Asynchronous Learning

IDEA: More Than Just a Number, Self-Paced Course (ALL)

This self-paced Brightspace training will take you through four interactive modules highlighting the purpose of the IDEA Survey and how to effectively choose questions and interpret results.

Time: Asynchronous 
Location: Brightspace

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Classroom Instruction

Active Learning Strategies that Support Inclusivity (ALL)
What exactly is “active learning”? How can you leverage these strategies to create a more engaging and inclusive classroom experience? Come find out! In this 1-hour workshop, we’ll explore the active learning continuum and discuss strategies to promote student participation while fostering a sense of belonging.

Dates: September 30 & October 3
Time: 9/30 from 3:30pm – 4:30pm; 10/3 from 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: Zoom
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AI and Assignment Design (ALL)
In this workshop, we will explore integrating AI into an assignment and communicating the propoer use of AI to students in a transparent way.

Dates: November 13th
Time: 9:00am – 10:00am
Location: Zoom
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AI at URI (ALL)
Learn the tools available at URI. Learn what they do. Learn how to access them.

Dates: September 18th 
Time: 9:00am – 10:00am
Location: Zoom
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Experienced Part-time Faculty Panel Discussion (PTF)
Curious to learn from your PT faculty peers? Join us virtually for a panel discussion with experienced PT faculty who will share tips for successfully teaching at URI. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask your own questions during a Q&A. Repeat participants are welcome!

Dates: September 26th & October 6th
Time: 9/26 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm & 10/6 from 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Zoom
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Graduate Student Learning Community  (GTA)
Are you a Grad student teaching assistant who is looking to deepen your inclusive and effective teaching practice in a community of motivated graduate student instructors? This fall, we will be forming a learning community for graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) at URI. We have four scheduled meetings (on campus, in person) for GTAs to come together and explore their teaching practice. Our community is limited to 15 participants, to facilitate thoughtful conversation and relationship building. For each meeting, there will be about an hour of work to do after each session to practice implementing what we discussed.

Dates: Sept. 15, Oct. 6, Nov. 3, & Dec. 8
Time: Noon
Location: In-Person, Location TBD
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Gathering Feedback for Mid-Course Corrections (ALL)

Don’t wait for IDEA feedback to get a pulse on your students’ experiences and learning! This session will cover approaches to gathering mid-semester feedback, a valuable intervention tool for clarifying your teaching goals and re-aligning with students.

Dates: September 25th & September 26th
Time: 9/25 from 9:30am – 10:30am; 9/26 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: Zoom
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Part-time Faculty Community of Practice (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. Repeat participants are welcome!

Session Dates/Topics: 

• Session #1, Tues, Sept. 16 – Program welcome, community-building, and a general teaching-related Q&A (during each session).
• Session #2, Tues, Oct. 21 – Mid-semester challenges and recognizing early successes
• Session #3, Tues., Nov. 18 – Reflective teaching practice and gearing up for end-of-term.
• Session #4, Tues., Dec. 16 – Celebrate successes and strategize ongoing reflective teaching practice.

Dates: 9/16, 10/21, 11/18, & 12/16
Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: Zoom
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Strategies For a Great First Day of Class (ALL)
At this session we will discuss strategies for having a great first day of class. This session is for those who teach classes of all sizes. If you are looking for ideas on something to do besides going over the syllabus, this session is for you.

Dates: August 25th & August 26th 
Time: 8/25 10:00am – 11:00am; 8/26 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: Zoom
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Strategies and Tools for Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTA)
Are you ready to elevate your teaching skills and make a lasting impact in the classroom? Join us for a series of dynamic workshops crafted to empower your teaching journey. Attend at least 3 out of the 4 workshops and earn an esteemed certificate/badge recognizing your commitment to professional development.

Dates: Sept. 17, Oct. 1, Oct. 15, Oct. 29, Nov. 26, & Dec. 10
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Location: Tyler Hall, 225 or Virtually 
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Using AI to support your academic values (ALL)
In this workshop, we will explore a method for adopting AI in support academic values such as critical thinking and creativity.

Date: October 23rd
Time: 9:00am – 10:00am
Location: Zoom
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Online & Hybrid Teaching

New Programs Coming Soon! (ALL)

Scholarly Teaching

Rhody Scholars Information Session (ALL)
Learn more about this opportunity to take a SoTL idea from start to finish! Rhody Scholars is a 1-year program that provides funding, one-on-one consultation, and group workshopping to support you in exploring a teaching idea or question that’s been nagging you! This information session will talk you through the program and application requirements, just in time for you to submit before the deadline.

Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: Zoom
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Rhody Scholars Program (ALL)

Join the Rhody Scholars and get support to take a SoTL project from initial idea to finished project. This 1-yr program will provide funding, one-on-one consultation, and group workshopping to support you in finally exploring that teaching innovation or idea you’ve been wanting to examine. Full details are available below and the application is open now!

