Want professional development, but you simply don’t have time to attend a training? Try out this new PD format!  

For four weeks, you will receive an email every Monday with a short, direct video that teaches you one thing. During the week, you use the link in the email to post your thoughts about that one thing to a shared webpage (Padlet wall). After 4 weeks, you have 4 new tips/tricks to incorporate into your class, and you never had to attend a formal training! This fall’s theme for Spaced Education is AI tools you can use to assist in teaching. How can we use various AI tools ethically to aid our instruction, cut time on menial tasks, and ultimately help boost retention?  

Training will be held from October 6-27th. No attendance is necessary. Participants are expected to read their email message each week and reply on the Padlet wall. 

Please only register for one day of the event. Registration is linked. Registering for one day will register you for the entire event. All staff are welcome to attend this professional development but cannot be compensated for the event. Only faculty who have taught Spring 2025, Summer 2025 or are currently teaching may receive pay for this training.  Faculty members who have completed this training before must receive permission to be compensated for it from the Executive Director of IDEAS: Candace Justice (candace.justice@ws.edu). Faculty members who attend and complete an assessment of the training will receive extra compensation of $50 (pre-tax) paid according to payroll's established deadlines. If you have questions about the training, please contact Kristen Johnson (kristen.johnson@ws.edu). If this professional development opportunity is full, you may register for the waitlist. You will be contacted closer to the training date if space is available.