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NOTE:To support efficient digital asset management and reduce unnecessary data storage, TILT workshops, training sessions and meetings will not be routinely recorded. These recordings are rarely revisited, yet they consume significant server space and require ongoing management. Key takeaways or action items (meeting notes, flyers, PowerPoints, etc.) will be documented and shared as requested.To support efficient digital asset management and reduce unnecessary data storage, TILT workshops, training sessions and meetings will not be routinely recorded. These recordings are rarely revisited, yet they consume significant server space and require ongoing management. Key takeaways or action items (meeting notes, flyers, PowerPoints, etc.) will be documented and shared as requested.

Aug 2026

Classroom Strategies: Optimize Your Time and Increase Student Engagement

Do you ever avoid student discussions because it's too difficult to get their attention, wasting precious classroom time? What about the beginning or end of class? Do students wander in...(Go to event for more details.)

Community Engaged Learning: Mini-Grant Information

Join us for an overview of the Community Engaged Learning Mini-Grant program including new updates, support for proposals, frequently asked questions, examples of proposals, and previous projects. Includes time for...(Go to event for more details.)

Sep 2026

Classroom Strategies: Optimize Your Time and Increase Student Engagement

Do you ever avoid student discussions because it's too difficult to get their attention, wasting precious classroom time? What about the beginning or end of class? Do students wander in...(Go to event for more details.)

Teaching Squares Kick Off: (Residential, Hybrid, and Online Faculty)

The TILT-sponsored Teaching Squares allows faculty, instructors, and GTAs to observe each other, learn from each other, and support each other in their quest to become better teachers. It is...(Go to event for more details.)

Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Active Learning

This three-week, mostly asynchronous course TAKES PLACE IN CANVAS. Participants can expect to spend 4-5 hours per week completing assignments, discussions and readings. Discover a range of instructional techniques related...(Go to event for more details.)

Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Learning Outcomes and Course Alignment

This three-week, mostly asynchronous course TAKES PLACE IN CANVAS. Participants can expect to spend 4-5 hours per week completing assignments, discussions and readings. Write measurable learning outcomes and align them...(Go to event for more details.)

TILT Book Club: How Learning Works

Join some colleagues in reading and exploring a TILT book kit. Each kit includes: 4 copies of the book, guiding questions, optional activities, a recommended meeting schedule, and suggestions for...(Go to event for more details.)

TILT Book Club: Small Teaching

Join some colleagues in reading and exploring a TILT book kit. Each kit includes: 4 copies of the book, guiding questions, optional activities, a recommended meeting schedule, and suggestions for...(Go to event for more details.)

TILT Book Club: Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Join some colleagues in reading and exploring a TILT book kit. Each kit includes: 4 copies of the book, guiding questions, optional activities, a recommended meeting schedule, and suggestions for...(Go to event for more details.)

Teaching with Art: The Perfect Intersection Workshop Series

Teaching with Pipe Organs: Creativity, Learning, and Awe  Discover how creativity, wonder, and interdisciplinary teaching approaches can create memorable and engaging learning experiences. TEF Alignment: Instructional Strategies

Oct 2026

Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Inclusive Pedagogy

This three-week, mostly asynchronous course TAKES PLACE IN CANVAS. Participants can expect to spend 4-5 hours per week completing assignments, discussions and readings. Engage in self-reflection to consider your own...(Go to event for more details.)

Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Teaching Online: Facilitation and Engagement

This three-week, mostly asynchronous course TAKES PLACE IN CANVAS. Participants can expect to spend 4-5 hours per week completing assignments, discussions and readings. Incorporate research-based practices designed to foster a...(Go to event for more details.)

Truman Scholarship Info Session

The Truman Scholarship provides graduate school funding for third-year students planning to attend graduate school and seek a career in public service.

  • Date: Wed., October 7, 2026
  • Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: LSC 328-30

Boren Awards Info Session

The Boren Awards fund undergraduates and graduates going abroad to study languages deemed “critical” by the US government (such as Japanese, Russian, Arabic, Korean, and Chinese).

