Faculty
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Teaching & Learning Discussion | Distinctly Human: Teaching Disciplinary Skills and Mitigating AI Learning Loss
As the landscape of AI continues to change rapidly, many of us find ourselves asking how we can continue to center the human in the classroom. How do we teach core disciplinary skills, mitigate learning loss, and reflect meaningfully on AI’s relationship to these things? What do we value humans doing, whether AI can do it or not? Our conversation will begin with insights from Brett Smith, S…
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Promoting Student Engagement through Course Policies and Structures
At a time when there are increasing, competing demands on student attention, how can we, as instructors, structure our classroom to incentivize student engagement and focus? Moreover, how do we effectively communicate our intentions to students and build a trusting classroom community? Aside from classroom activities, the syllabus and our course policies are one main avenue for communicating th…
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AI-Resilient Assessments: Reworking a Vulnerable Assignment
This ninety-minute hands-on workshop invites instructors to (re)design assignments to be more responsive to generative AI. There is no silver bullet for learning loss, and no easy way to know where AI can support learning. We can however focus on best practices: simulating AI responses; clearly defining AI policies; establishing AI literacy and citation; foregrounding and assessing process rath… -
Teaching Across Disciplines with the Yale University Art Gallery’s Numismatics Collection: Science, Technology, Networks
The Yale University Art Gallery’s holdings of coins, paper money, tokens, and medals – the study of which is called numismatics – exceed in range and depth those found at any other university in North America. This workshop series focuses on the capacity of the Gallery’s global numismatics collection to support learning goals in any discipline or subject. Money Matters comprises three 90-minute…
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Teaching Across Disciplines with the Yale University Art Gallery’s Numismatics Collection: Thematic Approaches Across Disciplines
The Yale University Art Gallery’s holdings of coins, paper money, tokens, and medals – the study of which is called numismatics – exceed in range and depth those found at any other university in North America. This workshop series focuses on the capacity of the Gallery’s global numismatics collection to support learning goals in any discipline or subject. Money Matters comprises three 90-minute…
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Teaching Across Disciplines with the Yale University Art Gallery’s Numismatics Collection: Physical Objects and Cultural Documents
The Yale University Art Gallery’s holdings of coins, paper money, tokens, and medals – the study of which is called numismatics – exceed in range and depth those found at any other university in North America. This workshop series focuses on the capacity of the Gallery’s global numismatics collection to support learning goals in any discipline or subject. Money Matters comprises three 90-minute…
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Syllabus (Re)Design
The syllabus is a foundational document that is typically the first form of interaction that instructors have with their students. Research indicates that it plays a significant role in engaging students and motivating learning. Please join the Poorvu Center for an in-person, interactive workshop in which participants will have an opportunity to consider the overall course design process throug…
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Canvas Ignite AI Info Session and Workshop
We are excited to invite you to test-drive Ignite AI, Instructure’s new suite of native AI tools integrated directly into Canvas. While standard Ignite AI features focus on specific tasks (like “click a button to summarize this thread”), the Ignite AI Agent is a more sophisticated, “premium” evolution of the platform. Think of it as a conversational co-pilot rather than just a set of static … -
Faculty Bulldog Days Lunch Reception
Join colleagues from across Yale for a Faculty Bulldog Days Lunch Reception celebrating our shared commitment to teaching and learning. This gathering offers a chance to connect with fellow instructors, reflect on classroom visits from the week, and continue conversations sparked by observing one another’s teaching. Enjoy good food, lively discussion, and the opportunity to strengthen our commu… -
Course (Re)Design Institute: May 19-21, 2026
The Course (Re)Design Institute (in person from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 19-20 and 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. May 21) supports faculty to design or redesign a course through foundational teaching and learning principles. Participants will engage with overarching concepts of course design in five core sessions and during individual work time. Two additional sessions on support resources for students and teach…