Teaching Hub Events & Workshops
Explore upcoming opportunities to strengthen your teaching, connect with peers, and bring new ideas into your online classroom.
The Teaching Hub offers a dynamic lineup of workshops and collaborative sessions designed to support faculty at every stage of their teaching journey. Whether you’re building your first online course or refining your approach, our events provide practical strategies you can apply immediately.
Browse upcoming events below and reserve your spot. We look forward to learning with you.
For any questions or registration issues, please email teaching@nmonlinehub.com.
Upcoming Events
Coach for the Approach: The Educator's New Role in the Age of AI
Date: Wednesdays, Oct 21 – Nov 11
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (MT)
Deadline to Register: Wednesday, October 14th
This event is a book group series.
Speaker: Chris Bickford, NMSU Teaching Academy
How is artificial intelligence reshaping higher education? Learn and share creative approaches to adjusting your courses and engaging with students in the AI Age with the help of this book by Kevin Yee and others. Together we’ll explore how faculty can shift from content providers to learning coaches, promoting genuine learning and AI fluency.
Getting Started with Online Courses
Date: Nov 12, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM (MT)
Speaker: Oana Cimpean, NM Online Teaching Hub
For those who’ve struggled to design an online course—or haven’t yet tried. Avoid beginner’s blunders while helping students better engage with the material, with each other, and with you.
More events coming soon. Check back for new sessions and opportunities to engage with the Teaching Hub.
Past Events
Grade the Human, Not the Homework
Date: Sep 30, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM (MT)
Speaker: Ashley Evans, Valencia College
Tired of asking, “Did they use AI?” This remote session will show you how to shift assessment away from the final product and toward the student’s understanding of their submitted work. When students must demonstrate that they truly grasp what they turned in, there’s no need for you to play AI detective anymore.
Ahead of the Curve: Proactive Strategies for Student Success
Date: Sep 10, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM (MT)
Speaker: Oana Cimpean, NM Online Teaching Hub
By the time you notice a student is struggling online or in the classroom, it may be too late to help them. Learn strategies to detect early warning signs and get students the assistance they need, from effective study habits to seeking resources on your own campus.
Building Community Online
Date: Mar 9, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM (MT)
Date: Mar 10, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM (MT)
Speaker: Oana Cimpean, NMSU Teaching Academy
“Online community” is neither an oxymoron or a given. We readily forge bonds with our students in a face-to-face classroom; however, in our online classes, we must be more intentional. In this workshop we’ll help you create opportunities for developing a community of learners so that they do not remain isolated but engage in a common intellectual journey.
A Pocket Guide to Online Teaching: A Book Group
Date: Wednesdays, Mar 4 – 11
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (MT)
Date: Thursdays, Mar 5 – 12
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (MT)
This event is a book group series.
Speaker: Oana Cimpean, NMSU Teaching Academy
A Pocket Guide to Online Teaching adapts the Model Teaching Criteria framework for online instruction, emphasizing that while teaching principles remain constant, online delivery requires certain adjustments. Drawing on extensive research and scholarship of teaching and learning, it provides strategies for developing and delivering effective online courses.
Critical AI for Reading and Thinking
Date: Mar 2, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (MT)
Date: Mar 3, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (MT)
Speaker: Michelle Kassorla, Georgia State University Perimeter College
One of the most common fears among educators today is that artificial intelligence will erode students’ critical thinking skills. Drawing from her own classroom experience teaching with AI for over two years, Michelle Kassorla shares ways to enhance critical thinking and reading with these powerful tools.
AI and Assessment of Coursework
Date: Feb 18, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (MT)
Date: Feb 19, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (MT)
Speaker: Zach Justus, Californio State University — Chico
Mobile-Mindful Teaching and Learning
Date: Feb 9, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM (MT)
Date: Feb 12, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM (MT)
Speaker: Christina Moore, Oakland University
Teaching with AI: A Book Group
Date: Mondays, Feb 9 – Mar 2
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM (MT)
Date: Tuesdays, Feb 10 – Mar 3
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM (MT)
This event is a book group series.
Speaker: Chris Bickford, NMSU Teaching Academy
AI is evolving rapidly, and so must our teaching. Teaching with AI (2nd ed.) will get you up to speed on best practices in these chaotic times.
Addressing Academic Integrity with Fairness
Date: Feb 2, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM (MT)
Date: Feb 3, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM (MT)
Speaker: Edward Watson, Vice President for Digital Innovation, AAC&U
AI & Integrity in Teaching
Date: Oct 30, 2025
Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM (MT)
Date: Oct 31, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (MT)
Speaker: Christian Moriarty, Ethics & Law — St. Petersburg College
Law, Ethics, and Generative AI
Date: Oct 23, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM (MT)
Date: Oct 24, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM (MT)
Speaker: Christian Moriarty, Ethics & Law — St. Petersburg College
Designing Assignments AI Can't Solve
Date: Sep 24, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM (MT)
Date: Sep 25, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM (MT)
Speaker: Ashley Evans, Valenica College
Teaching the ChatGPT Generation
Date: Sep 15, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (MT)
Date: Sep 16, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (MT)
Speaker: Ashley Evans, Valenica College
Boost Online Learning with Affective Science
Date: Sep 8, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM (MT)
Date: Sep 11, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM (MT)
Speaker: Flower Darby, University of Missouri