  • Date: Thu., October 8, 2026
  • Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: LSC 372

Developing a Teaching Persona

The Latin word "persona" most directly translates to "mask." Should we wear a mask while teaching? What kind of mask should we wear? This workshop will explore why and how...(Go to event for more details.)

Goldwater Scholarship Info Session

The Goldwater Scholarship provides tuition support for second- and third-year students engaged in STEM research.

  • Date: Wed., October 14, 2026
  • Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: LSC 372

DAAD RISE Internship Program

DAAD RISE provides undergraduates with summer research opportunities in Germany (knowledge of German language is not required).

  • Date: Thu., October 15, 2026
  • Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: LSC 304

Teaching with Art: The Perfect Intersection Workshop Series

Cambrian Creations! Teaching Evolutionary Biology with Art-Making, Juggling, and Balloon Animals. Explore how storytelling, art-making, and creative demonstrations can bring complex scientific concepts to life. TEF Alignment: Instructional Strategies

Critical Language Scholarship

The Critical Language Scholarship funds a summer abroad experience for undergraduates and graduates to study languages deemed “critical” by the US government (such as Japanese, Russian, Arabic, Korean, and Chinese).

  • Date: Wed., October 21, 2026
  • Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: LSC 372

Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: AI-Informed Teaching

This three-week, mostly asynchronous course TAKES PLACE IN CANVAS. Participants can expect to spend 4-5 hours per week completing assignments, discussions and readings. The purpose of this course is to...(Go to event for more details.)

Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Create Assignments

This three-week, mostly asynchronous course TAKES PLACE IN CANVAS. Participants can expect to spend 4-5 hours per week completing assignments, discussions and readings. Examine assignments and major assessments to ensure...(Go to event for more details.)

Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Student Motivation

This three-week, mostly asynchronous course TAKES PLACE IN CANVAS. Participants can expect to spend 4-5 hours per week completing assignments, discussions and readings. Research on learning consistently identifies motivation as...(Go to event for more details.)

TEF and Annual Review Series, Session 2: Set a Teaching Goal for Annual Review

This workshop will walk you through a goal-setting process based on the CSU Teaching Effectiveness Framework (TEF). You will leave this session with a SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound)...(Go to event for more details.)

Udall Tribal Healthcare and Public Policy Scholarship

The Udall Tribal Healthcare and Public Policy Scholarship provides tuition support for second- and third-year students who are Native American tribal members seeking a career in tribal public policy or...(Go to event for more details.)

  • Date: Tue., October 27, 2026
  • Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: LSC 372

Udall Environmental Scholarship

The Udall Environmental Scholarship provides tuition support for second- and third-year students seeking a career related to the environment.

  • Date: Wed., October 28, 2026
  • Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: LSC 372

Nov 2026

TEF and Annual Review Series, Session 3: You Have a Teaching Goal; Now What?

This workshop will guide you through a process to take your current teaching goal and align it with the evidence-based teaching practices of the Teaching Effectiveness Framework (TEF). From there,...(Go to event for more details.)

UK Summer Fulbright Scholarship

The UK Summer Fulbright provides first- and second-year students who have limited international experience with a summer study abroad experience at one of four schools in the UK.

  • Date: Tue., November 3, 2026
  • Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: LSC 372

Supporting First-Generation Students: Creating Conditions for Belonging and Success

In recognition of National First-Generation College Celebration Week, join TILT for an interactive workshop focused on creating classrooms where first-generation students can thrive. Explore practical strategies for fostering belonging, demystifying...(Go to event for more details.)

NOAA Hollings Scholarship

The NOAA Hollings Scholarship provides a summer internship opportunity and tuition support for second-year students (and third-year students in a five-year program) majoring in a field related to NOAA’s mission...(Go to event for more details.)

  • Date: Wed., November 4, 2026
  • Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: LSC 372

Writing a Teaching Philosophy Presentation

As instructors in higher education, it is increasingly important to have an individual teaching philosophy when applying for college or university faculty positions or when undergoing promotion reviews. This workshop...(Go to event for more details.)