As you ready yourself and your courses for the start of the fall semester, we offer this resource round-up to help get you rolling.
Preparing Your Syllabus
The Fall 2024 Syllabus Guidance has been posted and includes sections on generative AI and the recording and distribution of recordings of class sessions.
Using Canvas
Drop into one of our upcoming workshops on teaching with Canvas. If you’re new to Canvas, take our self-paced Ready, Set, Canvas course to get you up to speed.
Getting Ready for the Election
Plan ahead by creating discussion guidelines and preparing for hot moments in the classroom with our Election Resource Guide.
Teaching and Learning with Generative A.I.
Visit our Faculty Guide to AI webpage.
This EDvice Exchange blog post rounds up past posts on teaching and generative AI. Sample syllabus statements outlining ideas for your policy on generative AI can be found here.
CAT Services
The Center for the Advancement of Teaching (CAT) offers an array of services and resources that are tailored to your teaching. Whether you teach in person or online, undergraduate or graduate students, small classes or large lectures, we are here to support your instructional needs. As you begin the 2024-2025 academic year, know that the CAT is here to help.
CAT Technology Labs and Workspaces
Visit us at the following locations for:
- Drop-in expert assistance with your teaching and educational technology questions (no appointment necessary)
- Quiet workspaces
- Access to computers, scanners, and printers
- Comfortable lounge area with complimentary coffee for informal discussions with colleagues
Main Campus CAT: TECH Center (Bell Building), Suite 112
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm
Health Sciences Campus CAT: Student Faculty Center, Room 200
Hours: Monday through Friday: 8:30am-5:00pm
Ambler Campus CAT: Ambler Learning Center, Room 301
Hours: Monday through Thursday: 8:30am-10:00pm; Friday: 8:30am-5:00pm
Note: This self-service lab and workspace is for faculty use only. No CAT consultants are on site.
Virtual Drop-in EdTech Lab: available online via Zoom. The virtual lab is staffed by our Educational Technology Specialists during our regular business hours. Visit our Educational Technology Labs and Workspaces page for access.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm.
For more information about our locations, see our website.
Room Reservations
The CAT offers meeting spaces for faculty and staff at our Main Campus location. Visit CATbooking to reserve time in one of the following spaces:
- Room 107: Breakout Room (Capacity: 12)
- Room 110A: Collaboration Room (Capacity: 5)
- Room 112G: Consult Room (Capacity: 2)
One-on-One Consultation Appointments
If you would like uninterrupted, dedicated time with a CAT pedagogy or educational technology specialist, please visit CATbooking to schedule a one-hour in-person or virtual consultation. When making an appointment with a consultant, you will have the option to choose an in-person meeting at the Main Campus CAT or Health Sciences Campus CAT, or a virtual (Zoom) meeting. Within the locations, appointment times are categorized by consultation topics offered at the CAT. If the hours available in the booking system are not feasible for you, please email cat@temple.edu to arrange an alternate time.
Teaching Observations
Whether you are implementing a new teaching strategy, trying to solve a teaching challenge, or simply would like to check in with a colleague in order to reflect on your teaching, the CAT offers a variety of services.
- Classroom Observations: Set up an observation of your in-person or virtual class
- Mid-semester Instructional Diagnosis: A CAT specialist visits your class to gain student consensus on their learning experience, and deliver that feedback to you
- Course Design: Work with a pedagogy specialist to design a course using evidence-based principles for delivering significant learning opportunities to your students.
- Curriculum Mapping and Program Assessment: Get assistance designing and assessing a programmatic curriculum that will provide a pathway for student achievement of your program’s goals.
Please visit our Consultations and Observations web page for more information.
Get in touch with us!
We’re here to help! If you need anything as you begin your semester, please email us at cat@temple.edu or call our main campus office at 215-204-8761.