Author: Kathryn Byrnes
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Blog: Friction and Learning
by Sarah Rose Cavanagh, April 22, 2024 Link to blog Friction gets a bad rap. It calls to mind furry felines petted in the wrong direction, relationships hitting the skids, and small inconveniences that get under our skin. Indeed, “friction” is a term psychologists use to describe small impediments that have outsize influence on our…
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Webinar: The Power of Vulnerability in Reaching Anxious, Overwhelmed Students
With Lan Nguyen Chaplin, Ph.D. and Amy Bernstein Photos of presenters May 15, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. ET Register here Research shows that authenticity leads to higher engagement and better performance. When educators bring their full selves to the classroom and model vulnerability for their students, it can create a positive and impactful learning environment.…
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May BCLT Events
Apply to the 2024-25 BCLT Faculty Fellows Cohort by May 15. Information can be found on the BCLT Website. By engaging in a learning community with colleagues, faculty fellows discuss, learn about, and design course goals, assignments, syllabi and instruction to more effectively meet the needs of the diverse learners in their classes through inclusive, equitable, learner-centered practices.…
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Summer workshop: Character Across the Curriculum: Equipping Faculty to Design Courses for Educating Character
July 8-10, 2024Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North CarolinaThe Character Across the Curriculum workshop aims to equip faculty to: The workshop will be led collaboratively by members of the Program for Leadership and Character with expertise in character theory and development, course design, and character assessment and measurement among undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Session participants will include…
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New Study Explores Alphabetical Ordering of Last Names and Grading Fairness
Link to full article An analysis of more than 30 million grading records from University of Michigan finds students with alphabetically lower-ranked names receive lower grades. This is due to sequential grading biases and the default order of students’ submissions in Canvas—the most widely used online learning management system—which is based on the alphabetical rank…