Author: Kathryn Byrnes
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Awe Without Surrender: Staying Curious But Grounded with AI
LANCE EATON, APR 21, 2026 Excerpts below. Full article available here. That’s the space I want to explore today. Awe without surrender. Staying curious about what these tools make possible and staying grounded in the idea that we are still the ones responsible for how they shape our thinking, our learning, and our work. A…
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Course (re)Design Institutes in May and August
Course (re)Design Sprint, Wednesday, May 27, 10am-2pm Register on CampusGroups Save the Dates- Course (re)Design Institute & Syllabus Workshop, August 18 & 20, 2026 Spend 4 hours in May AND/OR 2 days in August with colleagues and BCLT facilitators designing an upcoming course (fall or spring). You will: Each participant spends time working on the…
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Two Summer Learning Opportunities with the Office of Inclusion and Diversity and the BCLT
Dawnland: Maine Indian History Virtual Course This UMaine virtual course explores the history of the original people of Maine. Complete the online modules by working through an array of PowerPoint presentations, handouts, readings, and short learning videos. For people who have already completed the course, but are interested in doing it again, there will be an updated version…
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The hidden cost of improving your teaching
Adapted from “When Extra Effort Makes You Worse at Your Job” by Mouna El Mansouri, Karoline Strauss, and Doris Fay Proactivity can help people find more meaning in their work, increase engagement, and lead to better processes and outcomes. But across multiple research studies, we found a consistent pattern: The more effort participants spend trying to improve how they perform…
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Apply to be a 2026-27 BCLT Faculty Fellow by May 15
Timeline Application Information for 2026-27 Cohort The BCLT Faculty Fellows application consists of responses to the two questions below, a CV, and syllabus (if applicable). Please submit in PDF format using the following naming convention: “Faculty Fellows_your last name.pdf” to Kathryn Byrnes ([email protected]) no later than May 15. For more information go to this website.