Workshops and Events

Throughout each semester, the CTE sponsors workshops, speakers, and brown-bag discussions related to different aspects of teaching and learning. Upcoming spring '26 events:

FEATURED EVENT

• CTE Spring Keynote
• Mary-Ann Winkelmes, Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT)
• Monday, February 9, 3pm
• Virtual (CTE watch party available)

More about TILT:

Transparent instruction in first-year courses has been linked to significantly higher retention.
• First-time, full-time first-year students with transparent instruction persisted at rates up to 15.5 % higher after one year compared to peers
• Low-income students in TILT-informed courses showed nearly 20 % greater retention after one and two years
(https://www.tilthighered.com) 

Registration below.

Dr. Winkelmes is the Founder, Director, and Principal Investigator of the Transparency in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education project (TILT Higher Ed). On six continents, TILT promotes direct communication with students about methods of teaching, learning, advising, and mentoring to help educators identify the most effective evidence-based approaches to support postsecondary students’ learning. The impact of this project on students' skill development, belonging, and persistence in college has been the focus of Winkelmes's publications in the National Teaching and Learning Forum, Project Information Literacy, the National Education Association's Higher Education Advocate, and the American Association of Colleges & Universities' Liberal Education and Peer Review, as well as interviews and podcasts, book chapters, peer reviewed articles, and the book Transparent Design in Higher Education Teaching and Leadership. Her work to improve higher education learning and teaching, especially for historically underserved students, has been recognized nationally by the Chronicle of Higher Education and the POD Network's Robert J. Menges Award for Outstanding Research in Education Development.