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2025
January	Spring 2025 Rensselaer Faculty and Staff Training Opportunities Teaching and Learning Collaboratory Call for Proposals
February	Fostering Happiness in Our Classrooms UGED Buzz and Last Call For TLC Faculty Proposals
March	Upcoming Initiatives Happening on Campus - Faculty Call and Faculty Share Out Supported Whiteboarding Tools on Campus
April	TLC Spring 2025 Guest Speaker James M. Lang - Learning Today: Neuroscience, Digital Technologies, and Distraction
May	2025 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report - The Teaching and Learning Edition Are Students Reading for You?
June	Approaches to Decreasing Cognitive Overload Tips for Strengthening Presentation Skills
July	Summer Workshop Series: Building Your Toolkit to Support Graduate Students 5 Steps to Smarter Assignments in the AI Era

2024
January	Spring 2024 Rensselaer Faculty and Staff Training Opportunities Teaching and Learning Collaboratory Call for Proposals
February	Best Practices for Dealing with Student Absences
March	Teaching and Learning Collaboratory 2024 Spring Webinar for Rensselaer Faculty: ChatGPT & AI Teaching and Learning Workshop Gameful and Immersive Learning Symposium
April	Do Not Forget to Register for Upcoming May Events Check Out the Faculty Club Newsletter Sponsored by Course Hero
May	2024 Awardees of the Teaching and Learning Collaboratory Seed Projects 2024 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report - Teaching and Learning Edition
June	ChatGPT/AI Tools Informal Rensselaer Community Space 10 Best Practices for AI Assignments in Higher Education
July	Practices and Strategies for Teaching Controversial Topics Resources on Using Media without Plagiarizing
August	Fall 2024 Faculty and Staff Teaching and Learning Training Schedule Announced Storytelling, Flipping, and Beta Classroom Technology Preview all Topics of Upcoming Webinars/Workshops
September	Deeper Dive into the Active Learning Approaches of Jigsaw, Think/Pair/Share, & Concept Maps
October	Motivation Strategies for Course to Satisfy Student Curiosity Supported Whiteboarding Tools and a Few Other Upcoming Training Sessions...
November	UGED Buzz Fall 2024 Newsletter Gratitude in Teaching and Learning
December	Strategies to Reduce Cheating Reflecting and Preparing for the New Term and Best Wishes

2023
January	Spring 2023 Rensselaer Faculty and Staff Training Opportunities Teaching and Learning Collaboratory Call for Proposals
March	Spring 2023 UGED Buzz Newsletter TLC Spring 2023 Webinar to Welcome Christopher Dede on Lifelong Learning
April	Educational Opportunities: Education Summit and Peer-Led Team Learning TLC Spring Webinar Reminder and Gameful and Embodied Learning Symposium
May	AEFIS Acquired by HelioCampus
June	2023 Awardees of the Teaching and Learning Collaboratory Seed Projects Teaching and Learning New Scheduling Option
July	Suggestions on Making Assignments and Activities More Equitable
August	Suggestions on Creating a More Successful Discussion Board Activity TLC August and Fall 2023 Training Opportunities
September	The Buzz on Flagging AI-Generated Submitted Student Assignments Research Backed Ways to Show Students You Care
October	Discussion Tip: "Hatful of Quotes"
November	Last Few Rensselaer Teaching and Learning Training Opportunities for the Fall Semester Fall 2023 UGED Buzz and Thanks!
December	Congrats to the 2023 Innovative Pedagogy Fellows Course Evaluation Results Training and Holiday Wishes

2022
January	Spring 2022 Rensselaer Faculty and Staff Training Opportunities
February	TLC 2022 Call for Proposals UGED Associate Dean Position and Lessons Learned on Teaching Strategies through COVID-19
March	Spring 2022 UGED Buzz Newsletter TLC 2022 Colloquium - Hybrid/Hyflex Course Design
April	OIRA "Tips and Tricks" Webinar Series and Colloquium Reminder
May	Teaching and Learning Video Tutorials Library Now Available AEFIS Training: Spring 2022 Course Evaluation Results Training for Instructors and TAs
June	Summer 2022 iClicker Training Opportunities
August	RPI Faculty and Staff Teaching and Learning August and Fall 2022 Upcoming Webinar Sessions
September	Challenge Studio Call for Proposals - Burt Swersey Inventor's Studio
October	Upcoming Trainings and Webinars
November	Fall 2022 UGED Buzz Newsletter Flipping Your Classroom - 14 Ideas to Consider
December	AEFIS Training, Faculty Support Guide for Student Mental Health, and Best Wishes!

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