IAP 2025 Teaching Days: Monday, January 27 through Friday, January 31 Before the start of each semester, TLL offers a series of workshops for TAs and teacher trainees to help them prepare for the roles and responsibilities of the position of teaching at MIT. Topics include giving feedback, presenting a class session, and facilitating office […]
Application The application includes these two short-answer questions. You may wish to draft your answers (1500 character limit for each) before beginning your application. Priority will be given to applicants who will have fewer future opportunities to participate in the program (e.g., final year grad students, postdocs, etc.) The application window will be open from […]
About the Program The Lesson Planning Track is a sequence of 3 workshops focused on preparing an effective lesson plan for a class session or recitation, developing skills for classroom presentation and effective classroom activities, and giving formative feedback to students. Over the course of the workshop track, participants develop a detailed lesson plan on […]
In this track of workshops, we will discuss the relevant scholarly literature as we identify concrete strategies to cultivate equitable and welcoming classrooms where students from all backgrounds can thrive.
About the Program The Microteaching Track is a sequence of two microteaching workshops. In a microteaching workshop, a small group of students each present a brief teaching demo and receive feedback from peers and TLL staff. Following the first microteaching workshop, participants incorporate the feedback they received into their teaching demo and present the improved […]
In this talk, we will explore the ways in which instructors can foster student engagement in active learning by emphasizing the relevance of content, setting norms that encourage mastery goals and peer cooperation, and developing high-quality instructor-student relationships.
Open Learning and TLL are co-sponsoring two upcoming opportunities on the topic of GAI in teaching: Practical AI for Educators, Dr. Lilach Mollick, Co-Director of the Generative AI Labs at Wharton This session will explore the potential of AI as a tool for teaching and learning. The session will cover the following topics: Register below […]
In this talk, we will explore the ways in which instructors can foster student engagement in active learning by emphasizing the relevance of content, setting norms that encourage mastery goals and peer cooperation, and developing high-quality instructor-student relationships.
Application The application includes these two short-answer questions. You may wish to draft your answers (1500 character limit for each) before beginning your application. Priority will be given to applicants who will have fewer future opportunities to participate in the program (e.g., final year grad students, postdocs, etc.) The application window will be open from […]
When the hidden curriculum is unaddressed or acknowledged in learning and working environments, unintended consequences can occur among learners (e.g., student attrition, low sense of belonging, demotivation towards the profession). In the engineering classroom, research has shown that an unattended hidden curriculum negatively impacts how students perceive the engineering discipline and their fit to the […]
About the Program The Subject Design Track is a sequence of three interactive 2-hour workshops focused on course design. Participants will learn to build a course by first identifying goals and then organizing assignments and content to align with these goals. Over the course of the program, participants will develop a syllabus for a course […]
Registration is now open! Program Description This hands-on workshop series will guide you through the fundamentals of learner-centered backward course design to (re)develop engaging, rigorous, and inclusive learning experiences for all students. Whether you're starting a course from the ground up or refining an existing one, you will have the opportunity to explore evidence-based tools […]
Dr. Jill Allen, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives; Associate Professor of Psychology, Drake University Description This presentation integrates theoretical, methodological, and applied perspectives on the interplay between belonging and motivation in higher education. Drawing on the Motivational Experiences Model (Thoman et al., 2013) and novel approaches to capturing the fluctuating nature of belonging (“experience sampling […]
Dr. Robert Talbert, Professor of Mathematics and Senior Faculty Fellow for Learning Futures at Grand Valley State University Description Grading as we know it is significantly broken. The traditional approach involving one-and-done assessment, points, partial credit, and averaging is demotivating for students, demoralizing for faculty, time-consuming, disconnected from science, and of questionable statistical validity. But […]
