In addition to the offerings below, CLI is available for individual consultations and custom departmental workshops on subjects like backward design, online courses, developing rubrics, group assignments and more! Email us at SupportDesk@IllinoisTech.edu to make an appointment.
Upcoming
Making Large Feel Personal Engaging Students in High-Enrollment Courses
Begins Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Join colleagues and CLI on Zoom for this new 4-workshop series featuring guest speakers who will share practical strategies for student engagement, scalable assessment, communication, workload management, and effective teaching practices at scale. Watch this brief video (made with Google's Gemini Notebook) for
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| Dates
- Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 12:45-1:45, Workshop 1: Active Learning, Interactive Pedagogy & Physical Room Management
- Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 12:45-1:45, Workshop 2: Scalable Assessments & Exam Environment Management
- Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 12:45-1:45, Workshop 3: Workload Sustainability, Communication & Teaching Team Management
- Wednesday November 18, 2026, 12:45-1:45, Workshop 4: Unfinished Discussions & Wrap Up
4th Annual Learning Innovation Symposium
November 17, 2026
The theme this year is Focus on Student Success: Keeping Them Ahead of the Curve. We welcome brief presentations, workshops, and lightning talks about enhancing student learning. and join the conversation!
Introduction to Accessibility
Fall TBD
Join CLI to kick off our Accessibility initiative. In the meantime, visit our Digital Accessibility site for resources to make your course and course materials more accessible to all users.
Past Events
2026
August 20, 2026, 12:45-1:45p.m. Setting Up Your Syllabus, Assignments, and Gradebook in Canvas (via Zoom)
August 27, 2026, 12:45-1:45p.m. Organizing Course Content with Canvas Modules (via Zoom)
July 8 - 22, 2026, CLI 2026 Summer Camp for Faculty: Designing for the Future
- Wednesday July 8, 12:30pm, Understanding the Future
- Wednesday July 15, 12:30pm, Future-Ready Education Design & Flexible Modalities
- Wednesday July 22, 12:30pm, Future-Ready Access, Equity & Evidence
January 7, 2026, 12:45-1:45 PM, Mapping Success: Aligning Program and Course Objectives via Canvas Outcomes
January 14, 2026, 12:45 PM-1:45 PM, The CLI - Who We Are and What We Can Do for You!
AI for Illinois Tech Faculty Sessions 3-7
Mapping Success: Aligning Program and Course Objectives via Canvas Outcomes - multiple sessions
February 11, 2026, Panopto In-Video Quizzing
2025
December 16, 12:45-1:45 PM, AI for Illinois Tech Faculty, Session 2: Understanding AI Risk | What to use, What to avoid and Why (Virtual)
December 9, 12:45-1:45 PM, AI for Illinois Tech Faculty, Session 1: Introduction to AI | Ethics & Communication (Virtual)
December 3, 12:45-1:45 PM, Reconnecting Faculty Affiliates: What’s New, What's Next
December 2, 1:00 PM-2:00 PM, Teaching with MATLAB in the Modern Classroom
November 26, 12:45-1:45 PM, Blue by Explorance - Student Course Evaluation System
November 20, 1:00-2:00 PM, Teaching with MATLAB in the Modern Classroom
November 12, Faculty Mentorship: From Compliance to Connection
October 22, Rethinking Rubrics: Enhancing Clarity, Consistency, and Feedback
October 8, Faculty and HLC Reaccreditation
September 24, Mastering Discussion Boards
August 28th, Introduction to Packback
August 27, CLI Symposium
August 21, Introduction to Packback, In-person
July 9, 16, 23, 30, 🌿 Summer Camp 2025 🌿
March 4, 2025, ☕ Faculty Affiliates: TOP Ticket Questions
March 19, 2025, ☕ Faculty Lounge, Panopto Tips – light editing, micro-lecturing
February 19, Faculty Lounge, Managing/Encouraging Attendance – Large and Small courses
February 4, Faculty Affiliates: Non-Graded Activities/Badges/Rewarding professional performance
2024
October 22, 2024, ✏️ Digital Badges in Canvas
October 16, 2024, ☕ Faculty Lounge, Tools to build learning assets (Rise 360, Lightboard, Studio time, AI-generated content, Discussions, AR/VR, Microsoft 365)
9/19/24 (📺 watch with Illinois Tech login)
9/13/24, Turnitin Virtual Training for Faculty
9/11/24 (📺 watch with Illinois Tech login)
9/10/24 (📺 watch with Illinois Tech login)
9/4/24, (📺 watch with Illinois Tech login)
Sept. 3, Digital Accessibility in Canvas: Designing Inclusive Online Courses | | (📺 view with Illinois Tech login)
8/27/24, CLI 2024 Symposium: Harnessing Technology
8/16/24, (📺 watch with Illinois Tech login)
8/15/24, (📺 watch with Illinois Tech login)
7/24, CLI Summer Camp: Transforming with Canvas
4/24/24, Faculty Lounge: Assessments
3/28/24, Faculty Lounge: On Rubrics
2/1/24, Canvas Preview
2/19/24, Canvas Preview
2/27/24, Canvas Preview
2/29/24, Faculty Lounge on Mentorship
1/31/24, Canvas Preview
1/17/24, Faculty Lounge: Building Community with Faculty Affairs