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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.

Upcoming Fall Semester Events

GTA Workshop Series (New)
West Virginia University (Morgantown)

Led by Katrina Stewart (Senior Engaged Teaching Scholar), this new workshop series for Graduate Teaching Assistants will be updated throughout the year. Check back for more topics!


Transparent Course Strategies for Student Success: Lessons from TILT

West Virginia University (Morgantown)

Despite our best efforts, sometimes an assignment falls flat. One group of students will meet or exceed our expectations, while others don’t seem to understand what they’ve been assigned to do or why they’ve been asked to do it. In this workshop, instructors are introduced to the TILT Transparency Framework. This three-part framework can be used as you compose your instructions for assignments, activities, projects, or assessments. Instructors use the framework to structure: 1) the “ Purpose” of the activity; 2) the required “ Tasks” to get the activity done; and 3) the “ Criteria” for success.

This workshop is dedicated to an overview of the framework, examples of how the framework can be used when composing instructions for an assignment/assessment, and an opportunity to explore and apply the framework through examples from other instructors.



Plan-Do-Study-Act Cohort
WVU Institute of Technology (Beckley)

The PDSA cohort is a community of instructors at WVU Tech who are making small, incremental changes to their teaching and documenting their students’ outcomes using an improvement science technique called Plan-Do-Study-Act. A kick-off meeting, a community check-in meeting, and a wrap-up meeting will be scheduled during fall semester based on the group’s availability. Customized one-on-one meetings will be scheduled throughout the semester based on your availability. 
Course re/Design Studio

Held in Morgantown. Travel support available.

The Course re/Design Studio is a two-day signature program from the WVU Teaching and Learning Center. Instructors work diligently on their course in a structured studio environment as they are guided through a series of activities, tasks, and opportunities for feedback. We will use the Backward Design framework to reimagine our approach to courses that are in need of revision. (Those tasked with creating brand new courses are also welcome to apply.)

The Course re/Design Studio is held in Morgantown. A limited number of travel support packages have been made available for faculty members traveling from Beckley and Keyser.

Evansdale Campus (Morgantown, WV) 

  • Evansdale Library, Room G01
  • Monday, November 22 & Tuesday, November 23 from 9:00 - 5:00 p.m.
  • Application Deadline: November 15 11:59 p.m.
  • Learn more and apply  


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 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 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 27 at 2:00 pm
  • Wednesday, September 9 at 2:00 pm