Course Design Cohorts for Summer 2025
These multiple-day workshops help you develop instructional skills with a stable cohort of colleagues. Design workshops provide a stipend to eligible participants. See the individual workshop descriptions for stipend information.
Course Design for Early Career Faculty
Develop effective learning outcomes, engaging learning activities, assessments which properly align to your assignments, and a welcoming syllabus. This workshop is for faculty in their first three years of service at Illinois State.
Course Design for Future Faculty
This workshop series is based on those for tenure-, non-tenure-track, and instructional staff. However, it is designed for graduate students who teach or aspire to teach.
Design a SoTL Study
Through a mix of interactive discussions, case studies, and guided work sessions, participants will explore key SoTL concepts, including research design, ethical considerations, and methods for gathering and analyzing data on student learning.
Learning About & Incorporating Intellectual Property (IP) into a Class Project
Faculty and course instructors are invited to join a Summer 2025 course design cohort to enhance their understanding of intellectual property (IP) and integrate it into their teaching. Participants will learn about the key pillars of IP, develop relevant assignments and assessments, and explore campus resources to support student learning. The program runs from May 2025 through spring 2026, culminating in a presentation of their work.
Limitless Minds in Your STEM Course
In recent decades, neuroscience and the science of learning have provided substantial evidence on how people learn, which Jo Boaler highlights with six keys in her book Limitless Minds: Learn, Lead, and Live without Barriers. This workshop will explore evidence-based teaching strategies aligned with these keys to enhance student success in STEM courses. Participants will develop ready-to-implement activities and supports for their courses.
(Re)Design Your Course for Civic Engagement
Promote active learning experiences and assessment through which students can gain an awareness and understanding of civic engagement as a lifelong responsibility.
Reinvent Your Course for Student Success
Explore evidence-based strategies and best practices for designing courses that enhance student engagement, learning, and success.
Participation Limits
Due to the time commitment associated with cohort experiences, instructors are limited to taking only one of these workshops during the summer of 2025.
If you need a special accommodation to fully participate in a Center event, please contact the Center at ProDev@ilstu.edu.