Events
The Trefny Center offers a range of programming around topics in teaching and learning. Please see below for a list of our upcoming workshops, learning communities, and other gatherings!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Teaching, Learning, & Assessment Conference
Thursday, April 9 | 8:30 AM-3:30 PM | Student Center Ballrooms A-E
Join us for the 2026 Trefny Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Conference. This daylong event will bring campus together to share, explore, and celebrate the effective teaching, learning, and assessment happening at Mines! The conference will feature keynotes from our Engineering Learning Mentorship Fellows, talks from our Graduate Teaching Fellows, interactive presentations from our Engineering Learning Fellows and College Teaching Certificate Program participants, and more!
Check out the conference schedule!
Participants will be asked to complete pre-work prior to the first session, as well as one brief reading and one brief task in preparation for each day’s session. Coffee/tea and lunch will be provided. We will offer plenty of breaks and opportunities for individual and group work time throughout the sessions.
This Teaching and Learning Lab has been offered in May ‘25 and January ‘26 and was so popular, we are offering it twice more! The lab, attended by over 50 faculty so far, is averaging 4.8/5 in faculty satisfaction!
Teaching and Learning Lab, Human-Centered AI
May 18-19 or August 18-19, 2026 | 9:00 AM-3:00 PM | Marquez 108
Interested in utilizing generative AI to enhance your teaching in ways that center human relationships, ethics, creativity, and critical thinking? Join us for our Trefny Teaching and Learning Lab: Human-Centered AI, a two-day immersive learning intensive designed to help you thoughtfully and intentionally integrate AI into your teaching. Through experiential learning activities, structured experimentation, and dedicated work time, this intensive will equip you with strategies for streamlining your course design process, adding variety to your lesson plans, and boosting student engagement in ways that center human connection and critical inquiry. You’ll also have the opportunity to talk with Mines students about their experiences and perspectives on learning with AI. Participants will leave the intensive with a newly-refreshed, learner-centered course design, ready-to-use AI-powered activities, and a co-created AI Lab Manual packed with tips, prompts, activity ideas, and more. Come explore, build, and shape the future of teaching at Mines …and meet some fellow humans!
Participants will receive funding (amount TBD) for their completion of the intensive.
Active Learning Communities & Clubs
Join the Effective Teaching with Generative AI Community of Practice!
Join us in Spring 2026 for a set of discussions around Tricia Bertram Gallant and David Rettinger’s new book, The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI. Participants who RSVP by Friday, January 9th will receive a free copy of the book. This book club will meet four times throughout the semester.
Book club applications are now closed.
Join the Course Coordinator Learning Community!
If you are a current course coordinator or will take on the course coordinator role in the near future, please join us for the spring 2026 course coordinator learning community. Learn from your colleagues across departments as we explore the various roles, responsibilities, and workload models of coordinators. This learning committee will meet four times throughout the semester.
Join an Alternative Grading Group!
We’re excited to announce that the formal continuation of Alternative Grading Groups (AGG) in Spring 2026! The idea is simple—AGGs of 3-4 faculty peers will meet monthly over coffee (or another beverage of your choice!) throughout the Spring term to discuss and develop alternative grading approaches.
Past Event Recordings
Alumni Panel: AI in the Workplace
Event Description: How are alumni using AI in the workplace? What key skills are important for current Mines students to develop before they enter the workforce? How do they stay current with AI, given its rapid progression? 4 alumni share their experiences and observations from the feild.
Student Panel: What Mines Students Think of Generative AI and their Learning
Event Description: How are Mines students thinking about and using generative AI in the classroom? How do they see it impacting their learning? View this virtual webinar to hear perspectives from a panel of Mines undergraduates and graduate students.
Student Panel: Accessibility on Campus from the Student Perspective
Event Description: What accessibility challenges have students faced in their courses and on campus? What strategies can faculty incorporate to make their courses more accessible to all students? A panel of students who have a disability will share their experiences and ways that faculty can support their learning.
Would your program or department be interested in hosting a Trefny workshop, training, or other event?