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 in the coming 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), 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.
January 2026 Sessions
Week 1: January 5–7, 2026
| Date | Time | Session Title |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, January 5 | 1 - 2 pm | Explore Digital Accessibility Tools: UDOIT scan, RCE Checker, and Grackle |
| Tue, January 6 | 10 - 11 am | AI-Resilient Assessments with FeedbackFruits (registration coming) |
| Tue, January 6 | 12:30 - 1:30 pm | AI and Academic Integrity: Issues, Opportunities, and Resources |
| Wed, January 7 | 10 - 11 am | Canvas Gradebook: Set Up |
| Wed, January 7 | 11 - noon | Gen AI in Your Spring Teaching |
| Thu, January 8 | 12 - 1 pm | Teaching Through Uncertainty: Navigating burnout, distress and overwhelm in academia |
Week 2: January 12-14, 2026
| Date | Time | Session Title |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, January 12 | 10:30 - 11:30 am | Crafting Your AI Syllabus Statement: Choose Your Own Adventure! |
| Mon, January 12 | Noon - 3 pm | Canvas Clinic |
| Tue, January 13 | 2 - 4 pm | New TA Orientation |
| Wed, January 14 | 10 - 11 am | Create an Accessible Syllabus |
| Wed, January 14 | 12 - 1 pm | Designing AI-Aware Assignments |
Visit the CEI Recorded Webinars page or the Teaching Support Events Calendar for a comprehensive list of teaching-related professional development webinars.