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 will be provided prior to each event. Please reach out to us 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. We hope to see you at some of these sessions this year!

Registration links will be added a few weeks prior to each event. Those who register will receive a calendar invitation at least one week prior to the event. Dates, times, and locations are subject to change.

September Events

Structures for Success: Rubrics and Feedback

Date & Time: Tuesday, September 9, 2:00-3:00pm

Location: Orange Campus, Argyros Forum, 209A

Session Description:

Students desire to succeed and achieve in the endeavors they undertake. So, why do they turn in assignments that fall below their highest standard? And what am I to do with the work they give me? This workshop explores the ways that good rubrics can serve to promote rigorous student performance while supporting meaningful instructor feedback.

Presenters: CETL Team

Part-time faculty and GSIs are welcome to attend, but must receive prior approval from their dean. 

 

Lighting the Flame of Learning: Motivation and Emotion in the Classroom

Date & Time: Monday, September 29, 12:00-1:00pm

Location: Orange Campus, Argyros Forum, 209A

Session Description:

How do I ignite in my students a desire to know more and the endurance it takes to know well? This workshop will engage participants in an exploration of the role that motivation and emotions play in student success and how we might leverage these to support meaningful learning.

Presenters: CETL Team

Part-time faculty and GSIs are welcome to attend, but must receive prior approval from their dean. 

October Events

What is Excellence? Hosted by the Office of the Provost and the Office of Faculty Advancement 

Facilitators – Mike Ibba, Interim Provost and Cristina Giananntonio, Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and Institutional Effectiveness

This in-person workshop offers an interview-style discussion on what “excellence” means in the promotion process, with Q&A.

Date & Time: Wednesday, October 15, 3:30-4:30pm

Location: Marvin Meyer Faculty Athenaeum, Argyros Forum 310

 

Nuts and Bolts of the Review, Promotion and Tenure (RPT) Process Hosted by the Office of Faculty Affairs and the Faculty Personnel Council

Facilitators – Warren de Bruyn, FPC Chair and Eileen Besner, Director of Faculty Affairs

This virtual workshop offers an overview of the RPT process, including content, layout, evaluator expectations and available resources. Open to all faculty—tenured, tenure-track and non-tenure track—it provides valuable insights for those preparing for review, tenure or promotion, as well as those planning ahead. Evaluators share perspectives, audience participation is encouraged and past attendees, including Faculty Senate President Dr. Kelli Fuery, have praised it as essential for tenure-track faculty.

Thursday, October 16, 2025, from 12–1 pm (Zoom)

 

Celebrating Neurodiversity in Higher Education 

Date & Time: Monday, October 20, 2:00-3:00pm

Location: Orange Campus, Argyros Forum, 209A

Session Description:

Join us for an engaging session that centers the experiences, strengths, and perspectives of neurodiverse students. Together, we’ll explore how higher education can embrace diverse ways of thinking, learning, and creating. Participants will leave with practical strategies to support the success of all students by recognizing and leveraging the unique strengths that neurodiverse learners bring to the classroom.

Presenter: Meghan Cosier, Professor, Attallah College; Executive Director, Thompson Policy Institute on Disability

Part-time faculty are welcome to attend, but must receive prior approval from their dean. 

November Events

AI for Productivity: Course Evaluation Assessment

Date & Time: Thursday, November 6, 10:00-11:00am

Location: Orange Campus, Argyros Forum 209A

Session Description:

Faculty receive student feedback from end-of-term evaluations each term, but how do we use this data to inform our practices and improve the student experience? What is the benefit of gathering student feedback at the mid-point of the term, and what kinds of feedback should we ask for? How can we leverage AI to assess this feedback to support ongoing improvements to our courses? Bring your laptop and some recent course evaluations for this hands-on workshop.

Presenter: CETL Team

Part-time faculty are welcome to attend, but must receive prior approval from their dean. 

 

From Curiosity to Contribution: Conducting and Publishing Education Research 

Date & Time: Wednesday, November 19, 3:00-4:00pm

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: CETL Team

Part-time faculty are welcome to attend, but must receive prior approval from their dean. 

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