Application Deadline: TBD
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SoTL Reading Club, Session#1: SoTL in Health Sciences (ALL)
Keeping up with the latest research in teaching and learning doesn’t have to be onerous! Join this monthly meeting to explore some of the newest scholarship in SoTL and connect with your colleagues as you consider possible applications to your own teaching context.

Date: September 22nd
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: Zoom

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SoTL Reading Club, Session #2: SoTL in Fine Arts (ALL)
Keeping up with the latest research in teaching and learning doesn’t have to be onerous! Join this monthly meeting to explore some of the newest scholarship in SoTL and connect with your colleagues as you consider possible applications to your own teaching context.

Date: October 6th
Time: 10:00am – 11:00pm
Location: Zoom

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SoTL Reading Club, Session #3: SoTL in Professional Studies (ALL)
Keeping up with the latest research in teaching and learning doesn’t have to be onerous! Join this monthly meeting to explore some of the newest scholarship in SoTL and connect with your colleagues as you consider possible applications to your own teaching context.

Date: December 8th
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: Zoom

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New Faculty Teaching Pathway

Strategies & Tools for New Full-Time Faculty (NF)
Strategies and Tools is designed for new faculty at URI who seek to implement teaching practices that promote equity, diversity, and inclusive learning environments. This program will explore methods for aligning assignments with course learning outcomes and strategies to help students develop the skills necessary for academic success. The program also provides an introduction to key university offices and personnel who offer support for teaching excellence and professional growth at URI. We know that orienting to teaching at a new institution is more than a 3-day process. This program is therefore the first step and a required component for completion of URI’s year-long New Faculty Teaching Pathway. Additional details, including learning outcomes and schedule can be found here: Strategies & Tools 2025

This workshop provides an introduction to teaching strategies that foster student success, equity, diversity, and inclusion while familiarizing faculty with digital teaching tools.

Dates: August 12 – August 14
Time: 9:00am – 12:30pm Daily 
Location: Zoom & Brightspace
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Faculty Tools to Support Students (NF)
A conversation about URI software and tools for instructor and student success (Starfish, eCampus, Maxient).

Dates: September 22nd & September 23rd
Time: 9/22 from 3:30pm – 4:30pm; 9/23 from 9:30am – 10:30am
Location: 9/22 Zoom; 9/23 In-Person, Tyler Hall 225
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More than a Number: Making the Most of Student Feedback (NF)
This session provides guidance to help instructors utilize IDEA and mid-semester feedback for their learning and professional growth.

Dates: October 14th and October 20th
Time: 10/14 from 9:30am – 10:30am; 10/20 from 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Location: October 14: In-Person, Tyler Hall 225; October 20th: Zoom
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Finishing the Semester Strong (NF)
 A conversation to support “landing the plane” of your 1st semester in a positive manner and with success.

Dates: November 17th and November 18th
Time: 11/17 from 3:30pm – 4:40pm; 11/18 from 9:30am – 10:30am
Location: November 17: Zoom; November 18th: In-Person, Tyler Hall 225
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Assessing Learning  (NF)
A conversation about best practices to equip instructors to measure their students learning in viable and practical ways over time.

Dates: December 15th and December 16th
Time: 12/15 from 3:30pm – 4:30pm; 12/16 from 9:30am – 10:30am
Location: December 15: Zoom; December 16th: In-Person, Tyler Hall 225
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Writing Across URI

Fall Writing Retreats (ALL)
Writing Across URI (now housed in ATL) invites all writers to join our Fall Writing Retreats. Keep the momentum going on your academic article, grant proposal, or creative project! There’s no formal program: just bring your laptop and other materials, plus your own lunch/snacks. We will provide coffee and tea! The retreats will be on Friday, September 19 and Friday, October 17 from 9 AM – 3 PM. Come to one or both and join for an hour or stay all day!

The retreats will be held in the Large Conference Room of the Coastal Institute overlooking Narragansett Bay (for directions and a map to the Bay Campus). The Coastal Institute is Building #6 on the map (you can park in the lot shaded in blue directly in front of the building).

All are welcome! You will simply be asked, in confidence, to check in with a brief statement of your writing goal and to check out with a brief statement of what you accomplished. Check out this webpage for more information about Writing Across URI.

Dates: September 19th & October 17th
Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm
Location: In-Person, Large Conference Room of the Coastal Institute (Bay Campus)
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Writing Across URI Listening Sessions (ALL)
This fall, ATL wants to hear from you about what you’d like to see through Writing Across URI. What programs would be helpful to support your writing practice? What kinds of resources have you found beneficial? Listening Sessions will be offered multiple times over the fall semester, both in-person and virtually. Join a Listening Session to share your thoughts and preferences. We’ll incorporate a consensus into future programming and resource development.

Dates/Time/Location: 

• Thurs. Oct. 23 from 10am until 11am (virtual)
• Wed. Nov. 19 from Noon until 1pm (in-person, Tyler Hall Room 225)
• Mon. Dec. 1 from 11am until 12pm (virtual)

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