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  • How to teach a good first day of class by James Lang

      …So that first class meeting is a big deal. You want to give students a taste of the engaging intellectual journey they will undertake in the coming weeks — and you have great flexibility in how you go about it. Helping you to make that opening session as effective as possible, whatever your discipline,…

  • Community Circle: Reflecting on Fall 2021

    Tuesday, December 14, 11:30am-1pm, Daggett Lounge, Thorne Gather for lunch during reading period and experience time to reflect on and share experiences about teaching during fall 2021 with colleagues. Circles will be facilitated by experienced Student Affairs colleagues. To register, email Katie Byrnes ([email protected]) in the Baldwin Center for Learning & Teaching. Limited to 30…

  • This Week in Teaching: What is working in Pandemic Teaching; Meta-study on Active Learning

    OCTOBER 14, 2021 From: Beth McMurtrie Subject: Teaching: Your Pandemic Teaching Tips This week: I share reader insights into what works for them as Covid continues to affect teaching. I point you to a new meta-study on active learning. I share stories about teaching you may have missed. Excepts below. For the complete newsletter: https://www.chronicle.com/newsletter/teaching/2021-10-14 What Works…