Month: June 2025

Join us for our summer programming at CRTLE! Links to register are in the CRTLE biweekly newsletters.

Link to flyer: Click here

Format: Virtual Only via Microsoft Teams

Time: Wednesdays, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Webinar Dates and Topics:

Title	Registration Link	Description
June 11th: AI: Creating your own DIY Pathway for Teaching and Learning   12-1 pm, Central Time	N/A	[recording will be posted soon on the Pedagogy Next blog/website]
June 25th: Mic, Camera, Action: Multimedia Strategies for the 21st-Century Classroom   12-1 pm, Central Time	https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b906a036-3f61-4fff-bc82-370530b58ebd@5cdc5b43-d7be-4caa-8173-729e3b0a62d9.	How can I use multimedia in my classroom?  What impact will it have on active learning, student engagement, and outcomes?   Looking to bring more creativity and engagement into your classroom? This session explores how multimedia tools like podcasting, video, and web publishing can support active learning, boost student engagement, and promote accessibility through Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Join us as faculty and campus experts share practical strategies and available resources to help you get started.    Wed, Jun 25, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
July 2nd: Design Smarter, Not Harder: Supercharging Your Canvas Template with DesignPLUS   12-1 pm, Central Time	https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1c0e2073-2c58-461e-a4e7-961c130e2c61@5cdc5b43-d7be-4caa-8173-729e3b0a62d9	Description: This practical session focuses on how to maximize the use of your Canvas template with the editing tools available in DesignPLUS. It covers how to use the Canvas template effectively, introduces the QuickStart Wizard, and showcases what’s possible when you’re ready to enable the full Sidebar, like adding interactivity to enhance student engagement. You’ll leave with practical tips and exciting new ideas to take your courses to the next level using DesignPLUS.    Goals: By the end of this session, you should hopefully be able to…  Identify what needs to be edited in the template   Edit the template with DesignPLUS   Add more template pages with the QuickStart Wizard   Customize template pages with the Sidebar    Resource: https://cidilabs.com/landing/design-tools/
July 9th: Create. Engage. Inspire: Leveraging Adobe Express, Firefly, and Beyond   12-1 pm, Central Time	https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/57734881-a5f5-4a29-9397-29b05241aca2@5cdc5b43-d7be-4caa-8173-729e3b0a62d9	Create. Engage. Inspire: Leveraging Adobe Express, Firefly, and Beyond Ready to bring more creativity and interactivity into your teaching? This session with experts from Adobe introduces tools like Adobe Express and Adobe Firefly that make it easy to design visually engaging content, create accessible multimedia projects, and empower students to express their ideas in dynamic ways. Whether you’re building presentations, videos, social media graphics, or student assignments, learn how to use these intuitive platforms to enhance learning across disciplines and what resources are available to us at UTA as an Adobe Creative Campus. No design background required.    Wed, Jul 9, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
July 16th: AI in Action: Exploring Khanmigo for Smarter Teaching in Canvas   12-1 pm, Central Time	https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ebc7256c-d0d8-4055-a7ab-68d6034dca9f@5cdc5b43-d7be-4caa-8173-729e3b0a62d9	AI in Action: Exploring Khanmigo for Smarter Teaching in Canvas Discover how Khanmigo, Khan Academy’s AI-powered teaching assistant, can streamline your workflow and enhance your Canvas course experience. In this one-hour session, we’ll explore how Khanmigo integrates directly into Canvas to support smarter teaching with time-saving tools like auto-generated quizzes, lesson plans, rubrics, classroom activities, and more. You’ll learn how to use Khanmigo to boost student engagement, differentiate instruction, and simplify course design—all while maintaining academic integrity and safeguarding student data. Whether you’re new to AI or ready to dive deeper, this workshop will give you practical strategies for leveraging Khanmigo in your everyday teaching.  Who should attend: Faculty and instructors using Canvas who want to explore practical, ethical uses of AI in teaching.  Wed, Jul 16, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
July 23rd: Reading in the Age of AI: Introduction to Perusall   12-1 pm, Central Time	https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/87646c71-751a-480d-a732-d4475d30fd1f@5cdc5b43-d7be-4caa-8173-729e3b0a62d9	Description: “Reading in the Age of AI: Introduction to Perusall” is a webinar designed to explore the rapidly changing nature of what it means to read and learn in the context of artificial intelligence. Participants will gain an understanding of how AI influences our engagement with texts, followed by a practical introduction to Perusall, a collaborative annotation platform. This session will highlight Perusall’s features that enhance active reading, facilitate group discussions directly within assigned materials, and provide valuable insights for educators into student comprehension and participation. The goal is to equip attendees with strategies and tools to foster deeper learning and engagement with course content in an increasingly AI-driven educational environment. The featured speaker is Dr. Katie Welch (Department of Linguistics and TESOL) who has a background in educational technology and teaching in higher education. Speakers: Dr. Katie Welch, Department of Linguistics and TESOL, Katie Welch, Ph.D., is a university instructor, linguist, teacher trainer, and active contributor in the TESOL field. For two decades, she has taught classes and trained teachers across various settings, including K-12, adult education, and higher education. Katie spent seven years at UNT-Dallas in the School of Education, where she designed award-winning online linguistics courses. More recently, she has worked at UTA’s English Language Institute, teaching Developmental English for International Teaching Assistants. Her innovative classroom ideas have been published in academic journals such as Language and American Speech. Mentis profile: https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=catharine.welch Resource link: https://www.perusall.com/
July 30th: Leveraging Canvas: Lucid for Virtual Whiteboard and More   12-1 pm, Central Time	https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/56403d5b-88da-4b0a-ae14-27dcbdac3c3a@5cdc5b43-d7be-4caa-8173-729e3b0a62d9	Speaker: Vanessa Cicero from Lucid. Bio: Solutions Engineer: Teaching and Learning Consultant for Lucid for Education | Empowering Students Through Visual Learning  Looking for dynamic ways to boost collaboration, innovation, and visual learning in your Canvas course(s)? Join Vanessa Cicero from Lucid for Education to explore how Lucid’s virtual whiteboard tools integrate seamlessly with Canvas to support interactive teaching, group work, and student creativity. This session will highlight practical use cases for Lucidchart and Lucidspark—whether you’re building concept maps, organizing group projects, or facilitating live brainstorming activities online. Discover how to enhance student engagement, foster visual thinking, and streamline your course design with Lucid’s powerful, user-friendly platform.
Aug 6th: Perusall: Part Two (Diving Deeper on Digital Reading Annotation)   12-1 pm, Central Time	Link to be posted

CRTLE Faculty Facilitator Program Application 

Applications Due: Due by July 25, 2025 

Start Date for 2025-2026 academic year: early September 1, 2025 [August 18 first day of classes. Letter sent out August 1, 2025. Confirm by August 8.  

Applicants are needed from:  

CAPPA

COLA

COS

CONHI

SSW

COED  COE

Description: 

The CRTLE Faculty Facilitator program provides selected faculty the opportunity to work alongside our CRTLE Team to share knowledge and expertise as university teachers, and to develop and enhance resources and programs on teaching and learning for the UTA community. Facilitators typically serve one 2-year term.  The start date for this coming year is September 1, 2025. 

Serving as a CRTLE Faculty Facilitator requires a time commitment of approximately 3-4 hours per week, which includes time leading and/or participating in scheduled activities developed by CRTLE and a bi-weekly required planning meeting. Pending expected continued funding and as allowable by UTA Human Resources, Faculty Facilitators receive a stipend of $4,000 for the academic year, with half distributed at the end of the fall semester, and half at the end of the spring semester. Additional opportunities may be available over the summer session.  

As a CRTLE Faculty Facilitator, you will be responsible for organizing and/or presenting at one or more of the monthly Faculty Lounge sessions where faculty meet to learn about and discuss timely teaching topics. CRTLE Facilitators should assist with effective teaching sessions, series, and programs. CRTLE Facilitators may also participate in Peer Observations and/or provide consultations for faculty who need specific guidance on teaching. All CRTLE Facilitators participate in planning and present at the CRTLE Faculty Showcase: A Celebration of Teaching Excellence each April. Facilitators are encouraged to participate in all CRTLE events and activities as much as possible. Additionally, we would like each facilitator to write at least one long-term blog post per year for the Pedagogy Next blog/website. This can also include an optional video. 

Additional Requirements: 

• Share and promote CRTLE programming and resources amongst their colleagues in their department and/or college. We want facilitators to be a liaison and champion between CRTLE and their respective department and college. 

• Virtually promote CRTLE via online internal UTA channels such as email or Teams. 

• Attend and support other facilitator’s lounge sessions and additional general CRTLE programming (e.g., workshops, panels, AI events, Graduate student conference, Center for Service Learning events, etc.).  

• Attend regularly scheduled facilitator meetings and contribute to brainstorming, idea generating, and bringing information to and from your college.  

Facilitators are optionally encouraged to: 

• Engage in continuous professional development to stay updated with the latest educational practices in digital/online teaching and learning (e.g., EDUCAUSE, Quality Matters, LinkedIn Learning, etc.). 

• Provide constructive feedback to CRTLE Leadership to aid growth and development. 

• Collaborate with other facilitators to share best practices and resources informally and organically. 

• Reflect on their own teaching practices and seek ways to improve. 

• Keep a blog to reflect on teaching practices via UTA Web Publishing (OIT) or maintain their own podcast through UTA Web Publishing (OIT) reflecting on teaching and learning.  

NOTE: Of the nine faculty lounges, some will be virtual. The Analytics-Focused Faculty Lounge will be a combination event (both facilitators will collaborate).  

• September Faculty Lounge: In-person/hybrid 

• October Faculty Lounge: In-person/hybrid 

• November Faculty Lounge: In-person/hybrid 

• December Faculty Lounge: Virtual 

• January Faculty Lounge: Virtual

• February Faculty Lounge: In-person/hybrid 

• March Faculty Lounge: In-person/hybrid 

• April Faculty Lounge: In-person/hybrid 

• May Faculty Lounge: Virtual 

Fellow are strongly encouraged to: 

• Help identify and recommend exemplary teaching practices or faculty for CRTLE programming highlights, podcasts, or showcases. 

• Help expand CRTLE’s impact by participating in outreach to faculty. 

To Apply, submit the following by or before July 25, 2025 to CRTLE@uta.edu. Use the following subject line in your email: 2025-26 CRTLE Facilitator Application

1. Detailed cover letter with your background related to teaching, why you want to be a facilitator, experience with CRTLE or faculty professional development related to teaching, and ideas you would bring to the role. 

2. Include a formal letter of support from your department chair or indicating that they are aware of the time demands of being a facilitator.  

3. Include a second letter from another colleague who can support your qualifications to be a facilitator, including the criteria listed here.  

4. Copy of your Curriculum vita