Faculty Teaching Event

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…

How do we sustain our joy in teaching? Alternatively, how might the joy we reclaim in the classroom sustain us outside of it? We first explored this topic in a 2009 Spring Teaching Forum. 17 years later, against the backdrop of an increasingly fraught national and international landscape, can we imagine our classrooms as places of refuge and hope? This event will explore how teaching might help…

For the past three years, language faculty members have been creating Open Educational Resources (OERs) through a pilot of Pressbooks, an online publishing platform, supported by Yale Library, the Poorvu Center, and the Center for Language Study. Professors have leveraged the affordances of Pressbooks and OER concepts - interactivity, multimedia, affordability, accessibility, customizability - …

Join us for the 2026 Rosenkranz Award for Pedagogical Advancement Showcase. In this showcase you will see innovative teaching projects developed by Yale instructors who received Rosenkranz funding to advance student learning. Awardees used their grants to design and implement meaningful pedagogical interventions, from new course structures and digital tools to experiential learning opportunitie…

Grades can be a source of tension and stress for students and instructors, both on the individual level and on broader levels. Grades can be an important mechanism for giving students feedback on their learning and acknowledging their growth over the semester. However, the possibility of receiving a lower grade can also discourage students from taking risks or create a learning environment wher…

Office hours can often feel like a more nebulous part of our courses. Many students don’t know what office hours are when they first arrive on campus, and they can take many forms in different courses, from individual appointments to small group work time or drop in conversations. Moreover, it can be difficult to get students to attend, even though it can be such an effective learning space. Fo…

Poorvu Faculty Fellow and Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Dean of Community & Practice at the School of Public Health, Dr. Mayur Desai, will facilitate an interactive, virtual workshop on how their program at the School of Public Health is using a syllabus checklist to promote equity and accessibility across the curriculum. The session will explore the origins, goals, and practical appl…

Poorvu Faculty Fellow and Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Dean of Community & Practice at the School of Public Health, Dr. Mayur Desai, will facilitate an interactive, virtual workshop on how their program at the School of Public Health is using a syllabus checklist to promote equity and accessibility across the curriculum. The session will explore the origins, goals, and practical appl…