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Check out these upcoming events from the Academy for Teaching and Learning and our Baylor partners like the Institute for Faith and Learning, Learning Technologies, and Academic Affairs/Provost's Office.

ATL Events

Teaching with AI Playground (Zoom)
May 23, 2025
Experiment with how generative AI can enhance your course design, lesson plans, feedback, and assignments while also helping students develop AI literacy. This session is virtual (Zoom link will be sent to registrants).
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Zoom
Academy for Teaching and Learning
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Course Makeover Workshop
May 28 - 30, 2025
The Course Makeover Workshop is designed to help you build, rebuild, or re-think your course. In the company of thoughtful colleagues gathered around shared readings and discussion, participants will craft a vision for their courses realized in thoughtful learning activities and assessments, all with the support of fellow faculty and the staff of the Academy for Teaching & Learning.Wednesday, May 28 - 10am to 3pmThursday, May 29 - 10am to 3pmFriday, May 30 - 10am to 12:30pm
Creekmore Conference Room (Jones Library 2nd Floor)
Academy for Teaching and Learning
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Augustine Teaching Institute
Jun. 9 - 11, 2025
Join faculty colleagues in an exploration of pedagogical wisdom of the past and its implications for teaching in the present. Participants will read and discuss Augustine, Quintilian, Erasmus, the Confucian text On Teaching and Learning, Comenius, and more, connecting insights from history’s great thinkers to evidence-informed teaching practices.Meeting 10am-2pm daily
Creekmore Conference Room (Jones Library 2nd Floor)
Academy for Teaching and Learning
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Teaching with AI Playground (Zoom)
Aug. 15, 2025
Experiment with how generative AI can enhance your course design, lesson plans, feedback, and assignments while also helping students develop AI literacy. This session is virtual (Zoom link will be sent to registrants).
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Zoom
Academy for Teaching and Learning
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Jump Start Teaching Workshop
Aug. 16, 2025
This workshop will highlight effective course design, student engagement, and assessment strategies. It is oriented toward those who are new to college teaching or want to brush up on pedagogical basics in preparation for the Fall semester. All instructors, including adjunct faculty and graduate student teachers of record, are welcome to attend. 
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Moody Library 104 (Active Learning Lab)
Academy for Teaching and Learning
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Foundations for Teaching Workshop
Aug. 20, 2025
This free, day-long workshop provides graduate student instructors with a basic toolkit for effective teaching, assessment, and course design. Participants will get insights and guidance from Baylor's excellent faculty and receive hands-on training in critical skills such as effective lecturing, active learning, grading, and interacting with students.Graduate students at all experience levels are encouraged to attend.
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Moody Library 104 (Active Learning Lab)
Academy for Teaching and Learning
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New Faculty Orientation
Aug. 18 - 19, 2025
Office of the Provost
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Cornelia Marschall Smith Award Lecture - Dr. Heidi J. Hornik
Sep. 12, 2025
4:00 - 5:30 pm
Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, Room 149 (Lewis Art Building)
Office of the Provost
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Baylor Symposium on Nicaea: Creed, Culture, and Christendom
Sep. 23 - 24, 2025
Institute for Faith and Learning
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Hillbilly Thomists Concert
Sep. 24, 2025
7:00 - 9:00 pm
SUB Bowl in the Bill Daniel Student Center
Institute for Faith and Learning
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      • Student Motivation in the Classroom
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      • Effective Lectures
      • Interactive Methods
      • Effective PowerPoint
      • Discussions that Teach
      • Service Learning
      • Controversial or Sensitive Topics
      • Team-Based Learning
      • In-Class Writing Prompts
    • Assessing Student Learning and Teaching
      Back
      • Formative Assessment
      • Summative Assessment
      • Grading Rubrics
      • Effective Feedback
      • Instructor Self-Assessment
      • Ungrading
      • Alternative Assessments
    • Teaching with Technology
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      • Considering Technology for Teaching
      • Teaching without Technology
      • Classroom Response Systems
      • Blended Learning
      • Instructor-Created Videos
      • Engagement in Online Learning
      • Socialization in Online Learning
    • Researching Teaching and Learning
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      • Surveys-An Introduction
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      • Attitudinal Questions and Likert Scales
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      • Baylor IRB Quick-Start Guide
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      • Process for Reflecting on Incidents of Teaching at Its Best
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