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Spring & Summer 2023 Institutes

Course Design Institute (June 6-7, 2023)

The Course Design Institute is a two-day institute of working sessions and guided discussions led by CTI staff that focus on course design, promoting student engagement and active learning, evaluating student learning, and syllabus design.

Active Learning Institute (June 13, 20 & 27, 2023)

Active learning encompasses a variety of teaching techniques that help students process and practice what they are learning. If you are new to active learning or have tried it before and are looking for creative ideas to energize and deepen learning in your classroom, this three-session institute will help you through the process of designing learning activities that work for your discipline. 

Sessions will take place from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. on the following Tuesdays in June 2023:

• June 13: Learn principles for how learning happens. Design activities to help information stick.
• June 20: Design processing and practicing activities.
• June 27: Create a class agenda with a balance of lecturing and active learning. Discuss how to foster a positive classroom community for active learning.

The registration deadline for the Institute is June 5, 2023. Register here for the Active Learning Institute.

Teaching and Learning in the Diverse Classroom (June 1-30, 2023)

Teaching and Learning in the Diverse Classroom is a four-week, instructor-paced online course for anyone with teaching responsibilities at Cornell, at any level of diversity expertise. Modules explore strategies for inclusive course design, social identity and self-reflection, and pedagogical practices that effectively support student engagement and a sense of belonging across difference.

Graduate Student & Postdoc Learning Community for Inclusive Teaching (June 1-29, 2023)

The Graduate Student & Postdoc Learning Community for Inclusive Teaching is a five-week online program that runs concurrently with the asynchronous Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom course. Participants meet weekly via Zoom to discuss ways to create and sustain inclusive learning environments; identify practical, evidence-based strategies appropriate for your discipline; and future teaching plans.

Fall 2023 Institutes

New Faculty Teaching Academy (September 12 - October 24, 2023)

The New Faculty Teaching Academy offers a newly-designed series of programs to accelerate new faculty teaching success during their first few years at Cornell. Sequenced over 3 years with a time commitment of 8–14 hours per year, the Academy gives new faculty opportunities to design ready-to-use teaching materials, discuss best practices in teaching, receive feedback on their teaching, and develop strategies for inclusive teaching in diverse classrooms.

Registration for Year One participants in the New Faculty Teaching Seminar is now open. Visit New Faculty Teaching Seminar for more information, eligibility requirements, and to register.

Previous Year One participants: check back for more information about participating in Year Two.

Additional Institutes 

The institutes listed below are currently not scheduled but will be offered again in the future. 

Academic Assessment Institute

The Academic Assessment Institute offers faculty an opportunity to develop strategies for meaningful classroom- and major-level assessment practice. Faculty are welcome to attend either or both days of this two-day institute, depending on their interests and needs.

Design for Online Institute

During the Design for Online Institute discuss the benefits of online and blended learning, ways to engage and assess students online, and how to build a community of peers. Offered as a one-day institute and as a more in-depth, online course.

Faculty Institute on Community-Engaged Learning & Teaching

The Faculty Institute on Community-Engaged Learning & Teaching is a two-day retreat where you will learn how to make your course an engaged one by turning interest into action. Co-Sponsored by the David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement.