Author: Kathryn Byrnes
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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…
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Design a faculty-curated exhibit in the Museum of Art for ’24/’25
The BCMA is now accepting applications for faculty-curated exhibitions that will take place during the 2024–2025 academic year. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your scholarship for both campus audiences and the general public. Proposed projects can also be integrated into an upcoming course—Museum staff can work with you to scaffold the project into…
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BCLT Faculty Fellows Panel at the April 23 Faculty Seminar
Learn about the course innovations Lindsay, Keona, Fe, Mira, Amnon, and Paula designed for the Spring 2024 courses to create a more inclusive and equitable learning environment for their students. Profiles for each Fellow can be found on the Faculty Fellows Profile Page. 12-1 p.m., Main Lounge, Moulton Union Apply to be a BCLT Faculty…
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Tips for a Calm End of the Semester
by Roxanne Donovan, founder of WellAcademic … This is the time when the number of things that need to get done far exceeds the hours available to do them. The pull is to accelerate: to forgo sleep and squeeze as much work as possible into every waking minute. … these behaviors have problematic physical, psychic, and…