Spring 2026 CETL Workshops
January 6, 2026
CETL Workshop Schedule
The CETL hosts a variety of workshops and other learning activities throughout the year. Below you will find information about our upcoming sessions so you can add them to your calendar. Registration links for each event are included below; we appreciate you registering for any workshops you are interested in attending. Please reach out to us at CETL@chapman.edu if there is a topic you’d like to see covered in a future workshop, or if you’d like us to host a workshop for your program, school, or college specifically. Deans and other program leaders can submit a request for a workshop for their unit. We hope to see you at some of these sessions this term!
Those who register will receive a calendar invitation at least one week prior to the event. Dates, times, and locations are subject to change.
February Workshops
No Scores, Just Insights: Rethinking Peer Reviews of Teaching
Date & Time: Tuesday, February 17, 1:00-2:00pm
Location: Orange Campus, Argyros Forum, 209A
Session Description:
CETL invites faculty to re-imagine peer review as a supportive, curiosity‑driven practice rather than an evaluative one. Together, we will unpack common misconceptions about peer review, explore a more expansive understanding of who counts as a “peer,” and clarify that growth—not judgment—should be the central focus. Participants will leave with practical strategies for getting the most out of classroom observations, facilitating reflective dialogue, and integrating peer observations into their ongoing professional development in teaching.
Presenter: Cathy Pohan, CETL
From Curiosity to Contribution: Conducting and Publishing Education Research
Date & Time: Thursday, February 26, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Location: Orange Campus, Argyros Forum 209A
Session Description:
Are you interested in exploring how classroom research can enhance your teaching and help advance best practices in higher education? Whether you’re new to education research or simply curious, this workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of conducting research in your own classroom. Led by Chapman colleagues who actively publish in the field, this session will demystify educational research (the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and Discipline-Based Educational Research) and help you take the first step toward developing your own.
Presenter: Dan Dries, Assistant Professor, Schmid College
March Workshops
Designing for Neurodiversity: Universal Design for Student Success
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 4, 3:00-4:30pm
Location: Orange Campus, Argyros Forum, 209A
Session Description:
This session focuses on designing courses, materials, and assessments with neurodiversity in mind. Faculty will explore practical Universal Design for Learning strategies to support student success across courses and assignments. Faculty are encouraged to bring course materials or assignments to apply ideas during the session.
Presenter: Meghan Cosier, Professor, Attallah College; Executive Director, Thompson Policy Institute on Disability
Part-time instructors are welcome to attend, but must get permission from their dean and the Office of the Provost prior to registering.
Easy Grading with Claude AI
Date & Time: Monday, March 9, 2:30-4:00pm
Location: Orange Campus, Argyros Forum, 201
Session Description:
This hands-on workshop demonstrates how Claude AI can transform your grading workflows. You will be able to set up AI grading assistants that will generate personalized feedback for your students’ assignments. Participants will practice setting up their own grading assistant by inputting rubrics, sample student work, and refining AI-generated feedback. We’ll address quality control, maintaining academic standards, and customizing feedback tone. Participants will leave with a working Claude Project template that can be immediately applied to your courses to cut down on grading time while maintaining personalized feedback for your students. This session is designed for more intermediate to advanced AI users, but participants of all levels are welcome!
Presenter: Louis Bru, Assistant Professor, Schmid College & CETL Faculty Fellow
Part-time instructors are welcome to attend, but must get permission from their dean and the Office of the Provost prior to registering.
Authenticity in Learning: Designing Skills-Based Activities
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 10, 1:30-2:30pm
Location: Doti Hall 104
Session Description:
What if you didn’t have to answer the question, “How will this help me in real life?” A well-designed learning activity can answer that question before students even have the chance to ask it. Designing authentic learning activities such as clinical laboratories, service projects, and experiential learning supports the development of real-world skills that help our students prepare for the work force. Join us to learn about how this was implemented in two programs and to explore how you could do the same in your course. Participants will have the chance to brainstorm strategies for restructuring a lesson or assignment in one of their courses.
Presenter: Manjari Murali, Assistant Professor, Crean College, & CETL Faculty Fellow, and Melissa Rowland-Goldsmith, Professor, Schmid College
Part-time instructors are welcome to attend, but must get permission from their dean and the Office of the Provost prior to registering.
AI, Exposed: Identifying the Tasks in Your Syllabus that Can Be Done by LLMs
Date & Time: Monday, March 16, 11:00am-12:00pm
Location: Orange Campus, Argyros Forum 209A
Session Description:
In this workshop, we will examine the academic and professional tasks students are asked to practice in your course and identify how well those tasks can be completed by LLMs. Participants will gain access to a tool that allows them to upload their syllabus, look at the detailed work activities that students will take away from the course, and see how exposed the activities they are teaching are to LLMs.
Presenters: Sarah Bana, Assistant Professor, Argyros College & CETL Faculty Associate
Part-time instructors are welcome to attend, but must get permission from their dean and the Office of the Provost prior to registering.
Click here to register for this workshop
From Prompt to Practice: Building AI Tutors to Support Student Learning
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 17, 12-1:30pm
Location: Rinker Campus Commons Room 201
Session Description:
Join us for a practical lunch‑and‑learn on creating AI tutor agents with Microsoft 365 Copilot—designed to reduce repetitive office hours, streamline faculty workload, and personalize student learning. Faculty can “clone” their teaching logic by controlling the content, reasoning process, and tone of an AI tutor that answers student questions anytime—day or night—when faculty are unavailable. This approach helps minimize repeated explanations, supports students at the moment they’re studying, and allows instructors to customize learning while maintaining full control over accuracy, boundaries, and instructional intent. Teach once, extend your impact all semester, and let your AI tutor reinforce concepts exactly the way you would. Lunch will be provided for those who register.
