Category: Teaching

  • Colby, Bates & Bowdoin Special Series on Generative AI

    We are excited to invite you to a thought-provoking three-part virtual Pedagogy Matters Special Series on Generative AI. Join educators across Bates, Bowdoin, and Colby to explore the impact, ethics, and practical applications of Generative AI in higher education. Brief readings or videos will be distributed a few weeks before each session to build our shared…

  • Webinar- Beyond Content: Teaching for Civic Participation and Engagement

    Bryan Dewsbury, Florida International University Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 12 pm ET (ONLINE) Dr. Bryan Dewsbury will explore the ways in which we can reconnect our classroom practice with the values, behaviors and mindsets needed for a socially just society. All are welcome! Please register via Zoom About the SpeakerBryan Dewsbury is Associate Professor of Biology and Associate Director of the STEM Transformation…

  • Supporting Students Through Setbacks

    JANUARY 18, 2024 From: Beckie Supiano Subject: Teaching: How to help students learn from setbacks Struggle and failure can be powerful learning experiences; but because they’re unpleasant, students who experience them may instead disengage. How can instructors support students through challenges and setbacks so that they’re better able to learn and less likely to give up? I…

  • January & February Deadlines (Registrar)

    See Registrar’s Calendar for Full List *Course Proposals for Fall 2024 are due Friday, Feb 2, including First Year Writing Seminar courses. *

  • Spring 2024 Teaching Opportunities at the Arctic Museum and Museum of Art

    Bring your class to the Arctic Museum! If you are interested in bringing your class to the Arctic museum this semester, please reach out to Curatorial Intern Rebecca LaPoint ([email protected]). In the Fall, we welcomed a variety of classes to our new space. Students looked at objects in our teaching classroom and participated in activities…