Current Workshops

The Academy of Educators’ workshops cover a range of topics from promotion, remediation, social media and additional professional development topics to enhance educators at WashU Medicine.

Events are for WashU employees only.

Effective Teaching Series: Instruction & Assessment

Enhance your teaching skills with the Fall 2025 Effective Teaching Series. This upcoming collection of faculty development sessions is designed to provide you with practical techniques and strategies. Here’s what you can look forward to at each of the in-person workshops:

  1. Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
    • Date/ Time: Monday, August 25th from 2p – 3:30p
    • Location: Mid Campus Center, 2nd Fl, Meeting Room 2057
    • Presenters: Jeramia Ory, PhD; Quinn Tyminski, PhD, OTR/L, BCMH
  2. Equity in Assessment
    • Date/ Time: Wednesday, October 29th from 2p – 3:30p
    • Location: Mid Campus Center, 2nd Fl, Meeting Room 2057
    • Presenters: Kelly Currie, MD; Amanda Emke, MD; Sara Greer, MD
  3. Active Learning Pedagogies: LACE & TBL
    • Date/ Time: Tuesday, December 2nd from 3:30p – 5p
    • Location: Mid Campus Center, 2nd Fl, Meeting Room 2057
    • Presenters: Erika Crouch, MD, PhD; Tom De Fer, MD, MACP; Meghan Sullivan, MEd
  4. Case-Based Discussions
    • Date/ Time: Monday, December 8th from 2p – 3:30p
    • Location: Mid Campus Center, 2nd Fl, Meeting Room 2057
    • Presenters: Amy Riek, MD; Tim Yau, MD

Don’t miss the chance to be part of the Fall 2025 Effective Teaching Series—where educators come together to enhance their teaching practices.  

REGISTER HERE

Building Inclusive Environments for Learners with Disabilities (BUILD) Workshop Series

Description: BUILD offers health professions faculty the knowledge, skills, and resources to understand the barriers facing people and learners with disabilities and to create more inclusive didactic and clinical learning environments. Topics addressed in this 3-session series include the history and different models of disability, barriers and challenges presented by ableism, stigma in community and educational settings, and practical strategies for educators to implement in their teaching.

Dates/ Times/ Location:

  • Session 1: 9/10/25 from 3:30p – 5p via Zoom
  • Session 2: 9/17/25 from 3:30p – 5p via Zoom
  • Session 3: 9/24/25 from 3:30p – 5p via Zoom

Facilitators: Jessica Dashner, OTD, OTR/L; Kristina Petersen, PhD; Steve Taff, PhD, OTR/L

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Past Workshops