ATL offers programs open to all instructors, as well as those geared towards particular groups of teachers.
Legend: AIN = All instructors; FTF = Full-time faculty; GTA = Graduate teaching assistants; PTF = Part-time faculty
August
Strategies & Tools for New Part-Time Faculty (PTF)
Calling all new part-time faculty! Is this your first, second, or third semester teaching at URI? Strategies & Tools is specifically designed for you and will help prepare you for a successful semester. You will build connections with colleagues, learn more about the URI community and resources, and establish or further develop your teaching practice.
An OPTIONAL 1-hour, synchronous session will be held based on participants’ schedules, during which participants can connect with other PT faculty, ask questions, and discuss teaching-related content.
Dates: August 26 – September 6, 2024
Time: Asynchronous, with synchronous options
Location: Brightspace
Registration & More information
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Part-time Faculty Course Prep/Teaching Consultations (PTF)
Preparing for your Fall course(s) and need to ask a quick teaching-related question? Maybe brainstorm an idea while prepping your course(s)? Visit a virtual consultation session just for PT Faculty!
Dates: Tuesday, August 27 – Friday, September 6
Time: Varies Each Day
Location: Virtual
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Tell Your Teaching Story – for CELS (AIN in CELS)
If you have ever had difficulty with writing your teaching statement, this session is for you. Participants will explore research-backed criteria for teaching effectiveness. Then they will practice connecting those criteria to their teaching. Participants will leave with a heuristic they can use to overcome writer’s block when it comes time to write their teaching statement.
Date: August 28, 2024
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Participants may attend in person in CBLS 435 or remotely as needed.
Registration & More Information
September
ATL Walk & Talk (AIN)
Looking for a way to connect with colleagues that’s also a bit of a break from the stresses of faculty life? Come walk with us!
New to ATL’s suite of programming to support faculty well-being and vitality, this opportunity gives instructors an informal way to engage with peers, take a leisurely stroll/roll around campus, and discuss teaching and learning topics that are top of mind. Bring a colleague or join on your own!
Date: September 12, 19 & 26, 2024
Time: 11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Location: Meet at the flagpole the Quad
Express Interest & More Information
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PTF Community of Practice Session #1 (PTF)
Designed for all Part-Time faculty teaching at URI, this four-session Community of Practice will help faculty develop relationships with colleagues, explore teaching successes and challenges, and further establish their teaching practice.
Session Dates: Sept. 18th, Oct. 16th, Nov. 18th & Dec. 16th.
Session #1 – Program welcome and orientation, plus a general teaching-related Q&A
Date: September 18, 2024
Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Location: Virtual
Registration & More Information
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Practicing Democracy CoP Session #1 (FTF & PTF)
This community of practice is for those who are fostering democratic conversations in the classroom this semester. As a community of practice, the goal of this group is to provide a forum for those who are engaging students in democratic conversations, assignments, and class activities to come together and share experiences, stories, and lessons learned with one another. This group is for you, if you are interested in leaning on your colleagues while also leaning into fostering democracy in the classroom this fall!
Open to all full-time and part-time instructors. Sessions meet in person from 10am-11:15am in Tyler Hall room 225 on the following dates: Sept. 19th, Oct. 10th, Oct. 31st, and Nov. 21st. If you teach at 11am, please feel free to still register.
Date: September 19, 2024
Time: 10:00am – 11:15am
Location: Tyler Hall Room 225
Registration & More Information
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Strategies and Tools check-in for New Faculty (New FTF)
How’s it going? You implemented a bunch of new items back in August and the purpose of this session is to check in and adjust course at the beginning of the semester.
Date: September 20, 2024
Time: 12:00pm – 12:50pm
Location: Virtual
Registration & More Information
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Online Pedagogy Course
Online Pedagogy is a 4-week, asynchronous online workshop designed to give you the background and knowledge of best-practices to enhance and hone your online teaching skills using the Brightspace platform. In just four weeks, you will learn best practices, create a course site, syllabus, course map/schedule, establish your methods of grading, and populate your grade book. You will emerge from this course with a solid start to your online course site, great ideas for remote instruction, and a certificate that designates you as a qualified online teacher!
