This workshop focuses on utilizing collaboration and group work in your courses. The first hour will focus on best practices for collaboration and group work in online and hybrid courses. The second hour will utilize a template to create a rationale, collaboration plan, and assignment sheet for a course. Registration is required.
Are you feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or simply stretched too thin? In today’s higher education landscape, many instructors are navigating an increasingly dynamic environment marked by political pressures, shrinking budgets, rising workloads, and shifting expectations from students and institutions. Now more than ever, we need spaces that support our well-being and remind us we’re not alone in this work. […]
Teaching can be an isolating experience. This reading group, intended for those who have been teaching at Illinois State for more than four years, provides an opportunity for instructors to engage in discussions to encourage peer support, networking, and mentorship. Experience new confidence in yourself and your ability to teach! During the Spring semester, we […]
Teaching can be an isolating experience. This reading group, intended for those who have been teaching at Illinois State for more than four years, provides an opportunity for instructors to engage in discussions to encourage peer support, networking, and mentorship. Experience new confidence in yourself and your ability to teach! During the Spring semester, we […]
The Center for Integrated Professional Development’s Online Education Learning Community is for online courses or have been doing so for many years, this community will focus on sharing experiences, co-learning, and navigating together the ever-changing landscape of teaching online. The reading selection for Spring 2026 is The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of […]
The Center for Integrated Professional Development’s Early Career Learning Community offers course instructors in their first through third years of service at ISU a combination of professional development and peer support. Join us for a series of engaging conversations on teaching, learning, and thriving in academia. For spring 2026, we will focus on the Science […]
The Center for Integrated Professional Development’s Early Career Learning Community offers course instructors in their first through third years of service at ISU a combination of professional development and peer support. Join us for a series of engaging conversations on teaching, learning, and thriving in academia. For spring 2026, we will focus on the Science […]
Are you feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or simply stretched too thin? In today’s higher education landscape, many instructors are navigating an increasingly dynamic environment marked by political pressures, shrinking budgets, rising workloads, and shifting expectations from students and institutions. Now more than ever, we need spaces that support our well-being and remind us we’re not alone in this work. […]
Teaching can be an isolating experience. This reading group, intended for those who have been teaching at Illinois State for more than four years, provides an opportunity for instructors to engage in discussions to encourage peer support, networking, and mentorship. Experience new confidence in yourself and your ability to teach! During the Spring semester, we […]
This workshop focuses on incorporating interactive design strategies and active learning methods into course planning to more effectively engage students in the online classroom. Participants in this session will learn techniques to foster collaboration, provide personalized and timely feedback, offer flexibility, and create a strong sense of community. Registration is required.