Author: Kathryn Byrnes
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The Final Stretch: Designing a Meaningful Course Ending
By: Dr. Amena Shahid As the term draws to a close, students are not the only ones counting the weeks left. Instructors, too, often feel a mix of relief and fatigue. However, while the finish line may be in sight, what happens in those final weeks can be some of the most impactful moments of…
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The Coherent Professor: Finding Productivity and Purpose in a Whole Faculty Life by Robert Talbot
How do we act in alignment with what’s most important? Last week, I spoke (online) at a Lunch and Learn session for faculty at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. The talk was called “The Coherent Professor: Finding Productivity and Purpose in a Whole Faculty Life” and synthesized many of the themes you will read…
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Parting Ways: Ending Your Course
Tami J. Eggleston, Gabie E. Smith Access full article here. Excerpts below. Much emphasis has been placed on the use of activities at the beginning of a course to provide opportunities for introductions, begin to create a comfortable classroom atmosphere to encourage discussion and learning, or develop a sense of community and group identity. In…
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December Lunch and Learn
Leveraging Data for Decision Making on Campus: Two Case Studies Wednesday, December 17, 11:45am-1:00pm Join Holly Parker from the Schiller Coastal Studies Center and Sam Cogswell from the McKeen Center for the Common Good to learn about how they have collected and utilized data in their decision-making process. Faculty and staff participants will be invited…
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January BCLT Workshops
Making Sense of BCQ Feedback, Wed, 1/7, 11am-12pm Designed for faculty across disciplines, the session emphasizes reflective practice, peer consultation, and strategies to apply constructive, meaningful feedback in future courses. Register on Campus Groups Course Design Sprint, Wed, 1/7, 1-4pm Opportunity for course instructors to start the design of a new course or rethink the…