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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


Collaborative Makerspace-to-Classroom and Manufacturing Integration (Workshop Series)
West Virginia University (Morgantown)

Join us for these upcoming workshops facilitated by  Omar Al-Shebeeb, Engaged Teaching Scholar (WVU Teaching and Learning Center) and Teaching Assistant Professor, Industrial and Management Systems Engineering. This two-part workshop introduces faculty and instructors to practical tools and methods for building a virtual makerspace that complements classroom learning and physical labs. 

Evansdale Campus

  • Session 1: Thursday, November 6 from 1:00 – 2:15
  • Session 2: Thursday, November 13 from 1:00 – 2:15
  • Evansdale Library, G01
  • Learn more and register


Teaching Challenges & Opportunities: Support & Discussion Group

West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)

A group for discussion, support and idea sharing will meet on Fridays at 1:00 pm in the Teaching and Learning Center’s Evansdale location on the following dates: November 7, November 14, November 21, December 5, December 12. Join us on Fridays at 1:00 pm and stay until the conversation fizzles out.

Evansdale Campus

WVU Tech Digital Measures Working Session

WVU Institute of Technology (Beckley)

Led by Engaged Teaching Scholars: Aida Jimenez Esquilin and Kimberlyn Gray

Please join us for this working session on Digital Measures focused on effective teaching evidence. The session will also serve as a check-in for those who are new to WVU Tech.

Thursday, November 13 from 1:00 – 2:00

  • LRC 324 Faculty Development Room (WVU Tech)
  • No Registration Required

Teaching Talk: How I Designed My GenAI Course Policy

Virtual Conversation via Zoom

Join us for this teaching talk from Sarah McCorkle (WVU Teaching and Learning Center) on her design approach to composing a course policy on the allowed and unallowed use of Generative AI in a graduate-level online course. During this talk, Sarah will represent herself as an instructor (as opposed to her usual role as Administrative Director of the Center).

Virtual offering via Zoom


Co-authoring Course Materials with GenAI (Workshop)

Our next offering of this workshop will be held on Zoom:
    Virtual offering via Zoom

    Plan-Do-Study-Act Cohort

    WVU Institute of Technology (Beckley) 

    Led by Engaged Teaching Scholar Aida Jimenez Esquilin

    This program is designed to help you explore, experiment, and reflect on your teaching practice in a practical, evidence-informed, and time-manageable way.

    Please Register no later than 12/15/2025



    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


    Fix Your Content Day

    Sponsor:  Blackboard Anthology (eCampus) & WVU Digital Accessibility Services Committee

    Join faculty and staff from WVU’s Digital Accessibility Services committee on Tuesday, November 18 for “Fix Your Content Day,” a worldwide 24-hour competition. WVU is hosting open labs for faculty, instructors, teaching assistants, and staff to fix their inaccessible content in eCampus (Blackboard). Those teaching in SOLE are also welcome to attend.

    Evansdale Campus

    Downtown Campus

    Get involved!

    Join us for coffee and snacks as we fix our course materials for digital accessibility.

    You’ll receive a ticket for each fix that can be entered for a chance to win some fun WVU swag!

    Help West Virginia University rise on the global leaderboard by reviewing accessibility indicators in your courses and making suggested improvements through Anthology® Ally.

    For more information on how to fix files using Anthology Ally, visit their help page: Improve Content Accessibility.  

    What is Fix Your Content Day?


    Together, we’ll aim to fix as many accessibility issues and course files in WVU eCampus as possible using a tool called Anthology Ally. Every fix—big or small—contributes to a more inclusive learning environment for WVU students. Those teaching in SOLE are also welcome to attend.

    How you can help:

    • Review your courses for red and orange indicators in Anthology Ally
    • Focus on quick wins like adding image descriptions or improving Microsoft Word documents
    • Stop by one of our locations on November 18 and work with help nearby

    For more information on how to fix files using Anthology Ally, visit their help page: Improve Content Accessibility. 

