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The CTE's Derek Bruff, Andrew Kennedy, and Jess Taggart pen this guest post in Inside Higher Ed about launching our Faculty AI Guides program.

The CTE was awarded a Jefferson Trust flash grant to support a diverse team of undergraduates who collaborate with educational developers, instructional designers, and faculty to co-create resources and programming that address the unique needs of students, faculty, and staff.

In this episode of The Grading Podcast, CTE Michael Palmer discusses the origins of the new Alternative Grading Institute, the “grading scheme anatomy” framework under development by the CTE team, and his recent book on course design institutes.

CTE Associate Director Adriana Streifer discusses the CavEd seminar, a one-credit class that she teaches and students must take before applying to the CavEd program to teach and design their own courses.

What happens when we stop using a skill and allow technology to do it for us? How do we help students understand the importance of committing themselves to the hard work of learning? CTE Associate Director Derek Bruff shares his thoughts in this Designed for Learning podcast episode.

How does the continued rise of technology affect how instructors should approach learning? What is a thoughtful usage of technology? In this episode, Rob and Jared chat with CTE Associate Director Derek Bruff.

A new partnership between OpenAI and Instructure will embed generative AI in Canvas. It may make grading easier, but faculty are skeptical it will enhance teaching and learning.

A&S’s Accessible Design Coordinator Lori Hostetler and CTE Director Michael Palmer talk about the power of course design institutes (CDIs), like the ones hosted by the Center for Teaching Excellence.

A new study, “Your Brain on ChatGPT,” tells us less than the headlines suggest, CTE Associate Director Derek Bruff writes.

In June, 25 faculty from UM6P Campus in Benguerir, Morocco participated in a five-day training on Learning-Focused Course Design, in collaboration with the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Virginia.

Several SCPS faculty and staff presented at the CTE's 2025 Innovations in Pedagogy Summit on topics such as emotional intelligence, collaborative online course design, AI in education, and strategies for faculty and student well-being.