Facilitated by Stacy Jean-Philippe, Instructional Consultant

Join us for this 30-minute training session designed for instructors teaching 2U-powered online courses in Canvas. This session will demonstrate simple yet powerful accessibility features that enhance the learning experience for all students. Participants will learn quick fixes—such as improving text readability, adding alternative text for images, and using proper heading structures—to make their courses more inclusive. Whether you're currently teaching or preparing for an upcoming course, these easy-to-implement strategies will help you create a more accessible and engaging learning environment.

Facilitated by Stacy Gonzalez, Senior Instructional Consultant

Discover how to teach smarter—not harder—with the new Student Activity Insights tool, designed exclusively by 2U for educators in our online programs. This easy-to-use tool provides quick, actionable data on student engagement with asynchronous course activities, helping you identify patterns, spot challenges, and make informed decisions to enhance student success. In this workshop, you'll learn how to navigate the tool, leverage its insights to streamline your instruction, and save time while making a greater impact on your students' learning journey. Join us to unlock a smarter way to teach and empower your students to thrive!

Facilitated by TJ Reissner, Instructional Consultant

In this session, TJ Reissner, a seasoned instructional consultant, draws from his extensive experience supporting hundreds of educators before, during, and after their live sessions. In this seminar, TJ will provide 10 key takeaways that educators can implement to enhance their teaching practice. His guidance and live feedback, grounded in real-world experience, will serve as a practical resource for educators aiming to conduct and prepare for their live classes more effectively.

Facilitated by Stacy Gonzalez, Instructional Consultant

Community guidelines are shared expectations for how everyone in a learning community is intended to interact with each other in support of achieving course goals and facilitating productive class engagement. In this seminar, we will discuss how community guidelines have positively impacted learning environments and collectively create a list of community guidelines that can be adopted into any learning environment.

Facilitated by Keith John Ellis, MBA, Instructor, Data Visualization, University of Miami and Drake State

Our students enter our fast paced and rigorous programs much like a baby giraffe, who falls immediately on birth and is kicked by its mother as an encouragement to stand up and walk. How do we dynamically approach our class structure and breakouts amidst worry or angst from students of being overwhelmed when trying to stand on their own? How can we identify and proactively engage students who may be “suffering in silence”? This seminar will focus on creating inclusive experiences that help all students meet expectations.

Facilitated by Catherine Wilson, Manager of Educator Community Engagement

Calling all adventurous educators! This summer, we’re inviting you to gather around our virtual campfire to transform the ways we approach discussions and feedback in our learning and work environments.

Just like the best summer camps, we believe in the power of well-planned, fun, and engaging activities that foster growth and connection. During our Educator Summer Camp Workshop Series, we’ll explore several discussion and feedback protocols. These protocols were designed by education researchers and are housed in the Center for Leadership and Educational Equity. As tried-and-true protocols, they are sure to enhance your classroom dynamics and strengthen your collaborations with colleagues.

Join us for any or all of the four exciting workshop sessions that will give you s’more effective ways to ignite thought-provoking conversations, spark curiosity, and create lasting connections.

Learn about this series here.

Facilitated by Catherine Wilson, Manager of Educator Community Engagement

Calling all adventurous educators! This summer, we’re inviting you to gather around our virtual campfire to transform the ways we approach discussions and feedback in our learning and work environments.

Just like the best summer camps, we believe in the power of well-planned, fun, and engaging activities that foster growth and connection. During our Educator Summer Camp Workshop Series, we’ll explore several discussion and feedback protocols. These protocols were designed by education researchers and are housed in the Center for Leadership and Educational Equity. As tried-and-true protocols, they are sure to enhance your classroom dynamics and strengthen your collaborations with colleagues.

Join us for any or all of the four exciting workshop sessions that will give you s’more effective ways to ignite thought-provoking conversations, spark curiosity, and create lasting connections.

Learn about this series here.

