Workshops and Events

All instructors regardless of appointment or experience level are invited to register and attend Center for Teaching events.

As experts in the scholarship of teaching and learning, facilitators, and experienced college instructors, Center for Teaching staff use research and theory to design and lead programs that center excellence in teaching and learning.

Our work includes faculty development, graduate student development, and organizational development.

Upcoming Events and Workshops

SoTL Institute Interactive Workshop

Monday, February 24, 2025 1:30pm to 2:30pm

University Capitol Centre

Featuring special guest Dr. Susannah McGowan (Georgetown University), we will explore strategies for taking a scholarly approach to teaching and learning. Together, we will generate inquiries about how our students learn, develop pathways to answer those questions, and reflect on opportunities to share our work beyond the classroom.

Leigh Patel, Ida Cordelia Beam Visiting Scholar Lecture: Learning, Care, and World-Building in Higher Education

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 2:30pm to 4:00pm

Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

The UI campus community is invited to this lecture and discussion featuring Professor Leigh Patel, Ida Cordelia Beam Visiting Scholar and Professor of Educational Foundations, Organizations, & Policy at the University of Pittsburgh. Patel is a transdisciplinary scholar who studies the narratives that create material realities in society. Her research focuses on the ways schooling delivers inequities and how education can be a tool for liberation. As part of her UI visit, Patel will give a...

TILE Teaching Demo

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Schaeffer Hall

Join Graduate Teaching Fellow Emily Wieder (French and Italian) in a teaching demonstration showcasing the pedagogical potential of Iowa’s superpowered TILE classrooms. Participants will become TILE-enabled.

CIRTL Teaching as Research Series - Application Deadline

Friday, March 21, 2025 (all day)

Virtual

Graduate students and post-docs from all disciplines can register for this series to learn about teaching as research, develop their own projects, and earn CIRTL Practitioner Level certification.

Cultivating Success: International Teaching

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 3:00pm to 4:30pm

University Capitol Centre

This event was rescheduled from February 12. Teaching in a new cultural environment can be both rewarding and challenging. This panel discussion is designed to share faculty expertise on how to address these issues. In this panel discussion, veteran faculty with successful teaching careers at the University of Iowa will share different pedagogical approaches and discuss ways to enrich classroom environments based on transnational knowledge and wide-ranging experiences to enhance students’...

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Tailored Events

Request a sparkshop, workshop, or workshop series!

Center for Teaching staff partner with colleges, departments, and units to offer tailored programming by request.

One-on-one Consultations

Need a thought partner for a teaching idea or challenge? Request a one-on-one consultation! Our staff consults on course design, student motivation, assignments, grading, teaching statements, student feedback, and more.

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TILE Classrooms

Want to request a TILE classroom? To teach in a TILE classroom, instructors must be TILE enabled. Email tile@uiowa.edu for your personalized TILE consultation.

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Center for Teaching Events Poster

Each semester, the Center for Teaching puts together a poster featuring our upcoming calendar of events. Our posters are an important way to inform UI instructors about our support services and events. 

View our Spring 25 Poster

Digital Poster Archive

View the current and previous semester workshops offered by the Center for Teaching.