Category: Teaching
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Course Materials: Affordability, Accessibility, and Sustainability
Textbook Affordability LibGuide Why is this important? Textbooks are grouped with other indirect costs like toiletries, laundry, and travel in the Cost of Attendance . In the context of financial aid packages at Bowdoin, these expenses are generally paid by the student and/or their family as part of their expected contribution. Students are expected to arrive on campus with a plan to pay…
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AI Resource of the Week- Assignment Design
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Why I Stopped Starting Class with Content—and What Happened Instead
Full article here. Excerpts below. Let me tell you something no one wants to admit: content is boring. There. I said it. It’s not that the ideas themselves aren’t important—it’s that we’ve turned teaching into a conveyor belt of information. Slide decks. Learning objectives. Case summaries. I did it for years, starting every session with…
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Teaching Quick Tips on Canvas
Teaching at Bowdoin Quick Tips Link Quick Tips available for the following topics:
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Publishing Your Courses in Canvas
Courses in Canvas are not available until you are ready to share the content with your students. In the Course Status section at the top right of the course’s Home Page, click the drop-down arrow next to Unpublished and select Publish. Once selected, the button will turn green and display Published, confirming that the course is visible to your students. Note: Students…