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1. Teaching Smarter, Not Harder with Canvas

June 3, 12-1 pm

Streamline your course design, reduce rework, and set yourself up for an easier semester. 

Learn how a few strategic Canvas decisions can save you hours every semester—without rebuilding your course from scratch. This session focuses on practical ways to use Canvas more efficiently so you spend less time rebuilding and troubleshooting and more time teaching. We will highlight small, high‑impact design choices that save time across semesters, including reusable structures, accessibility‑friendly defaults, and realistic best‑practice decisions about what is worth building—and what is not. Faculty will leave with concrete ideas they can apply immediately while preparing for fall courses.

2. Teaching Smarter, Not Harder with AI (For Faculty)

June 17, 12-1 pm

Use AI to support your teaching—without creating more work or confusion. 

This session centers on faculty‑focused uses of AI for planning, revising, and decision‑making. Rather than tool overload or hype, we will explore realistic ways AI can support assignment design, rubric development, instructional clarity, and course preparation. We will also discuss boundaries, transparency, and connections to ongoing learning opportunities such as ACUE and self‑paced campus resources. 

3. Teaching Smarter, Not Harder with Pedagogy: On campus Teaching Focus

July 15, 12-1pm

Low‑lift teaching moves that improve learning and protect your time. Also, leveraging your LMS with on-campus teaching will be discussed to help save you time and energy!  

Not everything needs to be graded, redesigned, or perfected. This session focuses on pedagogical strategies that reduce workload while supporting student learning, such as assessment triage, meaningful participation without overload, peer and self‑assessment, and course pacing that prevents backlog—for students and instructors alike. Faculty are encouraged to reflect on what they can simplify or stop doing altogether. 

4. Teaching Smarter, Not Harder: A Summer Reading, Listening, and Idea Exchange

July 29, 12-1 pm

A no‑prep faculty salon to reconnect, share ideas, and surface what’s shaping how you think about teaching right now.

This session is a relaxed, discussion‑first space for faculty to share books, articles, podcasts, tools, and ideas that are influencing how they think about teaching right now. There is no required reading or preparation. Participants will engage in short lightning shares and open discussion, with resources crowdsourced into a shared document for optional follow‑up. 

ACUE Information Session (August 5, 12-1 pm)

Get a clear, no‑pressure overview of ACUE at ÌÇÐÄVlogÊÓƵ so you can decide—quickly—whether it’s worth your time.  

A short, straightforward overview of ACUE opportunities at ÌÇÐÄVlogÊÓƵ, including time commitments, structure, and what faculty typically gain from participation. This session is designed for faculty who are exploring options or seeking clarity before committing.

CRTLE [and Partners] Virtual Open House (August 26, 12-1 pm)

Reconnect with CRTLE and campus partners and learn, in one hour, what support and resources are available to you this year.  

A brief virtual open house introducing CRTLE services, current initiatives, and ways faculty can engage—whether lightly or more deeply. This session is especially useful for faculty new to ÌÇÐÄVlogÊÓƵ or those reconnecting after recent institutional changes. This will include information about the Center for Distance Education studios that are available for faculty.