Date: September 23, 2024
Location: Virtual
More information & Registration
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What is the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning? (AIN)
Do you have persistent questions about your classroom teaching and your students’ learning? Are you curious to learn more about teaching practices in your field and others, but are unsure where to start? This lunch and learn session will introduce participants to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning’s foundation, core principles, and trending topics.
Date: September 24, 2024
Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Location: Tyler Hall Room 225
Registration & More Information
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Faculty Vitality & Well-being Series Part 1: Identifying Burnout & Cultivating Vitality (AIN)
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Looking for some revitalization? Instructors face many challenges that can lead to burnout or decreased well-being. This two-part workshop series is designed to empower faculty with the knowledge to recognize signs of burnout, understand the importance of various types of rest, and create a personalized plan for achieving greater well-being and vitality. Bring your lunch and join colleagues for thoughtful discussion. We’ll provide coffee, tea, and dessert!
–Sept. 25 from 12:00pm-12:50pm
–Oct. 23 from 12:00pm – 12:50pm
Date: September 25, 2024
Time: 12:00pm – 12:50pm
Location: Multicultural Student Services Center, Room 203
Registration & More Information
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Experienced PT Faculty Panel Discussion (PTF)
Are you a relatively new PT faculty member at URI? Or just curious to learn from your PT faculty peers? Join us virtually for a panel discussion with experienced PT faculty who will share tips and recommendations for successfully teaching at URI. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask your own questions during a Q&A. There are two panel opportunities. Choose the one that best fits your schedule!
–Sept. 30 from 12-1pm
–Oct. 28 from 4-5pm
Date: September 30, 2024
Time: Noon-1:00pm
Location: Virtual
October
ATL Walk & Talk (AIN)
Looking for a way to connect with colleagues that’s also a bit of a break from the stresses of faculty life? Come walk with us! New to ATL’s suite of programming to support faculty well-being and vitality, this opportunity gives instructors an informal way to engage with peers, take a leisurely stroll/roll around campus, and discuss teaching and learning topics that are top of mind. Bring a colleague or join on your own!
Date: October 3, 10, 17, 24, & 31, 2024
Time: 11:30am – 12:15pm
Location: Meet at the flagpole the Quad
Express Interest & More Information
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Generative AI: A Course Developer’s Secret Weapon
Join us for this Zoom workshop where faculty will discover how AI tools like Chat GPT and Magic School can revolutionize course development. Learn how to leverage AI for creating learning materials, assessments, rubrics, and more. By adopting a strategic approach to AI in course design, you can save time, reduce burnout, and enhance both engagement and alignment in your courses.
Date: October 7th
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Virtual
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Practicing Democracy CoP Session #2 (FTF & PTF)
This community of practice is for those who are fostering democratic conversations in the classroom this semester. As a community of practice, the goal of this group is to provide a forum for those who are engaging students in democratic conversations, assignments, and class activities to come together and share experiences, stories, and lessons learned with one another. This group is for you, if you are interested in leaning on your colleagues while also leaning into fostering democracy in the classroom this fall!
Open to all full-time and part-time instructors. Sessions meet in person from 10am-11:15am in Tyler Hall room 225 on the following dates: Oct. 10th, Oct. 31st, and Nov. 21st. If you teach at 11am, please feel free to still register.
Date: October 10, 2024
Time: 10:00am – 11:15am
Location: Tyler Hall Room 225
Registration & More Information
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Practicing Democracy in Teaching (AIN)
This participatory workshop presented by guest speaker, Nicholas V. Longo, Ph.D, will offer a framework and practical strategies for embedding civic engagement across the curriculum. It draws upon a new publication, Practicing Democracy: A Toolkit for Educating Civic Professionals (AAC&U and Campus Compact), a guide that is divided into 12 lessons that use civic prompts and conversation starters for deliberative dialogue in the classroom.
