Thanks for joining us at the CATE Open House!

Posted on August 24, 2023

It was great to see so many new and familiar faces join us during the CATE Open House event on August 16. Close to 100 UIC instructors attended the open house to learn about professional development opportunities, services, and support offered by the Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence (CATE), Learning Technology Solutions (LTS), the Instructional Design & Media Production Studio (IDMPS), and other partners and departments.

We are excited to continue growing and building a community for teaching and learning at UIC and welcome you back to another great semester!

A large room is full of people gathered around tables with laptops and handouts, talking animatedly in small groups.
Instructors attend the CATE open house to learn about professional development, services, and support.

Scroll through more photos from the open house event in the slideshow below.

  1. CATE registration table at Open House event
    CATE registration table at Open House event outside Teaching Excellence Building (TEB)
  2. two men have a conversation in a crowded room, one is enumerating points on his fingers to the other.
    Chris Blakesly, head of Instructional Design + Media Production Studio, describes his department's services available to UIC instructors.
  3. a man and a woman sit at a table. She is reaching over her laptop to point at text on a paper printout. The man is rapt.
    Cheryl McKearin of Learning Technology Solutions points out support services offered to UIC instructors.
  4. a young, smiling woman wearing a headscarf takes a name tag from a woman sitting at a registration table.
    A UIC instructor checks in at the registration table at the CATE open house.
  5. A man with silver hair and glasses speaks to two women.
    Bryan Libbin, head of Learning Technology Solutions, chats about the department with two Open House attendees.
  6. A young women smiles radiantly. Her name tag reads
    Shruti was one of many UIC instructors that attended the Open House.
  7. an older man smiles as he speaks to a woman holding information about his department.
    John McDermott, longtime coordinator of media services, speaks with an interested instructor.
  8. three young adults sit at a round table snacking on chips and fruit, smiling for the camera. Other people in the background help themselves from a buffet and mingle.
    Three young instructors enjoy refreshments outdoors at the CATE Open House.
  9. two men speak, one gesturing, the other avidly writing down information.
    Yeow Siow volunteered to speak to interested instructors about CATE initiatives like the Action Research Scholars Program.
  10. three people smile at the camera: a tall young man, a young woman with purple hair and a woman with long grey and brown hair flowing over her shoulders.
    Three UIC instructors enjoying the information session at the CATE Open House.
  11. A man on a laptop shows another man and a woman what he is doing on the screen.
    Landen Dixon, LMS specialist, demonstrates features of UIC's LMS Blackboard to two UIC instructors.
  12. three women stand in a row and smile at the camera. The woman in the center is shorter than her companions.
    Crystal Tse, Faculty Engagement specialist, is flanked by two enthusiastic Open House attendees at the info session.
  13. three men stand together, one is asking another a question while the third watches.
    A member of the Learning Technology Support crew listens to an instructor's questions.
  14. two women greet each other in front of a whiteboard with a large, artistic
    A UIC instructor is welcomed to the CATE Open House.
Modified on July 21, 2026