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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. 
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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

June 10 - June 26: 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.

July 1 - 17: 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.

July 29 - August 5: Creating Inclusive Online Courses

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. 

  • June 16 - 27: Teaching Philosophy
  • July 14 - 25: Course Design (Must have completed Teaching Philosophy)
  • July 28 - August 8: Learning Technologies (Must have completed Course Design)

Registration is required

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

September 2 - September 9: Instructor Presence* 

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

September 16 - September 30: 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.
September 30 - October 7 Generative AI in Online 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

October 28 - November 4: Accessibility in Online Formats*

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

October 28 - November 11: 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.