Student Success Sparkshops!
Join the TLC for a series of interactive mini workshops (Sparkshops) focused on practical, research based strategies to enhance student success.
Each Sparkshop spotlights a key theme such as the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) framework, the Hidden Curriculum, and Wise Feedback, and offers concrete tools you can apply right away in your courses. Faculty who attend all three unique Sparkshops, participate in a teaching consultation, and complete the Change One Thing reflection will earn a Student Success Champion pennant and a Change One Thing letter of recognition celebrating their commitment to fostering equitable and meaningful learning experiences.
Winter 2026 Sparkshops
Explore the evidence-based Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) framework, which has been shown to help reduce achievement gaps. This Sparkshop (a 15-minute workshop) will provide practical materials and guidance to help you design transparent assignments that clearly communicate the purpose, tasks, and criteria for success.
- Monday, January 12, 2:00pm-2:15pm
- Friday, January 16, 9:30am-9:45am
- Tuesday, February 3, 10:00am-10:15am
- Friday, February 6, 1:00pm-1:15pm
Uncover the often unseen “hidden curriculum” in higher education and its impact on student success. In this Sparkshop (a 15-minute workshop), participants will define and identify examples of the hidden curriculum and discuss strategies for making it visible to students in meaningful and supportive ways.
- Thursday, January 29, 3:00pm-3:15pm
- Friday, January 30, 11:00am-11:15am
- Wednesday, February 25, 10:00am-10:15am
- Friday, February 27, 1:30pm-1:45pm
Explore what makes feedback effective and why students sometimes struggle to use it. This Sparkshop (a 15-minute workshop) introduces the wise feedback framework, a research-based approach that helps instructors deliver feedback students are more likely to trust, engage with, and apply to improve their learning.
- Wednesday, January 21, 10:00am-10:15am
- Friday, January 23, 2:00pm-2:15pm
- Thursday, February 19, 3:30pm-3:45pm
- Friday, February 20, 10:30am-10:45am