Category: Teaching
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New Tool in Panopto: Download Text Transcripts
It is now possible for both faculty and students to download a text transcript of a video with captions without timestamps. Benefits This feature offers several benefits, including Download A Transcript You can download a transcript file from any of the following three places: Interested in using Panopto Video? Contact Paul Benham in Academic Technology…
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Design a faculty-curated exhibit in the Museum of Art for ’24/’25
The BCMA is now accepting applications for faculty-curated exhibitions that will take place during the 2024–2025 academic year. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your scholarship for both campus audiences and the general public. Proposed projects can also be integrated into an upcoming course—Museum staff can work with you to scaffold the project into…
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BCLT Faculty Fellows Panel at the April 23 Faculty Seminar
Learn about the course innovations Lindsay, Keona, Fe, Mira, Amnon, and Paula designed for the Spring 2024 courses to create a more inclusive and equitable learning environment for their students. Profiles for each Fellow can be found on the Faculty Fellows Profile Page. 12-1 p.m., Main Lounge, Moulton Union Apply to be a BCLT Faculty…
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Tips for a Calm End of the Semester
by Roxanne Donovan, founder of WellAcademic … This is the time when the number of things that need to get done far exceeds the hours available to do them. The pull is to accelerate: to forgo sleep and squeeze as much work as possible into every waking minute. … these behaviors have problematic physical, psychic, and…
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Webinar, April 24, 2pm: Creating a Classroom Climate that Supports Student Engagement in Active Learning
Sponsored by the MIT Teaching and Learning Lab Active learning classrooms ask students to engage with coursework differently than traditional classrooms. Not only do they ask students to invest more effort into directly engaging with the content, they often require students to work collaboratively with their peers while learning. The risk of “getting it wrong”…