As we prepare for the 2024 election and its aftermath, the workshop will help educators create opportunities for students of all majors to engage in critical reflection that helps them connect with others across differences and become “civic professionals”—students who are prepared to facilitate inclusive and participatory problem-solving in communities.
Date: October 16, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Location: Hardge Forum, URI Multicultural Center
Registration & More Information
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Part-Time Faculty Community of Practice Session #2 (PTF)
Designed for all Part-Time faculty teaching at URI, this four-session Community of Practice will help faculty develop relationships with colleagues, explore teaching successes and challenges, and further establish their teaching practice.
Session Dates: Oct. 16th, Nov. 18th & Dec. 16th.
Session #2 – Mid-semester challenges and recognizing early successes
Date: October 16, 2024
Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Virtual
Registration & More Information
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Check-in for Strategies and Tools (New FTF)
At this session we will discuss ideas for getting feedback from students at midsemester.
Date: October 18, 2024
Time: 12:00pm – 12:50pm
Location: Virtual
Registration & More Information
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Leveraging Disciplinary Methods for SoTL (AIN)
Explore a range of research methods in SoTL, and learn how you can use your disciplinary foundations to better understand your students’ learning.
Date: October 22, 2024
Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Location: Tyler Hall Room 225
Registration & More Information
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Faculty Vitality & Well-being Series Part 2: Revitalization Through Intentional Rest (AIN)
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Looking for some revitalization? Instructors face many challenges that can lead to burnout or decreased well-being. This two-part workshop series is designed to empower faculty with the knowledge to recognize signs of burnout, understand the importance of various types of rest, and create a personalized plan for achieving greater well-being and vitality. Bring your lunch and join colleagues for thoughtful discussion. We’ll provide coffee, tea, and dessert!
Date: October 23, 2024
Time: 12:00pm – 12:50pm
Location: Multicultural Student Services Center, Room 203
Registration & More Information
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Experienced PT Faculty Panel Discussion (PTF)
Are you a relatively new PT faculty member at URI? Or just curious to learn from your PT faculty peers? Join us virtually for a panel discussion with experienced PT faculty who will share tips and recommendations for successfully teaching at URI. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask your own questions during a Q&A.
Date: October 28, 2024
Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Location: Virtual
Registration & More Information
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A.I. Fall Symposium (AIN)
What are you doing with AI in your classroom? Since ChatGPT sprung onto the scene, this is the questions that we have all been grappling with. Join us on October 30th as we will dig into this question collectively. During this Symposium, you will be able to learn from your peers about how they have been incorporating AI into their classrooms and also have time to explore AI for yourself. This day is for you if you have been asking yourself “What is everybody else doing?”
Date: October 30, 2024
Time: 10:00am – 2:30pm
Location: Memorial Student Union Ballroom
Registration & More Information
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Practicing Democracy CoP Session #3 (FTF & PTF)
This community of practice is for those who are fostering democratic conversations in the classroom this semester. As a community of practice, the goal of this group is to provide a forum for those who are engaging students in democratic conversations, assignments, and class activities to come together and share experiences, stories, and lessons learned with one another. This group is for you, if you are interested in leaning on your colleagues while also leaning into fostering democracy in the classroom this fall!
Open to all full-time and part-time instructors. Sessions meet in person from 10am-11:15am in Tyler Hall room 225 on the following dates: Oct. 31st, and Nov. 21st. If you teach at 11am, please feel free to still register.
Date: October 31, 2024
Time: 10:00am – 11:15am
Location: Tyler Hall Room 225
Registration & More Information
November
ATL Walk & Talk (AIN)
Looking for a way to connect with colleagues that’s also a bit of a break from the stresses of faculty life? Come walk with us! New to ATL’s suite of programming to support faculty well-being and vitality, this opportunity gives instructors an informal way to engage with peers, take a leisurely stroll/roll around campus, and discuss teaching and learning topics that are top of mind. Bring a colleague or join on your own!
