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The Teaching and Learning Center hosts workshops and talks for those who teach on all WVU campuses. Both in-person and virtual options are available.

The Center and many of its events are supported in part by a grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. Funds are managed by the WVU Foundation. Chartered in 1954, the WVU Foundation is the nonprofit organization that receives and administers private donations on behalf of the University.

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Upcoming Fall Semester Events

GTA Workshop: Preparing for a Successful First Day of Class

In this hands-on workshop we will share evidence-based methods for a successful first day of class. Designed with Graduate Teaching Assistants in mind, we will discuss approaches for creating a welcoming learning environment, facilitating a first day of class activity, and setting your students up for success. This workshop aims to help you feel more confident in communicating your course expectations, course policies, and the expected learning outcomes to your students. Teaching assistants, faculty members, instructors, and instructional staff are welcome to attend. Please bring your laptop to this workshop session.



GTA Workshop: Developing Your Teaching Persona and Classroom Presence

Designed with Graduate Teaching Assistants in mind, this hands-on workshop will provide actionable strategies for public speaking, effective presentation of instructional content, and classroom management. We will also discuss how to set our students up for success by creating healthy boundaries for ourselves and our students, with the goal of fostering student self-regulation and organization. The session concludes with an opportunity to draft a “Mini Teaching Philosophy” which can be used as your teaching persona changes shape over time. Teaching assistants, faculty members, instructors, and instructional staff are welcome to attend. Please bring your laptop to this workshop session.



Below you will find a list of recommended teaching-related events. Please reach out to the event sponsor if you have any questions. Do you have a teaching-related event to include in this list of recommendations? Please email tlc@mail.wvu.edu

Harmonize Learning for eCampus

Sponsor: Harmonize Learning

Harmonize is a suite of tools integrated in eCampus. You'll find Harmonize in eCampus by clicking on Add Content > Content Market > Harmonize. Click the links below to register for an upcoming event on Zoom. There are multiple date options to choose from.

Harmonize 100: Welcome to Harmonize 
Explore the engaging, accessible, and authentic learning experiences you can create with all our major tools: Discussions, Social Reading, Peer Review, and more. (Click here to register and choose your preferred date)
  • Thursday, August 20 at 3:30 pm
  • Wednesday, August 26 at 3:30 pm
Harmonize 101: Discussions
This session introduces the key elements of effective discussion-based assessment and shows how Harmonize elevates engagement through multimodal posts, inclusive design features, and powerful critique tools. We’ll review sample discussion activities and walk through the full technical setup so you can confidently create and deploy your next Harmonize discussion. (Click here to register and choose your preferred date)
  • Tuesday, August 4 at 2:00 pm
  • Tuesday, August 11 at 2:00 pm
  • Tuesday, August 18 at 2:00 pm
  • Tuesday, August 25 at 2:00 pm
  • Tuesday, September 1 at 2:00 pm
  • Tuesday, September 8 at 2:00 pm
Harmonize 102: Peer Review
This session covers the pedagogical value of structured peer review, demonstrates real assignment examples, and guides you step-by-step through the Harmonize Peer Review setup so you can build a polished, student-friendly workflow in your course. (Click here to register and choose your preferred date)
  • Wednesday, August 5 at 2:00 pm
  • Wednesday, August 19 at 2:00 pm
  • Wednesday, September 2 at 2:00 pm
Harmonize 103: Accessibility, Audio Description, Alt Text
Instructor Centric training to go through the basics of reviewing and editing audio descriptions, closed captions, and alt text. We will also show how to create content Pages in Harmonize. (Click here to register and choose your preferred date)
  • Thursday, September 10 at 2:00 pm
  • Thursday, November 12 at 2:00 pm
  • Thursday, December 10 at 2:00 pm
Harmonize 201: Social Reading (PDF Annotations)
Discover how social reading transforms passive reading into active, collaborative engagement. We’ll examine why annotation-based assignments improve comprehension and accountability, and show how Harmonize Social Reading brings text to life with highlights and comments. The session includes example activities and a quick technical setup walkthrough so you can immediately begin creating rich, shared reading experiences. (Click here to register and choose your preferred date)
  • Wednesday, August 12 at 2:00 pm
  • Thursday, August 20 at 2:00 pm
  • Thursday, September 3 at 2:00 pm
Harmonize 202: Polls
Polling is a powerful way to check understanding, spark discussion, and elevate student voice—especially asynchronously. In this session, we’ll explore why quick formative assessments matter and demonstrate how Harmonize Polls integrates directly into your workflow to gather insight in real time. You’ll see creative examples of poll-based activities and learn the technical setup so you can deploy polls instantly across your course. (Click here to register and choose your preferred date)
  • Thursday, August 13 at 2:00 pm
  • Wednesday, August 26 at 2:00 pm
Harmonize 203: AI Resilient Assignments
As AI evolves, instructors need assessments that emphasize originality, reflection, and real-world application. This session highlights what makes an assignment AI-resilient and how Harmonize’s multimodal tools and authentic assessment options help you design meaningful work that AI can’t easily replicate. We’ll share concrete examples across disciplines and walk through the technical setup so you can build and launch AI-resilient assignments with confidence. (Click here to register and choose your preferred date)
  • Thursday, August 6 at 2:00 pm
  • Thursday, August 27 at 2:00 pm
  • Wednesday, September 9 at 2:00 pm