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CATL Weekly
October 31, 2025
In the October 31, 2025 issue
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Applications are now being accepted for UWL's representatives to 2026-27 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars (WTFS) Program. WTFS participants receive a $4,000 summer stipend, $500 in Supplies & Expenses, as well as cost coverage to attend various WTFS events. This year-long program, sponsored by the Universities of Wisconsin Office of Professional and Instructional Development, focuses on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL). UWL's application deadline is November 24, 2025.
LITTLE FREE LIBRARY.
Want to make small, research-based changes to your teaching that can have a big impact? Join our Small Teaching book club—three short meetings before spring semester, plus a free copy from the CATL Little Free Library!
DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY.
Alternative Text (Alt Text) is an alternative (non-visual) way to describe the meaning of an image and are required for all images. The alt text should NOT be the image file name (in Canvas, this is the default alt text so it must be edited). The alt text should be 150 characters or less.
WORTH READING.
Have you ever explained something by saying “it’s like…”? Analogies are used by many to help bridge the gap between prior knowledge and new concepts often making content quite memorable. Discover why analogies are one of teaching’s most powerful tools and how the right one can make complex ideas unforgettable in this short web article, “The instructional power of analogies” by Javier Santana.
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Write On
Research Writing Work Time- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31
- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7
- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14
- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21
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Discussion + Civil Dialogue
Community of Practice, Sponsored by CATL- 10 to 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4
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Cross-Cultural Instructor Collaboration
Community of Practice, Sponsored by CATL- 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4
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Campus Climate Research Reveal
Insights into Student Belonging & Community- 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6
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Psych Hour Series
You're Invited! Maximizing Impact Through Collaboration- Noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7
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Artificial Intelligence
Community of Practice, Sponsored by CATL- 9 to 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 10
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Book Club: Small Teaching
Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning- 12:05 to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12
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Campus Climate Research Reveal
Insights into Staff/Faculty Belonging & Community- 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13
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Second Annual WiSER Conference
Wisconsin Science and Education Research (WiSER) Conference- 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15
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Writing, Storytelling and Embodied Learning
Teaching Sustainability Across the Undergraduate Curriculum- Noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21
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Psych Hour Series
Whose Disability (Studies)?- Noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21
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Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars, 2026-27
Application Deadline (for UWL applicants)- 11:59 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24
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New(ish) Instructors
Community of Practice, Sponsored by CATL