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Mid-Semester Student Feedback Questionnaire Ideas (Bowdoin instructors and others)
October and our upcoming fall break offer an opportunity to pause and think about what is working in our classes, and what small adjustments might support student learning for the months ahead. Seeking feedback from students, LAs, colleagues, and the BCLT can provide multiple sources of information to inspire our teaching practices between now and…
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Teaching Strategies
Why students don’t use services
This Week in Student Success: Misunderstanding choice by Glenda Morgan View full article here and excerpts below A while back, I wrote about a Tyton Partners report that seemed to point to a fairly straightforward problem: a mismatch between the kinds of support institutions provide and the kinds of support students say they want. The implicit story…
Differentiation Techniques to Engage and Reach All Students
Access full article here or see excerpts below. View examples from Bowdoin Professors on Canvas here. “Implementing differentiation doesn’t mean creating entirely separate lessons for each student. Instead, think of it as providing multiple entry points to the same content.” Differentiated instruction in higher education acknowledges that our students come to us with varying backgrounds, goals,…
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Faculty Opportunities
CBB (Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin) Exchange at Bowdoin on Feedback and Time-Saving Tips on Friday, February 27
Learn from colleagues at Bates and Colby. Participants can attend one or both workshops and everyone is invited to lunch. 10:30-11:30 am High Impact Feedback In Less Time (or…
Fac/Staff Book discussion: Of many minds – neurodiversity and mental health among faculty and staff
Register on Campus Groups: Book discussion: Of many minds – neurodiversity and mental health among faculty and staff (First 3 Thursdays after Spring break) A low-pressure, lunch-hour book group…
Teaching with Tangibles (Faculty Workshop)
Register on Campus Groups:Teaching with Tangibles (Faculty Workshop) Thursday, March 19, 12-1 pm Join us for a casual, lunch-hour workshop on teaching with tangibles. We’ll explore quick, practical ways…