TLC Bi-Weekly Newsletter for Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
Good morning, K-Staters!
We are now in Week 14 of the Spring 2025 semester! The Teaching & Learning Center (TLC) would like to remind you of our commitment to support your efforts in teaching, mentoring, and advising. We are excited to announce the various priorities, events, and resources that are designed to advance teaching and learning at K-State. This video explains what the TLC can do for you.
TLC Programs & Events
Our Professional Development (PD) Series occurs on Wednesdays at 12 noon via Zoom. All events are free, and no registration is required. The schedule is posted on the Upcoming Events page of our website and on our social media: Facebook, and YouTube.
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- On Wednesday, April 23, Gaea Hock will lead an event titled, “What are we Supposed to do? Giving Effective Directions to Enhance Student Learning.” Watch the promotional video.
- On Wednesday, April 30, Pradeep Malreddy will lead an event on Exam Blueprints.
Also, if you are interested in earning a PD Certificate or becoming a TLC Fellow for this academic year, check out the requirements on our website.
Our Instructional Design Team has several upcoming opportunities for you to receive support for your classes:
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- Instructional Design experts host office hours via Zoom on Tuesdays 1:30 - 2:30 pm and Wednesdays from 2 - 3 pm: https://ksu.zoom.us/my/idteam
- There will be a series of virtual events on accessibility through the rest of the academic year. The next event will be “Accessibility Allies: Automated Checks vs. Human Expertise” on both Monday, April 28 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm and Tuesday, April 29, 2025, from 10:30 am – 11:30 am.
SOTL Showcase: Our 4th annual Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SOTL) Showcase will be held on Monday, May 12, 2025 from 1:30-4:30pm in Hale Library 181. This is event provides a platform for K-State instructors to share their research related to teaching and/or learning. Mark this on your calendar!
OCDI: The Online Course Design Institute is accepting registrants for the Summer session, which starts May 27, 2025. Click the link to learn more about this free, asynchronous, online training for K-State online teachers. If you have additional questions, please email the ID Team at idteam@ksu.edu.
AI for the Humanities & Social Sciences Course Offering
The University of Crete’s TALOS AI4SSH Lab is offering a new online course on Artificial Intelligence for Humanities and Social Sciences (AI4SSH), aimed at equipping researchers, students, and professionals in the SSH fields with practical AI skills and knowledge. The six-month program begins in September 2025 and covers key topics like AI tools, ethics, and applications in cultural heritage and education. Registration is open from April 1 to June 30, 2025. For full details and to apply, visit: https://www.kedivim.uoc.gr/index.php/en/programmata-2/old-courses/374-artificial-intelligence-for-humanities-and-social-sciences
Set Up Your TEVAL Before May 9
The deadline to create an online TEVAL is May 9, and the last day to offer TEVALs to students is May 16. After grades are released, reports will be available in Canvas for primary instructors.
As outlined in the University Handbook (Section C34), student feedback on classroom instruction plays a vital role in evaluating teaching effectiveness. Faculty members, including professors, instructors, graduate teaching assistants, and adjuncts, must collect feedback for each course they teach.
Faculty are responsible for setting up their TEVALs, which can be accessed via TEVAL system using an eID and password or through the Canvas Profile. The TLC has created a video to guide students on providing effective feedback and another resource to help faculty set up TEVALs in Canvas. Note that the TEVAL link has moved to the Canvas Profile section.
Last semester, Don Saucier, Faculty Associate Director of the TLC, led a professional development event titled, ‘TEVALs 101’ that discusses ways to maximize the information you can gain from your TEVALs.
To encourage student participation, faculty teaching in-person courses should allocate class time for students to complete TEVALs using phones, tablets, or laptops. For more information, contact the TLC at 785-532-7828 or teachingandlearning@k-state.edu.
Engage the Sage Videos to Support Excellent Teaching
We would like to remind you of several video resources as part of Dr. Don Saucier’s YouTube channel, Engage the Sage, that are particularly relevant toward the end of the semester:
Thank You
We are grateful for your continued support of your students and colleagues and hope you take advantage of the resources available to you at K-State, including us at the TLC, throughout the upcoming semester. Thank you for all you do for your colleagues and our students. And thank you for advancing K-State’s teaching and learning mission with energy and optimism.
Sincerely,