TILT Calendar of Events
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.
Sep 2026
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.)
- Date: Mon., September 14, 2026
- Time: All Day
- Location: Canvas
- Presenter(s): Jennifer Todd
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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.)
- Date: Mon., September 14, 2026
- Time: All Day
- Location: Canvas
- Presenter(s): Anastasia Williams
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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.)
- Date: Tue., September 15, 2026
- Time: All Day
- Presenter(s): Jennifer Todd
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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.)
- Date: Tue., September 15, 2026
- Time: All Day
- Presenter(s): Jennifer Todd
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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.)
- Date: Tue., September 15, 2026
- Time: All Day
- Presenter(s): Jennifer Todd
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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
- Date: Wed., September 30, 2026
- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Location: Organ Recital Hall, University Center for the Arts
- Presenter(s): David Pyle, Joel Bacon
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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.)
- Date: Mon., October 5, 2026
- Time: All Day
- Location: Canvas
- Presenter(s): Danyel Addes
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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.)
- Date: Mon., October 5, 2026
- Time: All Day
- Location: Canvas
- Presenter(s): Tonya Buchan, Justin Switzer
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Community of Practice: Alternative Grading Practices
A community of practice (CoP) is a group whose members "share a passion for something they know how to do and who interact regularly to learn how to do it...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Wed., October 7, 2026
- Time: 11:00 am - 11:45 am
- Presenter(s): Jennifer Todd
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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.)
- Date: Fri., October 9, 2026
- Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
- Presenter(s): Kelly Bradbury
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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
- Date: Wed., October 21, 2026
- Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
- Location: TILT 104
- Presenter(s): David Pyle, Zach Grochau-Wright
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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.)
- Date: Mon., October 26, 2026
- Time: All Day
- Location: Canvas
- Presenter(s): Chris Geanious
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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.)
- Date: Mon., October 26, 2026
- Time: All Day
- Location: Canvas
- Presenter(s): Kristi Somerville
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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.)
- Date: Mon., October 26, 2026
- Time: All Day
- Location: Canvas
- Presenter(s): Jennifer Todd
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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.)
- Date: Tue., October 27, 2026
- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Presenter(s): Jennifer Todd
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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.)
- Date: Tue., November 3, 2026
- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Presenter(s): Jennifer Todd
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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
Community of Practice: Alternative Grading Practices
A community of practice (CoP) is a group whose members "share a passion for something they know how to do and who interact regularly to learn how to do it...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Wed., November 4, 2026
- Time: 11:00 am - 11:45 am
- Presenter(s): Jennifer Todd
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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.)
- Date: Wed., November 4, 2026
- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Presenter(s): Anastasia Williams
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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.)
- Date: Tue., November 10, 2026
- Time: 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
- Presenter(s): Kelly Bradbury
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Obama Voyager Scholarship
The Obama Voyager provides second-year students interested in a career in public service with two years of leadership development and travel opportunities.
- Date: Tue., November 10, 2026
- Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: LSC 372
TEF and Annual Review Series, Session 4: Collect Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness
This workshop in this series helps you identify evidence that best aligns with your teaching goal. We will give you strategies to become observers of your own teaching and learn...(Go to event for more details.)
- Date: Tue., November 17, 2026
- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Presenter(s): Jennifer Todd
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