Facilitated by Catherine Wilson, Manager of Educator Community Engagement

Calling all adventurous educators! This summer, we’re inviting you to gather around our virtual campfire to transform the ways we approach discussions and feedback in our learning and work environments.

Just like the best summer camps, we believe in the power of well-planned, fun, and engaging activities that foster growth and connection. During our Educator Summer Camp Workshop Series, we’ll explore several discussion and feedback protocols. These protocols were designed by education researchers and are housed in the Center for Leadership and Educational Equity. As tried-and-true protocols, they are sure to enhance your classroom dynamics and strengthen your collaborations with colleagues.

Join us for any or all of the four exciting workshop sessions that will give you s’more effective ways to ignite thought-provoking conversations, spark curiosity, and create lasting connections.

Learn about this series here.

Facilitated by Catherine Wilson, Manager of Educator Community Engagement

Calling all adventurous educators! This summer, we’re inviting you to gather around our virtual campfire to transform the ways we approach discussions and feedback in our learning and work environments.

Just like the best summer camps, we believe in the power of well-planned, fun, and engaging activities that foster growth and connection. During our Educator Summer Camp Workshop Series, we’ll explore several discussion and feedback protocols. These protocols were designed by education researchers and are housed in the Center for Leadership and Educational Equity. As tried-and-true protocols, they are sure to enhance your classroom dynamics and strengthen your collaborations with colleagues.

Join us for any or all of the four exciting workshop sessions that will give you s’more effective ways to ignite thought-provoking conversations, spark curiosity, and create lasting connections.

Learn about this series here.

Facilitated by Daniel O'Shoney, Senior Instructional Consultant

Calling all adventurous educators! This summer, we’re inviting you to gather around our virtual campfire to transform the ways we approach discussions and feedback in our learning and work environments.

Just like the best summer camps, we believe in the power of well-planned, fun, and engaging activities that foster growth and connection. During our Educator Summer Camp Workshop Series, we’ll explore several discussion and feedback protocols. These protocols were designed by education researchers and are housed in the Center for Leadership and Educational Equity. As tried-and-true protocols, they are sure to enhance your classroom dynamics and strengthen your collaborations with colleagues.

Join us for any or all of the four exciting workshop sessions that will give you s’more effective ways to ignite thought-provoking conversations, spark curiosity, and create lasting connections.

Learn about this series here.

Facilitated by Brendan O'Rourke, Senior Instructional Consultant

We first broached the topic of student engagement in the digital classroom years ago.  After further research, new digital tools, additional observations, and a changing world, the foundations remain the same from which new ideas have emerged.  Revisit student engagement in the digital classroom with us.

Facilitated by Xandi Wright, Sr Learning Strategist

“Why would I give my students writing assignments when they can just get AI to do it for them?” When educators think about “cheating” with AI, usually we’re worried about students letting AI tools do the majority of the work for them. Join this interactive session to learn about the difference between writing to communicate (which generative AI does fairly well) and writing to learn (which is often the chief reason we assign writing in the first place). We’ll discuss Writing to Learn activities that can structure and nurture students’ thinking, including during Live Sessions, in asynchronous discussion posts, and in courses that don’t rely on major writing assignments.

Facilitated by Daniel O'Shoney, Sr Instructional Consultant

Providing opportunities for peer-to-peer feedback can be a high-risk, high-reward proposition. Giving and receiving feedback provides students an opportunity to improve their work and practice course content. However, it’s important to set learners up for success by creating peer feedback experiences that are guided and supportive, in order to avoid hurt feelings or additional misconceptions. In this seminar, we will explore the features of a high-quality peer feedback activity, and you will leave with several feedback protocols you can implement with your students.

Facilitated by Linda Montgomery, MBA, MARCH, MIT School of Architecture and Planning

Join Linda Montgomery in this enlightening seminar as she guides educators through the application of human-centered design thinking processes. Learn the strategies that can empower professors, instructors, and facilitators to create profound, captivating, and engaging customer experiences for students. Discover how these innovative techniques not only enhance the learning environment but also kindle inner passions that propel educators on a fulfilling career journey.

