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INSPIRING TRANSFORMATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING AT MINES

It’s Our Ten Year Anniversary!

Join us on April 9, 2025 to celebrate 10 years of the Trefny Center, dedicated to effective and innovative teaching and learning at Mines. We’ll have lunch, giveaways, activities, and celebrity guest speakers to help us reflect on a decade of collaboration and leadership in innovative instruction. We hope to see you there to mark this exciting milestone with colleagues and friends of the Trefny Center!

Spring Series: Collaborative & Cross-Disciplinary Pedagogy

Join us for our spotlight series to explore collaborative teaching through a dynamic series of workshops, discussions, and panels! These sessions offer actionable strategies to support teaching teams, navigate coordinated course challenges, and embrace the benefits of cross-disciplinary teaching.

Mini-Grant: Apply now!

Are you looking to highlight innovative teaching practices from your classroom and share them with the Mines community? The Faculty Spotlight Mini-Grant offers unique opportunity for faculty members to showcase impactful techniques or projects from their courses. Complete your application now!

New Resource: Foundations of Course Design Toolkit

This four-part toolkit guides instructors through developing specific learning outcomes, authentic assessments, and accessible learning experiences. It includes key pedagogical concepts, examples across disciplines, GenAI prompts, and links to helpful resources

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TREFNY INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTION CENTER
924 16th Street
211 Green Center

Golden, CO 80401
(303) 384-2678