    Teaching on SOLE? No problem. Come join us!

    What if I can't make it?

    The Digital Accessibility Services committee is a cross-unit collaborative. We are currently planning future events to be announced throughout the academic year.

    Where can I receive help?

    Find information on the Ally knowledge article in the ITS Help Center. Faculty may also submit a ticket for help on this page (login is required).



    Blackboard Exemplary Course Program (ECP) Info Session

    Sponsor: Blackboard Anthology (eCampus)

    Blackboard Anthology’s Exemplary Course Program (ECP) recognizes instructors and course designers whose courses demonstrate best practices in four major areas: course design, interaction and collaboration, assessment, and learner support. An informational meeting about the program will be held on November 5th.

    Wednesday, November 5 from 10:00 – 11:00 am



    Contextualizing your SPoT Results (Workshop Series)

    Sponsor: WVU ADVANCE Center
    Location: Virtual

    Develop a proactive approach to support constructive and meaningful student evaluation of their learning! These synchronous, virtual or face-to-face workshops apply data analysis skills to analyze SPoT and other assessment results, develop concrete strategies to enhance learning, and share outcomes in teaching portfolio materials for annual review, promotion/tenure, job applications, award packets and more! Attendees should have access to their SPoT results and their course materials. (Learn more about the  SPoT Workshop Series)

    Set-up For a Successful SPoT

    Wondering about which questions to add to your SPoT?  Interested in strategies to maximize your response rate? Want to gather feedback from your students before the semester ends?  Come to this interactive work session to: a. Set up your SPoT survey b. Select assessment tools to complement SPoT results in your teaching narrative. c. Learn strategies to get meaningful student reflection on learning in your courses.

    • Thursday, November 13 from 11:30 - 1:00
    • Learn More
    • Register for Zoom session
    • Note: If you haven’t completed a "Contexualizing Your SPoT Results" workshop previously, send an email to wvuadvance@mail.wvu.edu to request access to and instructions for the exercises prior to the session.

    Grades in for Students: SPoTlight's on YOU

    Contextualize your SPOT results as you wrap up your semester. Bring your final SPoT results and develop materials for your annual review file in the company of others! Get started drafting your teaching materials for annual reviews.


    AI in Peer Review: Elevate Engagement, Feedback Quality, and Grading Efficiency

    Sponsor: Harmonize and Online Learning Consortium

    Learn of ASU-tested practices for running multimedia, AI supported peer review that raises engagement, builds AI literacy, and lightens grading. We’ll unpack a graduate Psychology model where students record narrated slide presentations, choose peers to review based on interest, and then submit a short reflection on how both peer and AI feedback changed their work. You’ll see how a transparent AI-use tier policy (what tools are allowed, where, and why) plus required citations keeps expectations clear and productive.

    We’ll translate those practices into concrete moves you can adopt: a two-artifact workflow (video for authenticity + slide deck for fast grading/rubric checks), pre-peer AI/rubric self-assessment to improve first drafts, a reviewer-quality rubric to upgrade comments (specificity, timestamps, tone, actionability). A brief demo (shown in Harmonize) maps each best practice to features like time-stamped in-video notes and Rubric Coach for student self-checks but we’ll also discuss how to accomplish these steps without Harmonize.

    Tuesday, December 2 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm

    Did you know? Harmonize Learning is now available in eCampus! You’ll find it when you add new Course Content under Content Market > Harmonize

    Gradebook Management in eCampus

    Sponsor: WVU Information Technology Services
    Location: Virtual

    To support instructors’ transition to eCampus Ultra, Blackboard / Anthology will offer a special webinar series titled Gradebook Management, designed specifically for WVU faculty. These sessions will help instructors: Understand grading workflows in Ultra; Configure and adjust the gradebook to accommodate student understanding and various course modalities; Identify tools within the gradebook to fit the grading strategy for the course; Use the gradebook to monitor students and increase instructor efficiency.

    Virtual sessions