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In a 2018 Chronicle of Higher Education article titled “How to Create a Syllabus,” Professor Kevin Gannon offered ideas to better engage and inform students using a course syllabus, explaining it as more than a checklist or contract. Instead, he argued, the syllabus sets the tone for a course and ex...

The University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) will continue its First Fridays series Friday, Feb. 4, with a workshop titled “Syllabus Ideas to Engage Students.” This event will be held from 11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Allen Memorial Medical Library’s Herrick Room. The c...

Work/life balance often feels like a tug-of-war. There are so many things competing for our time and attention. In an upcoming webinar, IMPACT Solutions invites Case Western Reserve University staff and faculty to join in learning concrete tips and strategies to reduce life’s burdens and stressors. ...

Are you interested in learning some new techniques to make your course(s) more accessible to all learners? Join members of University Technology’s Teaching and Learning Technologies Team for this month’s Digital Accessibility Learning Community (DALC) workshop to learn how to make accessible and i...

The Professional Development Center (PDC) has started a new monthly initiative to highlight available resources relating to both hard and soft professional skills. These resources are available and free of charge to all Case Western Reserve University staff and faculty members. The featured hard s...

Are you interested in learning some easy techniques to make your course(s) more accessible to all learners? Attend this month’s Digital Accessibility Learning Community workshop to hear from members of University Technology’s Teaching and Learning Technologies Team on how to make accessible and inc...

Join the Wellness Program team for a discussion on the powerful effects of gratitude and appreciation during the December Community Conversation Wednesday, Dec. 15, from 3 to 3:45 p.m. via Zoom. This discussion will give faculty and staff members an opportunity to build connections with others as t...

The winter months provide some of the biggest challenges to wellness during the year. The stress of the holidays, the pressure of the new year, and the risk of Seasonal Affective Disorder take a toll and can become problematic if we don't care for ourselves. To help address these challenges, Employ...

Those who have participated in University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) programs in the past are invited to a “class reunion” Friday, Dec. 3, at 11:40 a.m. in the Allen Memorial Medical Library’s Herrick Room (ground floor). Matthew Garrett, UCITE director, and Jenny Hadin...

Human Resources and IMPACT Solutions will host a webinar titled “Communication Etiquette: Creating a Culture of Respect” Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 10 a.m. Work relationships impact job satisfaction and success as much as our job skills. As a result, respectful, civil communication is key to long-term pr...