Presenter: M. Reza Mirbolooki, Clinical Associate Professor, Crean College
Part-time instructors are welcome to attend, but must get permission from their dean and the Office of the Provost prior to registering.
Click here to register for this workshop
April Workshops
Designing for Neurodiversity: AI in Practice for Student Success
Date & Time: Wednesday, April 1, 3:00-4:30pm
Location: Orange Campus, Beckman Hall, Room 401
Session Description:
This hands-on, collaborative session invites faculty to explore AI tools that support teaching and student success. Participants will work with real examples, experiment with tools, and consider ethical and pedagogical implications for neurodiverse learners. Faculty should bring course materials or assignments to use during the working session.
Presenter: Meghan Cosier, Professor, Attallah College; Executive Director, Thompson Policy Institute on Disability
Part-time instructors are welcome to attend, but must get permission from their dean and the Office of the Provost prior to registering.
Click here to register for this workshop
Authentic Assessments to Amplify Learning: 3D Printing and Other Manufacturing Tools Enable Students to Create and Problem-solve
Date & Time: Thursday, April 2, 10:00-11:00am
Location: Orange Campus, DCI Lab, Swenson Hall N102 (Keck Center for Science & Engineering, near entrance facing Walnut Ave)
Session Description:
Kinesthetic learning improves retention and enables development of problem-solving skills and creativity. In this session we will hear from faculty across the university about how they incorporated projects involving 3D printing and other additive and subtractive manufacturing methods into their courses and how students have benefited from them. We will tour the Makerspace facility at the Keck Center for Science & Engineering. Participants will also engage in discussions about how they might adopt some of these tools in their teaching.
Presenter: Manjari Murali, Assistant Professor, Crean College & CETL Faculty Fellow
Part-time instructors are welcome to attend, but must get permission from their dean and the Office of the Provost prior to registering.
Click here to register for this workshop
Lunch & Learn Workshop: The Use of AI in Generating Assessment Questions
Date & Time: Friday, April 3, 11:45am-1:00pm
Location: Rinker Campus, Building 9401, Room 180
Description:
Writing assessment questions can be time-consuming, and using AI to help can feel daunting. Join us for a discussion about the ways we can use AI effectively to both save time and create accurate and meaningful assessment questions. We’ll explore best practices for generating assessment questions using AI tools and see a demonstration of how one instructor does this for his courses. Lunch will be provided for those who register.
Presented by: Melissa Samaniego, CETL, and Louis Bru, Assistant Professor, Schmid College & CETL Faculty Fellow
Part-time instructors are welcome to attend, but must get permission from their dean and the Office of the Provost prior to registering.
Click here to register for this workshop
The Experiential Classroom: Integrating Simulations for Deeper Learning
Date & Time: Thursday, April 9, 1:30-2:30pm
Location: Orange Campus, Argyros Forum 209C
Session Description:
When curious minds are allowed to discover, learning is amplified! But how can we leverage discovery in the confines of our courses? Enter the power of simulations. This session will explore how and why the use of simulations can support learning outcomes. Drawing from the experience of the use of simulations in physic courses, this session is intended to help faculty from all disciplines to consider applications in their own contexts.
Presenter: Rodrigo Castillo Vasquez, Assistant Professor, Schmid College & CETL Faculty Associate
Part-time instructors are welcome to attend, but must get permission from their dean and the Office of the Provost prior to registering.
Click here to register for this workshop
No Scores, Just Insights: Rethinking Peer Reviews of Teaching
Date & Time: Monday, April 13, 12:00-1:00pm
Location: Orange Campus, Argyros Forum 209A
Session Description:
CETL invites faculty to re-imagine peer review as a supportive, curiosity‑driven practice rather than an evaluative one. Together, we will unpack common misconceptions about peer review, explore a more expansive understanding of who counts as a “peer,” and clarify that growth—not judgment—should be the central focus. Participants will leave with practical strategies for getting the most out of classroom observations, facilitating reflective dialogue, and integrating peer observations into their ongoing professional development in teaching.
Presenter: Cathy Pohan, CETL
Part-time instructors are welcome to attend, but must get permission from their dean and the Office of the Provost prior to registering.
Click here to register for this workshop
Teaching AI Collaboration Through Iterative Logging
Date & Time: Thursday, April 16, 10:30am-11:30am
Location: Orange Campus, Argyros Forum 209C
Session Description:
In this workshop, faculty will experience AI as students do, using tools to solve a discipline-relevant problem while documenting their process—learning to critique outputs, identify ethical considerations, and recognize when domain expertise must override AI suggestions. We’ll then collaboratively begin to redesign assignments that make AI use transparent rather than hidden, teaching students professional-grade AI collaboration. Participants will develop “AI collaboration logs” requiring students to demonstrate critical evaluation
Presenter: Younes Mourchid, Director of Student Development, Tutoring & Learning Center
Part-time instructors are welcome to attend, but must get permission from their dean and the Office of the Provost prior to registering.
Click here to register for this workshop
