The Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) and partners invite the entire teaching community across the University of Minnesota System to participate in sessions focused on strategies that you can implement in your courses this Spring semester.
All sessions are delivered online via Zoom or as asynchronous online courses unless noted. For session descriptions and registration, click on the session title of interest.
Units presenting these webinars include University Libraries, OIT’s Academic Technology Support Services (ATSS), GPS Alliance’s International Student Academic Integration (ISAI), the Minnesota English Language Program (Twin Cities) and the Disability Resources Center (Twin Cities). Visit Teaching Support for a comprehensive list of teaching-related professional development webinars and recordings of past webinars.
August 2025 Sessions
Week 1: August 11–15, 2025
| Date | Time | Session Title |
|---|---|---|
| Wed, August 13 | Asynchronous | Canvas Essentials Asynchronous Online only |
| Thu, August 14 | Asynchronous | Teaching in Times of Crisis- Office for Equity & Diversity |
Week 2: August 18-22, 2025
| Date | Time | Session Title |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, August 19 | 9 am - Noon | Canvas Clinic |
| Tue, August 19 | 1 - 2 pm | Canvas Gradebook: Set Up |
| Tue, August 19 | 11 am - Noon | Discussions that Engage All Students (aka Designing Better Discussions) |
Wed, August 20 | 9:30 to 10:30 am | Digital Accessibility Series: |
Wed, August 20 | 1 - 2 pm | |
Wed, August 20 | 2:30 - 4 pm | Teaching with Intention - Office for Equity & Diversity (registration info forthcoming) |
Thu, August 21 | 10 am | Opening Moves: Strategies for Day 1 Success |
Thu, August 21 | 11 am - Noon | |
Thu, August 21 | 1 to 2 pm | AI in Teaching Series: Crafting Your AI Syllabus Statement: Choose Your Own Adventure! |
Week 3: August 25-29, 2025
| Date | Time | Session Title |
|---|---|---|
Tue, August 26 | 10 am - 12 pm | New TA Orientation (primarily for UMTC) |
Tue, August 26 | Noon - 3 pm | |
Tue, August 26 | 2 - 3:15 pm | Fostering International & Multilingual Student Success: Back to Basics |
Wed, August 27 | 11 am - Noon | GenAI in Your Fall Teaching |
Wed, August 27 | 1 - 2 pm | AI in Teaching Series: |
Thu, August 28 | 1 to 2 pm | Digital Accessibility Series: |
Visit the CEI Recorded Webinars page or the Teaching Support Events Calendar for a comprehensive list of teaching-related professional development webinars.