Mrs. Montgomery possesses two professional degrees in architecture and more than twenty years of professional project planning and design experience. She has studied and worked for several nationally award-winning architects and design firms. She’s founded several businesses and has held several professional titles such as assistant professor, program director, adjunct professor, project designer, project architect and project manager. Mrs. Montgomery has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Organizational Change Management and Leadership.  This educational experience provided her with additional credentials and knowledge of theoretical and practical business applications such as business operations, finance, and leadership skills.

Facilitated by Dr. Marylynne Viola-Lawson, Lead Educator Community Liason

A teaching philosophy is an explanation of your values and beliefs as they relate to teaching. It can also be a way to promote equitable practices inside and outside the classroom, plan for unforeseen classroom conflicts, and provide defined parameters for active learning. In this seminar we will discuss the basic tenants of a teaching philosophy, work together to outline important steps to take, and begin writing!

Facilitated by Stacy Jean-Philippe, Instructional Consultant

Join us for an engaging and insightful enrichment seminar inspired by the groundbreaking book, "Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning." This seminar is designed to empower educators with evidence-based strategies that can transform teaching practices and significantly enhance student achievement. In this seminar, we will delve into the collaborative work of cognitive scientist Dr. Pooja K. Agarwal and veteran teacher Patrice M. Bain. We will discuss findings from their cognitive psychology research and present practical, easily implementable strategies you can employ that will require no additional prepping, grading, or funding! There is really no need to read the book before attending this session but doing so is certainly encouraged.

Facilitated by Monique Bunch, Instructional Consultant II

Asynchronous discussion posts are an essential component of many courses. But getting your students to respond with more than "I agree with Jane" can be a challenge. In this seminar we will delve into how to properly create discussion prompts that engage students in the content and dig deep for answers that inspire other students to respond thereby creating discussions that mirror those done synchronously.

Facilitated by Kirsten Olshan, Organization Wellbeing Consultant and Coach

How workplace shapes everyday for better or for worse. Recognition is a low-cost, high-impact way to move the needle on wellbeing. Learn how to "manage your own energy not your time" (Tony Schwartz), and how to disrupt burn out for your self and your students. Learn tools to help you and your students flourish when saying thank you and recognizing others, and how it can improve your wellbeing and moral. Learn tools how to set your own your non-negotiable and boundaries for your self-care when working with students from around the world.

Kirsten Olshan is a keynote speaker, wellness consultant, and executive, health coach with AAE speakers, and leads mindfulness events as part of team retreats and events. She has led workshops on health and wellbeing globally and is a cancer advocate. Kirsten believes that mastering your energy is the most vital element to living a life of fulfillment and achievement.

Facilitated by Dr. Marylynne Lawson, Ed.D., Lead Educator Community Liaison

It’s been over a year since OpenAI introduced the world to ChatGPT. Since that time, every industry has examined practical uses for this exciting new tool. In an era where technology is reshaping the way we teach and learn, this beginner workshop will discuss the challenges and benefits of using generative AI in education while providing guided practice using the tool.

Facilitated by Stacy Gonzalez and Aung Phyo, Instructional Consultants

This seminar is based on optimizing how to engage your students during syllabus review and designing assessments to gauge student understanding of syllabi.

Facilitated by Ashley Brown, MILS, MA, Program Manager of the Online MLIS@Denver Program

In 1990, Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop developed the concept of mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors. These ideas allow children to see themselves reflected in the literature they read, as well as seeing into lived experiences unlike their own, which increases empathy in the reader. But what happens when we apply this metaphor to instruction more broadly? Let's take a whole-person approach to content development and instruction and find out!

Ashley Brown was a children's and youth services librarian for most of her career in public libraries until she made her way to academia where she is the Program Manager of the Online MLIS@Denver Program. She has an MLIS and an MA in Children's Literature from Simmons University and her MA in English from Boston University.