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Have a question about teaching & learning?
We are here to meet with individual instructors, groups, and whole departments to discuss your teaching goals and specific needs. Below you can learn more about our CATL staff. Please feel free to contact us directly, but if you are not sure who to contact, you can always use this form to ask a question. We will get back to you soon!
Kristin consults with individual instructors and programs on any of the following:
- design curricula using pedagogical strategies to foster student engagement and improve learning outcomes
- analyze course design and delivery processes before, during, and after teaching a course
- brainstorm ways to use active teaching and learning techniques
- use instructional design principles to improve course design and delivery
- design quality and varied assessment materials
- infuse technological tools to facilitate engagement and efficiency in their teaching practice
- applying for online course development funds
- developing online degree programs
- policies and procedures specific to online education
- receiving feedback on online courses
- best strategies related to online instruction
Bryan consults with faculty, programs, and departments on ways to improve student learning through program planning, faculty development, course/curriculum redesign, and UWL-funded teaching and learning grant applications. Specifically, he can assist with:
- making evidence-based improvements in teaching, drawing from the science of learning
- designing and redesigning courses/programs focused on student learning and success
- investigating learning questions and problems through scholarly inquiry into teaching and learning
- applying for UWL grants related to Faculty Development, Curricular Redesign, Lesson Study, and the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
- participating in UW System faculty development programs such as Teaching Fellows & Scholars and Faculty College
Kate can help individuals and groups with specific teaching and learning agendas including:
- troubleshooting a particular pedagogical or course content issue, or an Equity Scorecard or assessment finding
- help designing or redesigning a course or a unit to experiment with innovative pedagogies aimed at reducing achievement gaps
- help designing assessments that might identify group-based inequities in learning
- help developing grant proposals on teaching and learning or faculty development
Stephanie helps instructors and staff with questions related to Canvas. Specifically, Stephanie can assist with:
- learning about and maximizing use of the different features in Canvas such as: creating assessments including assignments, discussions, and quizzes
- setting up and testing features in Canvas such as Outcomes and Blueprint Courses
- editing, captioning, and sharing videos with Kaltura (My Media)
- creating synchronous sessions in Collaborate Ultra and using the different features such as: whiteboard, file sharing and breakout rooms
- troubleshooting Digital Measures reports
Marjorie consults with instructors and programs about ways to develop curricula and pedagogical strategies to enhance student learning. She works with online and face-to-face instructors at any phase of the course design and delivery process—before teaching the course for the first time, while teaching a course, and after teaching a course. She can help instructors:
- design curricula using pedagogical strategies to foster student engagement and improve learning outcomes
- analyze course design and delivery processes before, during, and after teaching a course
- brainstorm ways to use active teaching and learning techniques
- use instructional design principles to improve course design and delivery
- design quality and varied assessment materials
- infuse technological tools to facilitate engagement and efficiency in their teaching practice
Lindsay consults with instructors and programs about how to improve the quality of student writing and student learning through writing. She also directs the Writing Emphasis and Writing in the Major Programs. She offers assistance for faculty and staff seeking to
- promote student learning through writing
- improve student writing abilities beyond the first year
- integrate writing into courses and programs
- create or refine writing assignments (including prompts, guidelines, and assessment rubrics)
- explore options for responding to and evaluating student writing
- gain Writing Emphasis certification
- develop or sustain a Writing-in-the-Major program
Eugenia consults with instructors about ways to integrate teaching different teaching and learning strategies into STEM courses. She offers assistance for faculty and staff seeking to
- promote student learning in the laboratory
- improve lecture activities in STEM-based courses to more actively engage students
- facilitate cross-discipline communication in "gateway" STEM courses
- create assignments for long-term STEM learning
- learn about departmental needs to provide instructional workshops to fit these needs
- facilitate discussion and opportunities to help STEM departments close equity gaps
- discuss literature related to best practices in STEM in higher education
Megan consults with instructors and programs on any of the following:
- develop an implement hybrid/online pedagogical strategies as we navigate our new normal
- develop and implement assessments best suited to teaching in a hybrid and/or online environment
- create and maintain communities of learning designed to aid instructors in the discovery and implementation of research-based best practices for teaching F2F, hybrid, and online courses.
- design curricula using pedagogical strategies to foster student engagement and improve learning outcomes
- brainstorm ways to use active teaching and learning techniques
- use instructional design principles to improve course design and delivery
- design quality and varied assessment materials
A Note About Consultations
Please note that CATL's focus is on the improvement of teaching & learning. While we are unable to conduct evaluations of instructors for use in personnel decisions, we can share feedback to guide further improvement.