Date: November 7, 14, & 21, 2024
Time: 11:30am – 12:15pm
Location: Meet at the flagpole on the Quad
Express Interest & More Information
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A Conversation About Navigating Uncertainty (FTF & PTF)
Dr. Courtney Wright, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville, will facilitate a virtual conversation about coping with uncertainty and navigating challenging classroom interactions, especially during this election season.
Date: November 8, 2024
Time: Noon – 1:15pm
Location: Virtual
Registration & More Information
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Check-in for Strategies & Tools (New FTF)
IDEA more than a number. Student evaluations of teaching are about to go out. Learn more about them and how you can actually get some useful information from them.
Date: November 15, 2024
Time: Noon
Location: Virtual
Registration & More Information
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Part-Time Faculty Community of Practice Session #3 (PTF)
Designed for all Part-Time faculty teaching at URI, this four-session Community of Practice will help faculty develop relationships with colleagues, explore teaching successes and challenges, and further establish their teaching practice.
Session Dates: Nov. 18th & Dec. 16th.
Session #3 – Reflective teaching practice, the IDEA, and gearing up for end-of-term
Date: November 18, 2024
Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Location: Virtual
Registration & More Information
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Practicing Democracy CoP Session #4 (FTF & PTF)
This community of practice is for those who are fostering democratic conversations in the classroom this semester. As a community of practice, the goal of this group is to provide a forum for those who are engaging students in democratic conversations, assignments, and class activities to come together and share experiences, stories, and lessons learned with one another. This group is for you, if you are interested in leaning on your colleagues while also leaning into fostering democracy in the classroom this fall!
Open to all full-time and part-time instructors. Sessions meet in person from 10am-11:15am in Tyler Hall room 225 on November 21st. If you teach at 11am, please feel free to still register.
Date: November 21, 2024
Time: 10:00am – 11:15am
Location: Tyler Hall Room 225
Registration & More Information
December
ATL Walk & Talk (AIN)
Looking for a way to connect with colleagues that’s also a bit of a break from the stresses of faculty life? Come walk with us! New to ATL’s suite of programming to support faculty well-being and vitality, this opportunity gives instructors an informal way to engage with peers, take a leisurely stroll/roll around campus, and discuss teaching and learning topics that are top of mind. Bring a colleague or join on your own!
Date: December 5 & 12, 2024
Time: 11:30am – 12:15pm
Location: Meet at the flagpole on the Quad
Express Interest & More Information
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Part-Time Faculty Community of Practice Session #4 (PTF)
Designed for all Part-Time faculty teaching at URI, this four-session Community of Practice will help faculty develop relationships with colleagues, explore teaching successes and challenges, and further establish their teaching practice.
Session Date: Dec. 16th.
Session #4 – Celebrate successes and strategize ongoing reflective teaching practice
Date: December 16, 2024
Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Virtual
Registration & More Information
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Finals Week Grade-A-Thon (FTF, PTF, GTA)
Grading doesn’t have to be lonely. Tackle your end-of-semester grading in a supportive environment at our Grade-a-Thon! Bring your assignments, projects, or exams, and join fellow faculty for a productive co-working session. Two opportunities are available, one in-person and one virtual. Join for the whole time or just a portion, on either day or both days. All faculty (full- and part-time) and graduate TAs welcome!
RSVP and come knock out that grading pile!
Two options:
- Tues. Dec. 17 from 9:30am – 11:30am in-person in Hardge Forum
- Wed. Dec. 18 from 1:00pm – 3:00pm virtually via Zoom
Ongoing ATL Programming
| Program Information | Registration & More Information |
|---|---|
| Consultations (AIN) Set up a meeting to talk about your classes or your curriculum with someone in ATL! | More information |
| Brightspace Basics (AIN) This self-paced course will get you up and running in Brightspace on your time or anytime. | More information and registration |
| Academic Testing Center (AIN) The Academic Testing Center advances teaching and learning outcomes by offering professional proctoring services that promote honesty, integrity, and equity and providing accessible and inclusive assessment opportunities for students, faculty, and academic departments at the University of Rhode Island. | See the ATC website for more information. |