University of Kansas Center for Teaching Excellence (KU CTE)

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2026 Celebration of Teaching.

A special shout-out to our faculty participants who shared their course and curriculum transformation strategies. Seeing your curiosity and exploration of new ideas is what makes our KU learning community so vibrant.

Thank you for being part of this journey of discovery and excellence. We can't wait to see how these insights continue to transform our classrooms! 💙

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the AI Symposium AI Symposium, held on November 7th at the Burge Union!

Over 50 KU educators attended to explore ways others are effectively integrating generative AI into their teaching.

A panel of presenters from the KU faculty community discussed:

🗣️ AI Fluency
⚖️ Process Over Product
🔒 Safe and Compliant AI Tools
🤝 Promoting Trust in Student AI Use

The key theme across all presentations was the necessity of teaching students how to use AI tools critically and responsibly, rather than just banning it in courses.

Join the KU CTE, FLITE Center, and KU Libraries on Nov. 7 for the Adapting Courses to Generative AI Symposium.

Learn from colleagues about AI literacy, assignment adaptations, and custom chatbots. Lunch is provided.

Registration is required by next Tuesday, October 28.

Find out more: https://calendar.ku.edu/event/adapting-courses-to-generative-ai-a-symposium-for-instructors?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=The+University+of+Kansas

ku_cte A huge congratulations to our very own Drew Vartia, an education program manager at CTE, for being named a KU Staff Employee of the Month for July!

A special thank you to all the faculty colleagues who joined us to share in the good news—it was wonderful to see you all at CTE over the summer break!

Calling all KU faculty & instructional staff, the 2025 Teaching Summit returns on August 14.

Tia Brown McNair, author of Becoming a Student-Ready College, will present the keynote, Empowering Student-Ready Educators to Advance Innovation in Teaching and Learning.

Following the keynote, there will be three waves of conference-style breakout sessions led by faculty members.

Register online by August 7. ➡ https://cte.ku.edu/teaching-summit

Day one of our Course Design Institute (CDI) was a great success. This morning a new cohort of faculty and departments gathered to spend time reflecting and reimagining their courses.

We kicked off the day with small group conversations centered around preassigned readings and discussions on course goals. The discussions lead to the "Just-in-Time" poster preparation and presentation. The posters allowed participants to share information with the broader CDI community about their course, goals for student learning and goals for CDI.

The energy and enthusiasm exhibited by our participants on day one were truly impressive, setting the stage for day two tomorrow.

What an inspiring Celebration of Teaching!

We were so impressed by the innovative course and curriculum transformations showcased.

Thank you to all the faculty who shared their incredible work and to everyone who came out to celebrate. We love to see KU faculty connecting and learning from each other.

We are excited to get back to work with faculty next week at our Course Design Institute.

Be sure to mark your calendars for August 14 for the annual Teaching Summit. We look forward to seeing you there!

Preparation is underway!

CTE staff and grad student fellows will set up a record 88 academic posters for today's Celebration of Teaching, each representing the innovative work and results of our program participants to transform learning at the University of Kansas.

Come to the Kansas Union Ballroom today at 3 p.m. to celebrate teaching at KU.