Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Embracing change in teaching and learning
CETL provides programming and assistance for faculty and staff to enhance their work as educators. We offer inclusive space for faculty and staff to meet for personal and professional growth. We focus on teaching, learning, and instructional technology.

A Conversation about Leading Good Class Discussions | Friday, March 31, 12-1 p.m.
Join faculty who teach in the Honors Program and faculty who attended the Discussion Project for a conversation about the challenges of leading a good discussion and strategies for overcoming them.
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Coddling of the American Mind | Mondays, April 17 and 24, and May 8, 4-5 p.m.
Join this reading group of "Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting Up a Generation for Failure" for thoughtful approaches to civil discourse and insightful reflections on the value of disagreement and discomfort.
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New Resource: Neurodiversity and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in Course Design
Check out a new article for some ideas you can implement in your teaching to support Neurodiverse students using the UDL framework.
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Teaching Boost: NCUR | January 11-April 17
This asynchronous course contains two main parts: alternate assignments related to NCUR and asynchronous options for delivering your normal course content. Completion time: 2-4 hours.
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UW System OPID Spring Conference on Teaching and Learning / April 20-21
This conference is open to all UW educators. The theme for this year's conference is "The Joys of Teaching and Learning: Centering Students." Attend either in-person at Memorial Union in Madison or virtually via Zoom.
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Transparent Design Framework Workshop | Thursday, May 18, 12-2 p.m.
This virtual session guides instructors through editing or creating two assignments using the Transparent Design Framework.
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