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All faculty are invited to participate in one-day Teaching Retreats, offered by CETAL each summer. Each retreat provides dedicated time and space for faculty to work on a particular item associated with their class.
All faculty are invited to participate in one-day Teaching Retreats, offered by CETAL each summer. Each retreat provides dedicated time and space for faculty to work on a particular item associated with their class.
Topic Details and Registration Information To be Announced Each Spring
Topic Details and Registration Information To be Announced Each Spring
Assignment Alchemy
Assignment Alchemy
June 23, 2026 Teaching Retreat: Assignment Alchemy Registration
Teaching Retreat Purpose
Teaching Retreat Purpose
At Assignment Alchemy, faculty will bring an assignment they choose to work on and revise and fine tune the assignment based on guided activities, peer feedback sessions, and dedicated time to think in a community of colleagues.
The objectives of the 2026 CETAL Teaching Retreat, focused on assignment design, are for participants to
Receive constructive feedback on a drafted assignment (at any stage of the design process from new idea to tried and tested assignment) and provide targeted feedback to colleagues.
Ensure the assignment meets the participant’s intentions in regards to alignment with intended learning outcomes, appropriate course and professional context, and grading and feedback mechanism.
Apply elements of the Transparency Framework to an assignment to make the assignment’s purpose and relevance explicit to students.
Format and Agenda
Format and Agenda
1-day face-to-face workshop on ECC’s campus, Tuesday, June 23, 2026 from 9:00am- 2:30pm
Held in B182
Facilitated by Tyler Roeger, Associate Dean of CETAL, and Heather Martin, Assistant Dean of CETAL, with Teaching Retreat participants rotating as discussion leads for small group segments
Limit of up to 12 participants
Support Provided
Support Provided
In addition to receiving constructive feedback on an assignment, participants will receive support in the way of
Coffee, tea, light breakfast, and snacks
Lunch
Laptops, available to borrow, and other materials such as notepads and pens
Resource Book
Quiet, communal space to work on campus
Faculty participants will receive 5.5 CETL workshop clock hours towards lane movement credit.
Registering to Participate
Registering to Participate
Register to participate in the CETL Teaching Retreat: Rework an Assignment, by clicking the link below and signing up on eTalent Learning by Tuesday, May 26.
Questions? Not sure if the Summer 2026 Teaching Retreat is the right opportunity for you? Contact Tyler Roeger, Associate Dean of CETAL, at troeger@elgin.edu.
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