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. The upcoming opportunities are detailed below.
Fall 2025
Online Workshop
When: August 11-17, 2025
Where: Online, asynchronous
Registration: Required and Open
The asynchronous, online workshop consists of seven individual seminars, one per day, and follow-up assignments.
- The next online workshop opens on Monday, August 11, 2025 and concludes on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
- Following the conclusion of the workshop, participants will have two weeks to submit the required documents.
Virtual Workshop
The synchronous, virtual workshop is live via Teams and consists of two 1/2 day meetings and follow-up assignments.
- Meeting 1: October 17, 2025 (Tentative) | 10:30 – 2:00 pm | Virtual
- Meeting 2: TBD – The second meeting will be scheduled, based on availability, during Oct/Nov.
- Following the conclusion of the second meeting, participants will have two weeks to submit the required documents.
Spring 2026
Online Workshop
The asynchronous, online workshop consists of seven individual seminars, one per day, and follow-up assignments.
- The spring online workshop is TBD.
- Following the conclusion of the workshop, participants will have two weeks to submit the required documents.
Virtual Workshop
The synchronous, virtual workshop is live via Teams and consists of two 1/2 day meetings and follow-up assignments.
- Meeting 1: TBD
- Meeting 2: TBD – The second meeting will be scheduled, based on availability, during March/April.
- 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 Jamie Warner (warnerj@marshall.edu) or April Fugett (fugett5@marshall.edu).