Course Design Institute
June 3-6, Des Peres Hall 213
The Course Design Institute (CDI) is an intensive, one week, hands-on workshop that provides instructors the opportunity to experience the iterative, dynamic, and scholarly process of learning-focused course design.
The Course Design Institute will take place in person June 3 - 6 in Des Peres 213. All sessions will take place from 9:00 AM - 4:00PM Monday - Thursday. Participants must commit to attending all sessions during the CDI, and to completing "homework" each evening.
Space is limited; Deadline for submissions is extended to May 20
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Culturally Responsive Teaching Institute
July 29 - August 2, Des Peres Hall 213
To support SLU full-time faculty in their work with international students, the Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning is hosting the Culturally Responsive Teaching Institute (CRTI) – aimed at helping instructors expand their understanding of cultural variations in teaching and learning practice while preparing for culturally diverse classrooms.
The program is a five-day summer institute and continues with optional Community of Practice meetings during the academic year. Full-time faculty are supported by the Provost’s office through a financial incentive ($750 stipend or professional development funds, distributed after the Institute). Space is limited, and spots are awarded on a first come first serve basis.
Register here for the five-day summer institute
Online Courses: Summer/Fall 2024
The Reinert Center supports instructors for the full continuum of teaching online including: preparing to teach online for the first time, online course design, assessment of online courses, as well as strategies and techniques for effective online teaching. Below is our current list of full, online course offerings. These courses can be used for credit in our Online University Teaching Skills Certificate or they may be taken by individuals not enrolled in the certificate.
The Universal Design for Online Teaching and Learning course is a week-long, asynchronous course focusing on Universal Design and the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework in distance formats. Participants will examine, reflect on, and apply key UDL principles in an online course of their choosing as a means of meeting the needs of diverse student learners. These principles provide an additional lens into meeting the standards found in the University’s Distance Course Design Rubric.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Distance Teaching
This one-week, asynchronous course explores the role of online discussions for Distance Learning, and shares suggestions on designing effective asynchronous discussions that boost student engagement, build community, and meet the standards of SLU’s Online Course Design Rubric. The course will guide participants in drafting their own dynamic discussion for use in an online course and offer tips on facilitating student-led discussions.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Distance Teaching
The Introduction to Distance Teaching is a fully-online asynchronous course that provides a pedagogical foundation for Saint Louis University faculty who are new to the online teaching environment. The course provides faculty an opportunity to gain the experience of an online “student” and to experience a fully-online course that has been designed to align with the University’s Online Course Design Rubric while developing a plan for an online course.
This one-week, asynchronous course focuses on generative AI in distance learning environments. Participants will interrogate design constraints/opportunities associated with generative AI in online course design, and articulate generative AI use guidelines for assignments and other online coursework. Course activities will serve as a means of enabling participants to think intentionally about the use of generative AI to augment teaching and provide meaningful student learning opportunities from a distance.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Distance Teaching
The Introduction to Distance Teaching is a fully-online asynchronous course that provides a pedagogical foundation for Saint Louis University faculty who are new to the online teaching environment. The course provides faculty an opportunity to gain the experience of an online “student” and to experience a fully-online course that has been designed to align with the University’s Online Course Design Rubric while developing a plan for an online course.