MyCTL is a service from UCET that empowers you to view and manage your teaching center-related activity and provide evidence for your professional development experiences. You can review your UCET event registrations; register or unregister for new UCET events, and more. Additionally, you can view UCET-related services and scholarly activities, including your attendance at workshops… Read more »
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Drop-in Office Hours at UCET
UCET is Here to Help When: Tuesday, December 16 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. or Wednesday, December 17 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Where: NS 245 (NOT online) Wrap up the semester with coffee, tea, and our signature UCET snacks. Whether you want to do some grading outside of your office with helpful… Read more »
Get a January Jumpstart from UCET
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 4 – 5 p.m. EST Online – Zoom (NOT at NS 245 – stay warm at home) Start the semester strong with a fast-paced hour of 15-minute micro-workshops led by your friendly teaching center staff. Each session delivers a focused strategy or tool you can immediately apply to your teaching—no fluff,… Read more »
Remember to Publish Your Canvas Course & Syllabus Early
In the Fall, many faculty scrambled to comply with posting their syllabi to meet the new state law. Are you still curious about what else you can do to make your Canvas page useful? Do you want to see clear steps to follow or run through workshop slides again? UCET has created a repository for… Read more »
UCET Calendar – Spring 2026
The UCET calendar of workshops, book groups, learning communities, and generally cool things is available at our Events Page. There, you can read about the topics, see the days/times, and register. If you register, you’ll get reminders the day before and resources shared shortly after. For 2026, we are scheduling many events at 50 minutes… Read more »
Teaching In Times of Change: In Defense of the Lecture
In an era of active learning and flipped classrooms, the traditional lecture often gets a bad rap. But a well-crafted lecture remains an incredibly powerful tool for inspiring students, synthesizing complex information, and modeling expert thinking. Join us to explore how to revitalize your lectures, making them dynamic, engaging, and indispensable to deep learning in… Read more »
Missing the Great British Bake Off?
Designing Effective Rubrics: A Cookie-Based Workshop Presenters: Catherine Hebert-Annis and Carolyn A. Schult When: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. EST Where: NS 245 but not on Zoom Join us for a hands-on (and tasty!) workshop where you’ll explore the art of rubric design through the lens of chocolate chip cookies. Participants will brainstorm… Read more »
UCET Workshop on Faculty Annual Review (Elements)
Faculty: “I just finished my annual faculty report.” Administrator: “Oh, what did you write?” Faculty: “I basically spent five pages explaining that I need more time to finish the five-page report I just wrote.” It’s getting close to that time again: Faculty Annual Reports. Learn what’s new about Elements, get reminded about how to find… Read more »
UCET Cookies (and Rubrics)
Designing Effective Rubrics: A Cookie-Based Workshop Presenters: Catherine Hebert-Annis and Carolyn A. Schult When: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. EST Where: NS 245 but not on Zoom Join us for a hands-on (and tasty!) workshop where you’ll explore the art of rubric design through the lens of chocolate chip cookies. Participants will brainstorm… Read more »
UCET Workshop: StoryMaps
StoryMaps: A Multimedia Learning Tool Presenters: Joel Langston and Gail McGuire When: Friday, December 5, 2025 2 – 3 p.m. EST Where: NS 229 & Online – Zoom Learn how to use ArcGIS StoryMaps to create compelling digital narratives for your teaching, research, and outreach. This hands-on workshop will introduce you to the fundamental tools and features of the… Read more »