How can we design courses that challenge students intellectually while ensuring they have the support they need to thrive?

Join colleagues from the Center for Teaching and Academic Innovation (CTAI) and the Center for Academic Success and Tutoring (CAST) for a collaborative conversation about how academic support and teaching practice can work together to strengthen student learning.

CAST supports students through discipline specific tutoring, Supplemental Instruction (SI), and peer academic coaching focused on learning strategies and executive functioning. National research on Supplemental Instruction shows that students who participate tend to earn higher course grades and achieve higher rates of successful course completion than peers who do not participate.

During this virtual session, faculty will learn how CAST and SI partnerships work in practice and explore ways academic support can be thoughtfully integrated into course design to connect students with peer learning and tutoring opportunities early and often throughout the semester.

Participants will leave with practical examples and one or two strategies they can begin experimenting with in their own courses.

Co-Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Academic Innovation (CTAI) and the Center for Academic Success and Tutoring (CAST)