Category: Featured
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Procrastination Expert on Campus September 20-22. Keynote and Workshops for Students and Faculty/Staff
Procrastination Expert Flyer Sep 20, 7pm, Kresge Auditorium: Keynote: Are you still procrastinating? Open to students, faculty and staff. Professor Klingsieck will explain what procrastination really is, why people do it, how it affects our lives, and the most effective strategies to effectively and sustainably reduce procrastination Sep 21, 4:30-7:30pm, Lancaster Lounge, Moulton: Student Workshop:…
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4 Ways to Design a Course That Supports Neurodivergent Students Focus on Highlighting Their Strengths
Full article available here by Amy Knight, August, 22, 2022 Excerpt: Before day one: Provide a platform for students to share their strengths and interests The start of a new term can be anxiety inducing, particularly for our neurodivergent students; they may feel unsure about what will be expected of them and how they will…
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Help Your Students Move Beyond Passive Listening by Beckie Supiano
From the Teaching Newsletter (Chronicle of Higher Education) August 18, 2022 Let’s Move Susan Hrach has long enjoyed offering students a variety of activities in class and encouraging them to move around the room. Those practices made class interesting and fun. It was only when she was researching her recent book, Minding Bodies: How Physical Space, Sensation,…
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Learning Assistants Enhance Student Belonging in Large, Intro Bio Classes
“It made me feel like a bigger part of the STEM community”: Incorporation of Learning Assistants Enhances Students’ Sense of Belonging in a Large Introductory Biology Course | CBE—Life Sciences EducationSee full article here For more information on Bowdoin’s Learning Assistant Program go here Abstract Large introductory science courses are a particularly important and challenging…
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What can inclusive teaching look like?
In this website, 3 vignettes with videos and explanations are provided to show what inclusive teaching can look like in a social science lecture course, STEM lab course, and a first year seminar. Inclusive teaching is intentional instruction that focuses on designing welcoming and equitable learning for diverse learners. When a learning environment is inclusive,…