The Center for Learning and Teaching offers seminars, workshops and expert speakers throughout the year. These events and programs are intended to help anyone who teaches at Binghamton University be as effective as possible so that students achieve learning that lasts. Seminars may feature a presentation with discussion, a panel of BU faculty sharing teaching insights, or other discussion-oriented formats. Workshops include hands-on learning opportunities, such as technical training. Expert speakers help bring the latest pedagogical developments to Binghamton from the larger community of higher education.
2:00pm - 3:30pm
LN1324C
Registration Form: https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2295839
Want students to engage, wrestle with ideas, and use course concepts—rather than wait for the answer? In this interactive, one-hour workshop, you’ll learn how to design strong learning problems that push students to analyze, make decisions, and justify their reasoning. We’ll break down what makes a problem “good” for learning—clear outcomes, authentic constraints, the right amount of ambiguity, built-in opportunities for feedback, and prompts that require evidence, not opinions.
You’ll also see how AI can support the design work: brainstorming realistic contexts, generating multiple versions for different levels of challenge, identifying likely student misconceptions, creating support questions and checkpoints, and drafting rubrics that prioritize reasoning and process. You’ll leave with a one-page checklist you can use immediately to build or revise a learning problem—plus ready-to-use AI prompt starters aligned to each step of the checklist.
Light snacks and beverages will be provided.
9:00am - 10:30am
LN1324C
Registration Form: https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2296276
How can career education strengthen student learning while supporting your course goals? Join the CLT and the Fleishman Center's Career Collaborative for a faculty panel discussion featuring instructors who have explicitly integrated career education into their courses in meaningful, discipline-aligned ways. Panelists will share their motivations, practical strategies, and indicators of success—highlighting how these approaches deepened student engagement, clarified the relevance of course content, and connected learning to students’ future goals.
Light snacks and beverages will be provided.
1:30pm - 3:00pm
LN1324C
Registration Form: https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2295840
Join us for our end-of-semester event featuring a list of engaging reads—on pedagogy, teaching, and learning, alongside some popular fiction and nonfiction picks. Enjoy short book summaries, swap recommendations, and find your next great book for the beach, the lake, or a quiet afternoon in the backyard.
Light snacks and beverages will be provided.