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Design a better semester
Regular readers know that The Chronicle runs a lively advice section, stocked with dozens of essays from teaching experts. …I want to highlight a few here in the hopes that they might furnish new approaches and energize you as you head into the next semester. How to create a syllabus. This advice guide, by Kevin Gannon, takes…
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Want to Learn from Colleagues or Your Students This Fall?
BCLT Teaching Triangles Complete the interest form here The Teaching Triangles program provides faculty with an opportunity to gain new insight into their teaching and students’ learning through a non-evaluative, formative process of reciprocal class visits and reflection. The three people in a triangle agree to visit one class session for each participant over the course of…
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Faculty Opportunities
Teaching with Tangibles
Register on Campus Groups here Mon, Sept 21, 1-2pm Join us for a casual, lunch-hour workshop on teaching with tangibles. We’ll explore quick, practical ways to use physical objects—focusing…
Sign up for a Faculty Accountability Group
Join colleagues every two weeks to discuss writing and keeping up with your personal scholarship. Group led by Lisa Flanagan. Fridays, 1-2pm (Starts on Sept 4) Tuesdays, 1-2pm (Starts…
Museum or Special Collections Class Visit Information
“Object-based learning is an educational approach that actively integrates objects into the learning environment, combining both active and experiential learning. Centered on multi-sensory engagement, students learn through engaging with…
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