Category: Teaching
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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…
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Podcast- The Science of Learning Meets AI with Lew Ludwig + Todd Zakrajsek
Episode 619 of Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast “This was my first time getting to talk with Lew Ludwig and I can see why Todd Zakrajsek wanted to collaborate with him on The Science of Learning Meets AI. These two uncover themes from the book on Episode 619 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. I especially enjoy…
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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…