Course (re)Design Institute (CDI)and Syllabus Workshop
- August 20-21, 2025 at Bowdoin
- The Course (re)Design Institute (CDI) is a place for course instructors to start the design of a new course or rethink the design of a pre-existing course. The CDI is a learner-centered experience that allows each participant to spend time working on the elements of their courses that need the most attention while engaging in conversation with the facilitation team, fellow instructors, and colleagues. Ultimately, this experience will assist faculty and instructors in developing courses that promote deep learning, support academic integrity, meet the needs of diverse learners, and enhance the academic experience for all learners.
- Register on Campus Groups at: https://cglink.me/2dK/r1952134
Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin Pedagogy Matters– Move to Learn: Leveraging brain-body connections to increase academic performance with Dr. Nyama McCarthy-Brown
- August 22, 2025, Bates College
- Includes: Light breakfast, lunch and reception snacks
- Register here
- Intellectual and somatic ways of knowing are intertwined. How can we leverage this connection to impact more significant learning? Many students today spend much of their time in a screen-dominant world. Our society’s heightened reliance on technology has caused many to become increasingly disembodied, and to mistrust one’s own senses. As a result, many are less attuned to their bodies than previous generations, which impacts overall wellness. This keynote workshop-presentation will explain, through demonstration, how learning and student engagement can be driven through the body. Through the use of embodied responses to questions and embodied narratives, participant-attendees will consider how minor tweaks to lesson plans can be adjusted to center mind-body connections. These shifts in teaching approach enhance learning and student engagement and can also uplift whole-body wellness.
First Year Writing Seminar (FYWS) Assignment Design
- Monday, August 25, 10 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
- Hands-on practice in designing assignments and activities (formal and low-stakes) that meet course learning outcomes for first year writing seminar courses.
- Lunch from Magee’s Pub will be provided.
- Register here on Campus Groups
Every Semester Needs a Plan
- Register here for the Full Session: Tuesday, August 26, 12-2:30pm
- Register here for the Refresher: Wednesday, August 27, 2-3:30pm
- Register here for New Faculty ONLY: Thursday, September 11, 5-7pm
Do you want to be more productive and create balance in the different areas of your life? Do you want to take some time to reflect on your goals for this semester? Do want to create a strategic plan to accomplish them? Join us for a hands-on, planning workshop that addresses teaching, scholarly and artistic work, rest, and personal priorities!
Designing Assignments in an AI World
Thursday, August 28, 10-11:30 am