engaging experience.

Open To
Instructors, Faculty, Grad. Assistants

Location
Webex

This course describes the steps to take if an active attacker incident were to happen on campus.

Open To
MSU Faculty, Staff and Students

Location
Union Fowlkes Auditorium

This session provides basic definitions, requirements, and steps to creating an accessible online course. Examples and demonstrations will show participants how to meet minimum ADA accessibility requirements within their own courses.

Open To
Instructors, Faculty, Grad. Assistants

Location
Webex

This asynchronous online course introduces instructors to the best practices of online instruction. Successful completion leads to the online teaching certification as well as the Online 101 Digital Badge. Delivered 100% online in Canvas, there will be no live meetings.

Open To
faculty, instructors, teaching staff/GA

Location
Online - https://canvas.msstate.edu/

Would you like to have another set of eyes review your Canvas course? The CTL is offering an Informal Canvas Course Review to any instructor that wishes to receive feedback on their Canvas course. These video reviews of your Canvas course will help you prepare for the more detailed formal course evaluations down the road. A trained member of the CTL will record a video walkthrough of your Canvas course and provide feedback on the structure, organization, opportunities for communication and interaction and much more. The video will then be sent directly to you and a follow discussion can be scheduled if you so wish.

Open To
Instructors of Record Using Canvas

Location
Online - https://canvas.msstate.edu/

In this training, we welcome members of our online admissions and enrollment team as they break down some of the fundamentals of advising online students. This training is great for new advisors and a refresher for more experienced advisors.

Open To
Instructors, Faculty, Grad. Assistants

Location
Webex

This asynchronous online course introduces instructors to the best practices of online instruction. Successful completion leads to the online teaching certification as well as the Online 101 Digital Badge. Delivered 100% online in Canvas, there will be no live meetings. Please ignore start/end times as the system requires these to be entered.

Open To
faculty, instructors, teaching staff/GA

Location
Online - https://canvas.msstate.edu/

This session is a small-group workshop designed to help faculty develop questions (and the skills to develop more questions later) that are helpful in creating student engagement in online discussion boards. Participants will leave with one or more developed discussion questions at the end of the session.

Open To
Instructors, Faculty, Grad. Assistants

Location
Webex

Learn how to promote active learning in your online course by implementing the practice of guided notetaking. We’ll go over different styles of guided notetaking, basic guidelines for developing guided notes, and why this practice is beneficial to your students.

Open To
Instructors, Faculty, Grad. Assistants

Location
Webex

In this Interactive Learning Tools session, we’ll discuss how to utilize Microsoft Teams in your courses. Teams can make collaboration seamless and easy for students and instructors. Let us show you how to take advantage of this tool in the online classroom.

Open To
Instructors, Faculty, Grad. Assistants

Location
Webex

The semester is wrapping up, and you want to ensure your students finish strong! This session will discuss how to end your course on a positive note and reinstate essential takeaways.

Open To
Instructors, Faculty, Grad. Assistants

Location
Webex

Join us as we celebrate the incredible contributions of our MSU faculty and staff to student success! This special event will highlight and honor the dedication of our educators, including a milestone achievement—the first graduating class of the Maroon Academy for Teaching Excellence. We will also recognize participants in other impactful professional development programs, such as the New Faculty Teaching Academy, Continual Improvement: A Teacher's Quest!, and Online Teaching 101. Following a brief program of recognitions, we’ll create space for meaningful dialogue among colleagues to reflect on and share instructional lessons from this past year. Let’s come together to celebrate, reflect, and connect. We hope to see you there!

Open To
MSU Instructors of Record and Supporters

Location
Coskrey Auditorium Memorial Hall

Want to be more intentional, reflective, and thoughtful in your teaching practice? Whether you are applying for an award or preparing your promotion package, join the Center's Teaching Portfolio Workshop! This 3-week online workshop will be delivered asynchronously on Canvas from May 12th to June 2nd. Please disregard specific start and end times in the system; assignments are structured with flexible deadlines, with the first assignment due on May 19th. Overview Participants will develop clear and concise evidence of teaching effectiveness. The workshop focuses on reflective practices and intentional documentation of teaching philosophies and methods. Modules Purpose, Elements, and Teaching Philosophy: This module helps you decide what elements to include in your portfolio, compose your critical teaching philosophy statement, and write an inclusive teaching statement. It includes examples from award-winning faculty and culminates in submitting your personal teaching philosophy statement. Experience, Responsibilities, Instructional Methods, and Assessment: This module guides you in writing the teaching responsibilities statement, producing a Curriculum Vitae, and developing the Instructional Methods and Assessment section. You'll review and discuss examples from award-winning faculty. The module ends with the submission of a draft of the Instructional Methods or Assessment section, or a Statement of Teaching Responsibilities or Teaching Experience. Evidence, Formatting, and Continuous Improvement: This module assists you in providing evidence of instructional quality, completing a plan for continuous improvement, and formatting your teaching portfolio. It explores various approaches to evidencing instructional quality and includes examples of Course Self-Evaluations from award-winning instructors. The module culminates with the submission of a Course Self-Evaluation or Plan for Continuous Improvement. Participants This program is suitable for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students who wish to explain and document their instructional approaches. Recognition Upon successful completion of all assignments, participants will be awarded the Teaching Portfolio Workshop badge, recognizing their dedication to continual improvement and reflective teaching. Additionally, these achievements will be celebrated at the annual Teacher Appreciation Luncheon in May.

Open To
Faculty, Post Docs, Graduate Students

Location
Online in Canvas

Our university is committed to delivering the highest quality instruction, and we believe that a classroom observation can significantly contribute to your growth as an effective teacher while showcasing your dedication to continuous improvement. Participating in a classroom observation offers numerous benefits, including enhancing your teaching effectiveness, fostering greater student engagement, and providing a focused pathway for professional development. By signing up for a classroom observation, we will visit one of your class sessions and offer valuable feedback on your lesson planning and delivery. The CTLs Classroom Observation process includes a pre-observation meeting, an in-class observation, a student survey, and a post-observation discussion. Through this comprehensive approach, we ensure that the observation experience is thorough and constructive. Upon completion of the observation process, you will receive a detailed Observation Report presented in a standardized format. The report will encompass insights from the observation, valuable student feedback, and practical suggestions for future improvements, ultimately assisting you in refining your teaching techniques. If you have any further questions, please visit our webpage: https://www.ctl.msstate.edu/services/teaching-feedback-person-courses. Please disregard the start and end times required by our online registration system. After the registration deadline on September 8th, we will contact registrants to schedule a suitable day and time for the observation.

Open To

Location
Your Classroom