The CTRL's Lunch & Learn series is offered as an informal presentation and discussion series focusing on various instructional design- and library-related subjects. Topics covered in this series include accessibility, artificial intelligence, open access, and inclusion and engagement. Lunch & Learn sessions are hosted every other Wednesday during the regular semester. Recordings from past Lunch & Learn events will be posted as they are made available.
Starting Fall 2024, the CTRL also began offering Learning Labs. The Learning Labs are designed to supplement Lunch & Learn sessions and to support evolving needs around technology. These hands-on sessions are offered via Teams twice a month on Fridays and will be recorded and housed on the CTRL website.
Whether you're new to Carlow or just looking to refresh your skills, the Lunch & Learn Fundamentals Series is designed to help you teach smarter, not harder. Each topic is offered in two parts: a Wednesday overview to introduce the tools and strategies and a Friday hands-on session where you'll put them into practice. Attend the overview, the hands-on workshop, or both—whatever works best for your schedule. The overviews will be recorded for your convenience, and housed with any supplemental materials on the CTRL website.
We hope you will join us to build skills, save time, and create learning experiences that work for you and your students.
These sessions will take place from 12–1pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Join online.
We're in the process of bringing you professional development sessions on:
Learn how to navigate, build, and manage your courses in Carlow's learning management system. Join us to get started and make your course setup faster and easier! These sessions will be led by David Harpine and Caroline Silver.
Create, edit, and share accessible video content to enhance student engagement. Join this session to learn more about creating video content for your course! These sessions will be led by Luke Carter.
Use Carlow's advising and student success platform to track progress and support student retention. Attend this session to see how Navigate360 works and how you might use it to support student-facing work. This session will be led by Kate Gold and Neena Sabherwal of the Office of Student Retention.
Apply proven design strategies to create effective, inclusive learning experiences. Join us to learn how to reduce the time you spend building your class, and more time teaching and connecting with students. The Instructional Design sessions will be led by Caroline Silver.
Integrate AI tools into teaching while fostering critical thinking and ethical use. Join us to explore hands-on ways to prepare students for a digital future. These sessions will be led by Alexis Macklin and Alyson Koenig.
Learn how to track student progress, spot early signs of concern, and connect advisees with the right support at the right time. Join this session to see how Navigate360 can make advising more efficient and help your students stay on track to succeed. Navigate360 sessions will be led by Kate Gold and Neena Sabherwal.
Learn how to use Intelligent Agents to automate reminders, Creator+ to build interactive content, and other advanced features that save you time and keep students engaged. Join us to learn how these tools can streamline your course management and create a more personalized learning experience.