W&M Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation

04/27/2023

Register now for STLI's 2023 Teaching & Learning Symposium! There will be plenty to do, breakfast & lunch included, and even a provost reception to wrap things up. https://stli.wm.edu/2023-teaching-learning-symposium/

Keynote: The Lecture is Not Dead: Using Storytelling to Enhance Lectures
Dr. Kristin Phillips teaches in the School of Neuroscience at Virginia Tech. She teaches a wide range of neuroscience courses where she promotes real-world application, collaboration, and student engagement. Her goal is to demonstrate the vast implications that arise from understanding how the brain works.

03/27/2023

What is connection through reflection? Read along with Student Partner, Jada Bonds, to learn more in our newest Weekly News Article! 📚📰 Follow along here:

Instructors can help students connect their own interests to their courses using this simple tool developed by STLI Faculty Fellow Joan Gavaler and STLI Assistant Director Mike Blum. They presented their workshop on Connection through Reflection at the Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy (CHEP)....

03/22/2023

We are proud to have several STLI staff members attending this years 2023 UPCEA Annual Conference. The themes for this year's conference focused on partnerships, resilience, access and inclusion. They will learn from leaders engaged in innovative global collaborations, interdisciplinary programs, and local partnerships focused on equity. Learn more about the conference here: https://conferences.upcea.edu/annual2023/ William & Mary UPCEA - University Professional & Continuing Education Association

UPCEA - 2023 Annual Conference is being held in Washington, DC. The Annual Conference will bring you the latest in professional, continuing, and online education practices.

03/21/2023

🚨2023 Teaching & Learning Symposium🚨

Mark your calendars! The T&L Symposium will be held on May 4th! We will celebrate the accomplishments of educators, connect with colleagues and communities of practice, and collaborate to advance teaching and learning. Learn more here: https://events.wm.edu/event/view/academictechnology/133059

03/06/2023

Check out our latest STLI News Story by STLI student partner, Sam Vido, has he provides a student perspective on ChatGPT! 💻🔰

As the Fall 2022 Semester was coming to a close, rumors were starting to surface about a miraculous new AI technology with great potential for good if you were a student, and the potential for concern if you were faculty. As a student, I was excited to see what ChatGPT could do and was amazed at how...

02/27/2023

Check out our first STLI News Story featuring one of our Quick Bite Workshops on how to use bookings! 📰 🔰

Microsoft Bookings is a great tool to make scheduling appointments easy. Whether you're booking 15 minute appointments with your students or scheduling coffee with a colleague, Bookings is the way to go....

02/23/2023

Meet instructional design specialist, Brier Anderson! Check out her brief over of FLIP and how it can be a great tool to incorporate within your classes. 📱🔰

02/21/2023

Are you striving to assess students in meaningful and constructive ways? Do you worry that recent developments in artificial intelligence (aka ChatGPT) will negatively impact the authenticity of student work and decrease their depth of understanding? 💻📚 Join us tomorrow for our Teaching and Learning Talk: Rethinking Assessment in a New Digital Age. Learn more here:

STLI invites you to our next Teaching & Learning Talk: “Rethinking Assessment in a New Digital Age” on Wednesday, February 22nd, in Swem G64.  

02/20/2023

Follow along with our STLI Student Partner, Jada Bonds, as she interviews W&M's Professor Dr. Jerry Watkins on how he engages students in his courses. 📚🔰 Watch the quick interview here:

Our STLI Student Partner Jada Bonds interviews W&M's Professor Dr. Jerry Watkins on how he engages students in his courses. Check out more of our Teaching & ...

02/17/2023

Kudos to Joan Gavaler, Mike Blum, Adam Barger and Alexandra Joosse for their presentations at CHEP, a leading conference on teaching in higher education! Presentations on:

Connection Through reflection: Helping Students Find Their Own Meaning: Joan Gavaler & STLI Mike Blum
Social Network Analyses for Understanding and Building Cohesive Classroom Communities: STLI Adam Barger & Alexandra Joosse

Learn more: https://chep.teaching.vt.edu/

Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy™. The conference showcases the best pedagogical practice and research in higher education today. Sessions address disciplinary and interdisciplinary instructional strategies, outcomes, and research. Each year we welcome over 500 faculty and instructors in Hi...

02/16/2023

Wasn't able to check out Fall '22's pop up art sculptures? No worries we've got you covered! Follow along in a quick 2 min video with STLI Student Partner, Ryan Harp, as he learns more about it. 🎨🎥

Art Pop Ups are becoming a regular sight on the campus of William & Mary. A film by STLI Student Producer Ryan HarpCheck out more of our Teaching & Learning ...