Per Faculty Senate Recommendation SR-08-09-36R, all instructors (full-time, adjunct/part-time, TA) scheduled to teach a course that carries the “CT” (critical thinking) designation must complete a CT Professional Development Workshop in advance of teaching the course. (Note: Faculty members who have completed the FYS Faculty Development Institute are approved to teach CT courses; no further training is necessary.) The CTL offers one synchronous, face-to-face workshop and one asynchronous, online workshop per semester. In these workshops, participants modify, or create, a course to meet the CT criteria. Spring 2026 sessions will focus on the standard CT curriculum as well as incorporating information about curricular innovation and assessment to support design thinking, problem solving, and critical thinking. The upcoming opportunities are detailed below.
Spring 2026
Online Workshop
Registration: Required.
The asynchronous, online workshop consists of seven individual seminars, one per day, and follow-up assignments.
- The spring online workshop will begin Jan 5, 2026 and all modules must be completed by Jan 12, 2026.
- Following the conclusion of the workshop, participants will have two weeks to submit the required documents. These documents will be due Jan 26, 2026.
Virtual Workshop
Registration: Required.
The synchronous, virtual workshop is live via Teams and consists of a 1/2 day meeting, follow-up assignments, and a required individual follow-up meeting.
- Meeting 1: April 10, 2026
- Meeting 2: TBD – The second meeting will be scheduled, based on availability, during April 2026.
- Following the conclusion of the second meeting, participants will have two weeks to submit the required documents.
Who should participate?
- Faculty who have not completed the CT training and will be teaching a CT course in the spring of 2026 must register for the fall 2025 virtual workshop.
- Faculty who have not completed the CT training and will be teaching a CT course in the summer or fall of 2026 may register for the spring 2026 online workshop.
Space in workshops is limited so register early!
Questions? Contact April Fugett (fugett5@marshall.edu).