Workshops

Offered By
Center for Teaching and Learning

Description
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.

Contact
Kris King

Available Classes

• February 03, 2025 (Sign Up for Classroom Observation on February 03, 2025)
• September 08, 2025 (Sign Up for Classroom Observation on September 08, 2025)

Offered By
Center for Teaching and Learning

Description
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. For more information on this service please visit: https://www.ctl.msstate.edu/informal-canvas-course-review

Contact
Kris King

Available Classes

• February 27, 2025 (Sign Up for Informal Canvas Course Review on February 27, 2025)

Offered By
Center for Teaching and Learning

Description
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.

Contact
Kris King

Available Classes

• January 27, 2025 (Sign Up for Online Teaching 101 on January 27, 2025)
• February 24, 2025 (Sign Up for Online Teaching 101 on February 24, 2025)
• March 31, 2025 (Sign Up for Online Teaching 101 on March 31, 2025)

Offered By
Center for Teaching and Learning

Description
Please join us for an end of year celebration of our MSU teachers! At this event, we will acknowledge the considerable efforts made by our faculty and staff make to continually improve instruction to our MSU students. We will recognize and celebrate recent achievements including those who have completed significant professional development programs like the New Faculty Teaching Academy, the Inclusive Teaching Community of Practice and Online Teaching 101. After a short program with a few recognitions, we will also have time for an intentional discussion for dialogue with colleagues to review the instructional lessons of this past year. We hope you will join us!

Contact
Kris King

Available Classes

• May 08, 2025 (Sign Up for Teacher Appreciation Luncheon on May 08, 2025)

Offered By
Center for Teaching and Learning

Description
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.

Contact
Kris King

Available Classes

• May 14, 2025 (Sign Up for Teaching Portfolio Workshop | Online on May 14, 2025)