11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Daggett Lounge, Thorne Dining Hall
Monday, May 12
How is academic freedom different from freedom of speech?
Aaron Kitch, Abigail Killeen, Keona Ervin, Salar Mohandesi
In this discussion members of Bowdoin’s chapter of AAUP will invite dialogue and discussion around academic freedom: what is it, and how is it different from the First Amendment’s freedom of speech?
Register: https://cglink.me/2dK/r1950790
Tuesday, May 13
Writing a Great Letter of Recommendation
Valerie Bennett
Faculty are often asked to write letters of recommendation for current and former students. Join us for tips and advice on writing effective letters gleaned from years of reading, writing and requesting letters. Who are you writing for? Who are you writing to? What should you write (or not write) about? How can you manage letter requests? Time for questions or to share your own tips or tricky cases.
Aligning Department Learning Goals with Assessment
Katie Byrnes
Aligning departmental learning goals for students with assessments is crucial for effective teaching and learning. It ensures that assessments accurately measure what students are expected to learn and provides valuable feedback for departments. This alignment is achieved by starting with clear learning goals, developing assessments that match those goals, and reviewing those assessments with a focus on improving the curricular experience for students. Some possible ways to assess department learning goal will be shared and participants will be encouraged to share what they are doing in their departments.
Register: https://cglink.me/2dK/r1950791
Wednesday, May 14
Reading is Fundamental! Close-Looking, Citational Practice, and Radical Bibliography
Dr. Angel Matos, Marieke Van Der Steenhoven, Beth Hoppe
Join Dr. Angel Matos (GSWS), Marieke Van Der Steenhoven (Library-SC&A), and Beth Hoppe (Library) as they discuss a collaboratively designed research workshop. Using artist’s books as a lens to explore materiality of sources, knowledge production, and circulation of information, this workshop aimed to create space for richer engagement with research material, including thinking critically about citational practices and intentional (and sometimes radical) bibliography. Learn how the workshop’s framework 1) allowed students to move beyond surface reading and to navigate a variety of source types and formats and 2) helped students explore the relationship between the medium and the message, offering a valuable site for exploring factors that influence how knowledge is documented, shared, constructed, and curated. Using this workshop as a case study, learn how a Library session can support and promote critical frameworks for engaging, contextualizing, and citing sources in scholarly discourse.
First-Year Writing Seminars at Bowdoin: Our Recent Listening Sessions and Beyond
John Paul Kanwit and Beth Hoppe
Join us as we discuss three recent listening sessions that we hosted about First-Year Writing Seminars, including what is working well and what opportunities there are for improvement.
Participants will leave with:
- feedback from recent FYWS instructors
- an understanding of the support provided for teaching a FYWS
- an opportunity to provide feedback on the FYWS program, including additional needed support
Register: https://cglink.me/2dK/r1950792
Thursday, May 15
Neurodivergent Students at Bowdoin. How to teach autistic students and students with ADHD?
Tina Chong & Libby Riggs
Join us to discover neurodiversity within our student body. This presentation will share findings from a campus-wide survey, illuminating the various neurodivergent profiles present and their distinct experiences with academics and college life. Moving beyond awareness, we will share concrete tips for effectively teaching autistic students and providing meaningful support to students with ADHD in the classroom.
Register: https://cglink.me/2dK/r1950793
Friday, May 16
Collections Across the Curriculum: Teaching with the collections of the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, and Bowdoin Special Collections & Archives
Kate Gerry, Seam Kramer, Rebecca LaPoint, Marieke Van Der Steenhoven
Bowdoin’s Museums and Special Collections & Archives offer faculty and students tremendous opportunities to access, engage with, and activate unique material artifacts and collections that align with learning goals across the curriculum. Learn more from educators at the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, and Bowdoin Special Collections & Archives about collaboration in teaching with collections on campus. This session will offer faculty and staff concrete advice, ideas, and inspiration for integrating collections into courses.
Register: https://cglink.me/2dK/r1950794