Professional Development Series

Our Professional Development Series runs every Wednesday at noon via Zoom during the Fall and Spring semesters. If you are interested in earning a TLC Professional Development Certificate or in becoming a TLC Fellows over the course of the academic year, check out the application guidelines on our Professional Development Series page, which include filling out a post-event survey for each event you attend or watch asynchronously. Video recordings of our events are archived on our Past Events page.

Quick Links (2025-2026)

Fall 2025 PD Series

  • "Need to Know: Getting to Know Your Student Support Colleagues" - Sept. 17
  • "Connecting for Health: Tackling the Effects of Loneliness" - Oct. 8
  • "Student Motivations to Use AI" - Oct. 15
    • Presented by Cydney Alexis & Theresa Merrick Cassidy
  • "AI Issues in Teaching" - Oct. 22
    • Presented by Alex Shanoyan
  • Teaching Chat - "Unpacking the Issues with AI in Teaching" - Oct. 29
    • Group discussion
  • "Creating Classroom Community" - Nov. 5
    • Student panel
  • Need to Know: "Supporting First-Generation Students" - Nov. 12
    • Presented by Rebeca Paz & Eric Thompson
  • Need to Know: "TEVALs 101" - Nov. 19
    • Presented by Don Saucier
  • "Making Learning Memorable Through Humor" - Dec. 3
    • Presented by Endy Lopes Kailer
  • Teaching Chat - "What YOU Learned This Semester" - Dec. 10
    • Group discussion