Reinert Center Events
Culturally Responsive Teaching Institute
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 28 to Aug. 1, Des Peres 213
The primary aim of the Reinert Center’s Culturally Responsive Teaching Institute and
supporting programming is to build pedagogical capacity for teaching an increasingly
diverse student body. The CRTI is a five-day summer institute, followed by monthly,
optional Community of Practice meetings during the academic year. During the summer
institute, participants can expect a combination of informational presentations, interactive
workshops and discussions, and individual work time. The summer institute provides
information about key topics (e.g., cultural differences in higher education, particular
needs of English Language Learners, culturally responsive pedagogies) and creates
space and support for participants to (re)design existing course materials. Participants
are supported by the Provost’s office through a financial incentive ($750 stipend
or professional development funds, distributed after the Institute). Space is limited,
and spots are awarded on a first come first serve basis.
Additional Details and Information
Registration is required
Online Courses: Summer 2025
The Reinert Center supports instructors for the full continuum of teaching online
including: preparing to teach online for the first time, online course design, assessment
of online courses, as well as strategies and techniques for effective online teaching.
Below is our current list of full, online course offerings. These courses can be used
for credit in our Online University Teaching Skills Certificate or they may be taken
by individuals not enrolled in the certificate. To see additional descriptions and
details for all our online courses, please visit our Online Courses page.
Registration is required
How can you build inclusive learning environments in asynchronous courses when students and instructors are separated by distance and learning occurs at a self-paced speed? In this one-week course, participants will consider course design strategies and teaching practices that create and facilitate inclusive online learning environments. Through module activities, participants will engage in discussions and draft course planners to better center, situate, and express inclusive pedagogy as a means of promoting student belonging in an online course of their choosing.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Distance Teaching
Principles Online Courses
Participants enrolled in the Principles Certificate are required to take three online courses. The course offerings for summer are listed below.
- July 28 - Aug. 8: Learning Technologies (Must have completed Course Design)
Canvas Essentials: Thinking Digitally about In-Person Courses
Friday, Aug. 15, Noon to 1 p.m., Zoom
This 60-minute workshop reviews key tools within Canvas that support student learning. Please note that this workshop is not technical training in Canvas, but, rather, focuses on pedagogy by showcasing how Canvas can reinforce course communication, organization, and interaction. Participants will gain strategies to incorporate digital practices into their in-person courses.
Distance Learning Workshop Series: Focused Topics in Distance Teaching
Select Fridays, Noon to 1 p.m., Zoom
The Reinert Center’s Distance Learning Workshop Series offers an interactive space to explore, reflect on, and enact new ideas in distance teaching. Each semester features a themed series of workshops, where guest speakers present on key topics and participants are invited to apply new pedagogical ideas in their online teaching context.
Our Fall 2025 theme, Focused Topics in Distance Teaching, explores four key aspects of distance teaching, including creating interactive Panopto lecture videos, facilitating effective online groupwork, promoting RSI in synchronous formats, and supporting student wellbeing in distance courses. Each 60-minute workshop is conducted virtually via Zoom and counts as one-half (½) elective credit in the Online University Teaching Skills Certificate. This workshop series is targeted specifically to SLU faculty teaching in a distance format.
Online Courses: Fall 2025
The Reinert Center supports instructors for the full continuum of teaching online
including: preparing to teach online for the first time, online course design, assessment
of online courses, as well as strategies and techniques for effective online teaching.
Below is our current list of full, online course offerings. These courses can be used
for credit in our Online University Teaching Skills Certificate or they may be taken
by individuals not enrolled in the certificate. To see additional descriptions and
details for all our online courses, please visit our Online Courses page.
Registration is required
This one-week, asynchronous course considers the role the instructor’s presence plays for learners in distance courses. Participants will identify types of instructor presence (teaching, social, and cognitive), consider the connections between presence and student persistence, and develop strategies for intentionally building their presence into the online learning community of their courses.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Distance Teaching
This one-week, asynchronous course focuses on generative AI in distance learning environments. Participants will interrogate design constraints/opportunities associated with generative AI in online course design, and articulate generative AI use guidelines for assignments and other online coursework. Course activities will serve as a means of enabling participants to think intentionally about the use of generative AI to augment teaching and provide meaningful student learning opportunities from a distance.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Distance Teaching
This one-week, fully-online asynchronous course surveys accessibility in online teaching formats. The course provides instructors an opportunity to understand key accessibility requirements that are aligned with Standard 8 in the University’s Online Course Design Rubric. Instructors will work on an online course of their choosing and are expected to spend 2-4 hours completing course content, activities, and discussions.
Prerequisite: Introduction to Distance Teaching
The Introduction to Online Teaching is a fully-online asynchronous course that provides a pedagogical foundation for Saint Louis University faculty who are new to the online teaching environment. The course provides faculty an opportunity to gain the experience of an online “student” and to experience a fully-online course that has been designed to align with the University’s Online Course Design Rubric while developing a plan for an online course.