CELT hosts many programs and events throughout the year to support faculty and share
best practices in teaching and learning. Take a look at the descriptions below and
view our Events Calendar for current offerings.
Custom Workshops: We are happy to work with departments to create custom workshops for your faculty.
If you have an idea for an event or wish to collaborate with us, please email celt@stonybrook.edu
In these workshops, we discuss strategies to create inclusive and accessible learning
environments focusing on development of syllabi, assessments and instructional content,
Universal Design for Learning and digital accessibility.
Active Learning Community and Classroom Training at Stony Brook University aims to
transform your teaching approach. Start with a hands-on workshop that explores active
learning strategies and classroom technologies that foster student engagement and
participation. You'll experience activities like think-pair-share, jigsaw, and fishbowl,
and receive training on leveraging active learning classroom features.
This can be followed by a field trip to an Active Learning Classroom(ALC) to test
classroom technologies and brainstorm how to apply them to your class. Other workshops cover formative assessment techniques, VR/XR immersive learning, and group work integration
to enhance collaboration and critical thinking among students. Equip yourself with
innovative tools to create a dynamic and inclusive learning environment.
You can also join our Active Learning community group to stay updated with the latest
technologies and teaching practices. Email us at celt@stonybrook.edu if you are interested in joining the ALC group.
The landscape of Generative AI is changing daily. Keep up with the latest technologies,
tips and strategies through our Generative AI in Higher Education Workshop Series,
which includes the following topics:
Generative AI in Higher Education: A Crash Course for Faculty and Staff
Generative AI in Higher Education: A Deep Dive into Assessment Redesign
Generative AI Bootcamp: How Can AI Make Your Life as a Professor Easier
Generative AI in Higher Education: Solutions for Asynchronous Courses
We also offer two to three Generative AI panel discussions each semester on a range
of topics such as ethics, academic integrity, and the student perspective. These events
bring together our community to explore and learn about generative AI together.
Assessment-focused workshop topics offered to the SBU community at large rotate each
semester, with at least one workshop on assessment fundamentals offered every academic year. Additional topics offered include but are not limited
to designing and using rubrics, authentic and innovative assessment strategies, writing
effective multiple choice test questions, and classroom assessment techniques. Custom
workshops are also available upon request for specific departments or groups.
The Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) workshop is designed specifically
for Stony Brook University faculty. This workshop will provide faculty with the tools
and strategies to integrate global collaboration into the curriculum, enhancing student
engagement and cross-cultural understanding.
Learn how to design and implement COIL projects, connect with international partners,
create meaningful learning experiences that transcend borders, as well as assess student
intercultural competence and academic learning objectives, ensuring that your COIL
initiatives are both impactful and measurable.
Offered in partnership with the Center for Inclusive Education (CIE), the College
Teaching Seminars is a bi-weekly series of 8 seminars designed for graduate students
and postdocs, divided between Fall and Spring semesters.
In each 1.5 hour session you will explore relevant topics in college teaching such
as inclusive pedagogy, student engagement, learning and teaching in STEM, and AI in
the classroom. The sessions are a mix of interactive sessions, presentations, and
panel discussions, facilitated by CELT staff and faculty guest speakers. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in activities that will
help you apply the practices to your own discipline.
CELT provides various events and opportunities to explore academic excellence in learning
and teaching through inclusive pedagogy. Our inclusive teaching offerings are designed
to empower educators and help them create a learning environment where diversity is
celebrated and every learner can thrive.
We currently offer the following courses focusing on topics in inclusive pedagogy:
Inclusive Pedagogy Course (IPC)
Inclusive Climate Course (ICC)
Our department also hosts three inclusive pedagogy panel discussions each semester.
The discussions provide diverse perspectives from field experts and provide best practices
and resources for inclusive teaching. Topics that we have covered in the past include
language justice, imposter phenomenon, affordability, ableism, anti-racist pedagogy,
etc.
CELT offers continued training in online teaching and learning.
Online Teaching Course (OTC): The Online Teaching Course (OTC) is an introduction to teaching online. This training
is designed to give you the experience of an online student while learning about evidence
based strategies for effective and engaging online learning environments. Each training
is faciliated by a member of the CELT team and is held in Brightspace.
Online Teaching Course Refresher (OTC-R): Need a refresher? Online education is constantly changing at a fast pace. This short
self-paced course is designed to keep you up to date on the latest evidence based
strategies for effective and engaging online learning environments. This course is
for those who completed the OTC prior to September 2021.
The CELT Teaching and Learning Symposium aims to bring together educators throughout
campus to engage in meaningful discussions about innovative teaching and learning
practices. This event is held every spring semester and features a distinguised keynote
speakers and several breakout sessions throughout the day. To learn more visit the
CELT Symposium webpage for the most up to date information.
The Teaching Milestone Program is a CELT initiative that offers a diverse range of
workshops, courses, and experiences that provide teaching development for faculty
and instructional staff.
Each Milestone focuses on a key topic in teaching and learning. They aim to inspire
thoughtful conversations and foster collaboration among educators from our diverse
academic disciplines. Completing these milestones will enrich your teaching methodologies,
leading to effective learning experiences for your students.
Go to the Teaching Milestone webpage to learn more about each milestone in Active Learning, Assessment, College Teaching Basics, Inclusive Pedagogy and Online Teaching.
In the past year, CELT has launched an initiative that aims to investigate and promote
the use of virtual reality (VR) to support teaching and learning at SBU and beyond.
As part of this effort, CELT has organized several VR workshops both within SBU and
at SUNY CIT conference to introduce VR and relevant VR learning tools situated in
different disciplines within higher education.Additionally, we are also collaborating
with interested faculty members on research projects that shed light on the effectiveness
of VR learning.
CELT has also built a VR studio which we envision to be a collaborative space for
instructional designers and educational researchers at CELT to work with faculty members
to explore the use of VR technology and develop VR learning activities and modules
for different classroom contexts.
SUNY Trainings and Workshops
SUNY Professional Development Opportunites
SUNY has many workshops and events around a variety of topics in Teaching and Learning
including
Universal Design for Learning Self Paced Online Course
Stony Brook University is a member of the SUNY Center for Professional Development
(CPD). As an active member Stony Brook receives a number of professional development
"points" that may be used by Stony Brook employees to pay for the cost of registration
to SUNY CPD-sponsored academic program events.
CELT aims to celebrate and acknowleges facutly at Stony Brook University for exceptional
teaching practices and passion within higher educations. Every year, we award Celebration
of Teaching awards and put a call out to students for Thank-a-Teacher.
Celebration of Teaching Awards
Each year, CELT seeks to acknowledge the efforts of Stony Brook educators who use
exceptional teaching practices, dispositions, and proficiencies. Moreover, these instructors
demonstrate outstanding passion for teaching; personal concern for students; and a
devotion to inspire and nurture a desire for learning in their students.
Every year, CELT invites students to express their gratitude to educators who have
made a positive impact on their learning experience. Students from across the university
share messages of appreciation for those instructors who have influenced them in a
positive way. Thank you to all the educators who make a difference!
