Innovate Your Teaching Workshops

Innovate, Engage, Inspire: Spring Faculty Workshops

Celebrating 25 years of commitment to teaching excellence and student success at UNC Charlotte, the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) welcomes faculty back to campus this Fall!

All faculty and instructional staff are invited to participate in our Fall workshops on high-impact and innovative teaching strategies designed to support student success and enhance classroom effectiveness.

Teaching Innovation Areas for 2024-2025

Get excited! There are foundational and new faculty development topics to explore this year:

  • Pedagogies on Generative AI: Prompt Writing, Student Study Skills, Student Writing Skills, Syllabus and Classroom Communication, Ethical Considerations, Teaching with Zoom AI
  • Student Success Strategies: Syllabus Strategies, Growth Mindset, Active Learning, Group Projects, Poll Everywhere
  • Canvas Foundations: Canvas Starting Fresh, Quizzing, Assignments and Gradebook
  • Teaching Effectiveness with Canvas Tools: Canvas Studio Video Insights, Canvas Analytics for Early Intervention
  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Grants Program and Proposal Writing Course

Why Attend CTL Faculty Development Workshops

  • Gain knowledge and practice with UNC Charlotte’s enterprise technologies for teaching and learning.
  • Learn from expert CTL instructional designers, faculty development specialists, and academic partners.
  • Meet your colleagues and share stories, experiences, challenges, solutions.
  • Access flexible training formats for online or self-paced learning.

Schedule of Spring Workshops

Registration is required for all participants to attend and receive professional development credit.

Below is our catalog of workshops for the 2024 Fall Semester.


Overview of Gen-AI Tools for Education

Part 1: Introduction to Gen-AI and Prompt Writing

Part 2: Student Study Skills with Gen-AI

Part 3: Student Writing Skills with Gen-AI

Ethical Considerations for Teaching with Gen-AI

Zoom AI for Teaching

Syllabus and Classroom Communication on AI Tools

Getting Started with Active Teaching and Learning

**This workshop is part of the Essentials of Teaching and Learning Certificate

Part 1: Teaching with Poll Everywhere

Part 2: Active Learning with Poll Everywhere

Designing and Implementing Group Projects

Part 1: Canvas Analytics for Early Intervention

Part 2: Canvas Analytics to Improve Your Canvas Course Design

Part 3: Canvas Studio – Exploring Video Insights

Growth Mindset Activities for Your Class

Syllabus 101: Roadmap to Success

Introduction to Learning Objectives and Backward Design

Using Feedback to Improve Teaching and Learning

Enhancing Cultural Awareness


Self-Paced Training Courses


Teaching Certificate Microcredentials

UNC Charlotte Essentials of Teaching and Learning. School of Professional Studies

Essentials of Teaching and Learning Certificate – Provides a foundation in important aspects of teaching and learning in higher education

UNC Charlotte Essentials of Learning Technologies. School of Professional Studies

Essentials of Learning Technologies Certificate – Provides a foundation in in essential learning technologies available at UNC Charlotte

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