ATL offers programs open to all instructors, as well as those geared towards particular groups of teachers.
Legend: ALL = All instructors; FTF = Full-time faculty; GTA = Graduate teaching assistants; PTF = Part-time faculty
browse programs by monthAsynchronous Learning
Online Pedagogy Course (ALL)
4-week, asynchronous online workshop designed to provide background and knowledge of best-practices to enhance and hone online teaching skills using the Brightspace platform.
Date: February 3, 2025
Time: Asynchronous
Location: Brightspace
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Writing Challenge For February 1st Writing Packets (ALL)
This challenge is especially for those who will be working on their packets for the February 1st submission date. Through a Brightspace site, you will be able to work at your own pace to set writing goals, get feedback from colleagues, and prepare your packets.
Date: January 6-17, 2025
Time: Asynchronous (some optional synchronous sessions)
Location: Brightspace
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.
Session Dates: Feb. 4 & 5
Date: February 4 & 5, 2025
Time: Feb 4th from 12:30pm – 1:30pm ; February 5th from 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: Zoom
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Alternative Grading (ALL)
This session will introduce some key ideas in “alternative grading” so you can reflect on your existing grading schemes and consider if you would like to make a change in the courses that you teach.
Dates: January 30th & March 18th
Time: Jan. 30 from 3:30pm – 4:30pm; March 18 from 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Location: Zoom
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Experienced Part-time 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 for successfully teaching at URI. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask your own questions during a Q&A.
Dates: February 11th ( An additional date/time for this session is TBD)
Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Location: Zoom
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Grading for Growth Book Club (ALL)
Have you ever wished grading could be different? Participants will become familiar with alternative grading practices (such as standards-based grading) and how it can encourage students to make mistakes, revise their work, and increase their understanding of course material. We will discuss both smaller steps to incorporate alternative grading and full course revision.
Dates: February, 6th, 13th and 27th & March 6th
Time: 2:15pm – 3:15pm
Location: Tyler Hall, Rm 225
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Large Lecture High-impact Teaching Seminar: Motivated to Learn (ALL)
Have you been facing the pressure to teach larger and larger classes? While your class size is increasing, are you also struggling to motivate students to attend, turn in assignments, or engage in deep learning? If so, this seminar is for you. We will apply research-based strategies about motivation so that you can balance the pressure of large class size with the desire to motivate students to engage in their own learning.
Dates: January 27, Feb. 10, 24, Mar. 17, 31, Apr. 14, 28
Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Location: Zoom
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Mental Health First Aid Certification Course for Faculty and Staff (ALL)
Mental Health First Aid for Higher Education is designed with colleges’ and universities’ unique culture and resources in mind. The program trains students, faculty and others in higher education settings about how to recognize the symptoms of emerging mental illnesses or to assist young adults and colleagues in a mental health crisis and help lessen the severity and impact of mental illnesses. Participants receive a three-year national certification in Mental Health First Aid.
Date: January 17, 2025
Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Location: Zoom
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Mid-semester Feedback (ALL)
Don’t wait for IDEA feedback to get a pulse on your students’ experiences and learning! This session will cover approaches to gathering midsemester feedback, a valuable intervention tool for clarifying your teaching goals and re-aligning with students.
Date: February 24 & 25, 2025
Time: February 24th from 10:00am – 11:00am ; February 25th from 3:30pm – 4:30pm
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.
Dates: Mar. 3, Apr. 7, May 12
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
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: January 13 & January 14
Time: Jan. 13th from 10am – 11am; Jan. 14th from 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 and level-up your teaching journey.
Dates: Feb. 12, 26, Mar. 5, 19, Apr, 2, 23
Time: 9:00am – 10:00am
Location: Tyler Hall 225 or WebEx
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Online & Hybrid Teaching
Online Pedagogy Course (ALL)
4-week, asynchronous online workshop designed to provide background and knowledge of best-practices to enhance and hone online teaching skills using the Brightspace platform.
Date: February 3, 2025
Time: Asynchronous
Location: Brightspace
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 February 14th deadline.
Date: January 30, 2025
Time: 11:30am – 12:15pm
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: Friday, February 14th
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SoTL Reading Club, Session#1: Innovations in Arts and Humanities: (ALL)
Keep up with the latest in teaching and learning research with this informal discussion group, each month featuring a different discipline and method. Join us from 10-11am on the first Friday of every month!
Additional Session Dates: Mar. 7, Apr. 4
Date: February 7, 2025
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: Zoom
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SoTL Reading Club, Session #2: Innovations in the Social Sciences (ALL)
Keep up with the latest in teaching and learning research with this informal discussion group, each month featuring a different discipline and method. Join us from 10-11am on the first Friday of every month!
Additional Session Date: Apr. 4
Dates: March 7, 2025
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: Zoom
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SoTL Reading Club, Session #3: Innovations in STEM (ALL)
Keep up with the latest in teaching and learning research with this informal discussion group, each month featuring a different discipline and method. Join us from 10-11am on the first Friday of every month!
Date: April 4, 2025
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: Zoom
Tell Your Teaching Story
Writing Challenge For February 1st Writing Packets (ALL)
This challenge is especially for those who will be working on their packets for the February 1st submission date. Through a Brightspace site, you will be able to work at your own pace to set writing goals, get feedback from colleagues, and prepare your packets.
Date: January 6-17, 2025
Time: Asynchronous (some optional synchronous sessions)
Location: Brightspace
Vitality & Well-being
Well-being/Vitality Workshop Series (ALL)
Feeling overwhelmed? Looking for clarity, connection and revitalization? Instructors face many challenges that can lead to burnout or decreased well-being. And academia can perpetuate inequities across roles and labor. This workshop series is designed to invite reflection on these inequities and empower faculty with the knowledge to prevent (or manage) burnout and decreased well-being, while uplifting the importance of rest and clarity of roles. Join colleagues for thoughtful discussion and we’ll provide coffee, tea, and light snacks. You can attend individual sessions or all three, as your schedule allows.
Dates: Jan 28, Feb 25, Mar. 25
Time: 11:00am – 12:15pm
Location: Multicultural Student Services Center, Room 203
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Ongoing ATL Programming
| Program Information | Registration & More Information |
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| Consultations (ALL) Set up a meeting to talk about your classes or your curriculum with someone in ATL! | More information |
| Brightspace Basics (ALL) This self-paced course will get you up and running in Brightspace on your time or anytime. | More information and registration |
| Academic Testing Center (ALL) 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. |