Professional Development Opportunities

CETL Book Club

Select Tuesdays in the Pollock Alumni House

The CETL Book Club provides an opportunity for professional development through cross-disciplinary dialogue about provocative issues related to teaching and learning. Get the scoop on the current Book Club.

One-Session Wonders

Select Mondays or Thursdays in the Pollock Alumni House

Do you need practical, research-based ideas to invigorate your teaching? Try one of the One-Session Wonders. These interactive, one-hour or less sessions take place in the Pollock Alumni House. Registration is required as enrollment is limited to allow personal attention. Find out more now.

Best Practice Certification

By attending at least five One-Session Wonders in semester series and documenting the enhancements to student learning that result, faculty can earn a $200 stipend. Find out more about Best Practice Certification.

Interim Intensives

Interim Intensives are multi-day workshops that take place during the Fall or Spring Interim designed to allow practical progress on a specific teaching and learning task. Get more information and find out if there are any Interim Intensives coming up.

SOTL Mentor Program

In this year-long program, faculty and instructional academic staff with Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) experience are paired with participants new to SoTL for dialogue related to scholarly investigation of teaching and learning. Discover more about the SOTL Mentor Program.

SOTL Pilot Projects Program

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) Pilot Project grants are designed to encourage those interested in SOTL to address a teaching and learning challenge, and expand their SOTL research experience by completing a project to present to the UW Oshkosh teaching community. Learn more about SOTL Pilot Projects.

Provost's Summit

The Provost's Teaching and Learning Summit is a full week in the Fall semester packed with programming, dialogues, panel discussions and opportunities for improving teaching and student learning at UW Oshkosh. Find out more about the Fall 2011 Provost's Teaching and Learning Summit, scheduled for October 24-28.

Passport to Technology

Sponsored by the Provost's Office, Learning Technologies and CETL, Passport to Technology is an event for faculty and staff to discover new technologies that can help their students succeed in the classroom. Discover what technologies you can integrate into your teaching to improve classroom collaboration at Passport to Technology, which is integrated into this year's Provost's Teaching and Learning Summit.

ISSOTL Conference - Milwaukee, Wis.

International scholars, researchers and educators come together from across the globe during the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (ISSOTL) to share recent work and discuss how our collective efforts will impact the future of higher education. This year's conference is close to home in Milwaukee, Wis., from October 20-23, so make sure you attend and support your UW Oshkosh colleagues as they present their work. Find out more at the ISSOTL Conference website.

UW System Faculty College

Sponsored by The UW System Office of Professional and Instruction Development (OPID), Faculty College provides an annual spring opportunity for UW System faculty and academic staff to unite in concentrated study and discussion aimed at improving undergraduate teaching and learning. Some 100 participants attend three days of intensive, interdisciplinary seminars on topics related to teaching and learning. Each participant registers for two of the four seminars offered. The experience of the College enhances collegial interchange on teaching, contributing to a system-wide network of faculty and academic staff committed to educational excellence. For more information about UW System Faculty College, visit www.wisconsin.edu/opid/conf/fc.htm.

Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars Program

Each participant in this UW System program undertakes a significant SoTL project, records the project’s progress on an electronic poster, and disseminates the results in public forums. Participants in the WTFS Program should be familiar with Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) research. Teaching Fellows and Scholars are expected to serve as leaders and mentors in campus and UW System SoTL work. Attendance at OPID-sponsored events and completion and presentation of a SoTL project are required. Look for more information and the application deadline in the fall. You can also find more information at www.wisconsin.edu/opid/wtfs/details.htm.

UW System President's Summit

This Summit, typically held in the Fall semester, brings together more than 200 faculty and academic staff to provide a forum to recognize and share the collective expertise of faculty and academic staff who excel at teaching, are committed to assessing student learning, and have engaged in the scholarship of teaching and learning. Visit the UW System President's Summit website for more information.