Category: Teaching
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Why Music Works in the Classroom—and How to Use It
Adapted from “Want Students to Remember Your Lessons? Give Them a Soundtrack.” by Adam Epstein, professor and department chair of finance and law at Central Michigan University. Read the full article here. I noticed early on in my teaching career that when I used a song, lyric, or cultural reference, students paid closer attention and,…
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Student Learning in Tech-Free Classrooms
This collection (University of Virginia Teaching Hub) offers research, resources, inspiration, and guidance for implementing classrooms free of digital technologies (including both low- and no-tech strategies). We invite you to explore approaches to teaching and learning that use conversation, collaboration, hands-on activities, reflection, and other analog tools to foster deeper learning and meaningful connection.
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Syllabus Policies to Consider
Resources available on the Teaching at Bowdoin Course Bowdoin Faculty Syllabi Examples
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Design a better semester
Regular readers know that The Chronicle runs a lively advice section, stocked with dozens of essays from teaching experts. …I want to highlight a few here in the hopes that they might furnish new approaches and energize you as you head into the next semester. How to create a syllabus. This advice guide, by Kevin Gannon, takes…
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Want to Learn from Colleagues or Your Students This Fall?
BCLT Teaching Triangles Complete the interest form here The Teaching Triangles program provides faculty with an opportunity to gain new insight into their teaching and students’ learning through a non-evaluative, formative process of reciprocal class visits and reflection. The three people in a triangle agree to visit one class session for each participant over the course of…